After upgrading certain Juniper switches, an alarm may appear requesting a RIP License.

• Upon upgrading Juniper Switches, the following alarm may be displayed:

user@switch> show system alarms

2 alarms currently active

Alarm time        Class Description

2023-07-01 09:59:43 PDT Minor RIP protocol(281) usage requires a license

user@switch> show configuration protocols

##

## Warning: requires 'rip' license

##

rip {

  group rip-group {

    export advertise-routes-through-rip;

    neighbor ge-0/0/0.0;

    neighbor ge-0/0/1.0;

  }

}

• This alarm indicates a Soft-enforced feature, which means the feature will continue to function even without a license. You can find detailed information about this feature and licensing requirements in the Juniper documentation here: Release Notes: Junos OS Release 21.1R1.
• Please note that out-of-compliance notifications for these features do not limit or remove the functionality of the product.
• To disable the out-of-compliance messages, you need to install the following license key:

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• Please note that installing the license key does not limit or remove product functionality.
• For instructions on installing the license key, refer to the License Guide here: Managing Licenses.