Description

This document helps to understand "LICENSE_FEATURE_VIOLATION" log message and steps to resolve the same.

Symptoms

Below chassis alarms are raised for all protocols and log messages are filled with "LICENSE_FEATURE_VIOLATION"


 lab@router1> show chassis alarm

Alarm time               Class  Description
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  6233 LSP Scales(270) require a license
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  4 BGP Peer scales(271) require a license
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  1240 Port Bandwidth Usage (in gbps)s(279) require a license
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  BGP Routing Protocol(47) usage requires a license
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  IS-IS Routing Protocol(48) usage requires a license
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  LDP Protocol(257) usage requires a license
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  IGMP protocol(263) usage requires a license
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  PIM protocol(267) usage requires a license
2024-07-06 01:08:20 UTC  Minor  OSPF protocol(282) usage requires a license
 

License installed shows "none"
lab@router1> show system license installed 

Licenses installed: none

 

We can see that licenses are not available for below protocols.

 

lab@router1> show system license detail 
                                 Licenses     Licenses    Licenses     Licenses    Expiry
  Feature name                       used    installed      needed    available
  bgp                                   1            0           1            0    invalid
  isis                                  1            0           1            0    invalid
  ldp                                   1            0           1            0    invalid
  igmp-multicast                        1            0           1            0    invalid
  pim                                   1            0           1            0    invalid
  fib-scale                             0        64000           0        64000    permanent
  rib-scale                         41096        64000           0        22904    permanent
  lsp-scale                          6372            0        6372            0    invalid
  bgp-peer-scale                        4            0           4            0    invalid
  Port Bandwidth Usage (in gbps)     1240            0        1240            0    invalid
  ospf                                  1            0           1            0    invalid
  Firewall Filters Scale License       30         1000           0          970    permanent
  Firewall Terms Scale License         46         4000           0         3954    permanent

Licenses installed: none

 

 

 

Solution

Please if license key is installed on the device using command "show configuration system license"

 

 lab@router1> show configuration system license 
keys {
    key "DemolabJUNOS356670109 aeaqia qfjbdd anrrcc aymas6 zyv47g yv4 7giaaa aacasq zyv47g iaaaaa carpzy v47gia aaaaca ubbphc xt4zaa aaaaic qeb44k 6pteaa aaabaj o44k6p teaaaa abakat 7trlz6 mqaadb vabicf wofphz saaaaa aqfb6u zyv47g iaaaaa cauaut hcxt4z aaaaaa icqeg4 4k6pte cmjnaa  aaaaca rqzyv4 7giaaa aacdaq jj2w42 lqmvzc asloor sxe3tb nqdsqv o7fegg gvwruf kkct5a qe6dg3 dj4rdc a2hggv tgx7gp 54lvrr u7jh64 aznbok ytbble";
}
 


If you dont see configuration present on the device for license key, please confirm with customer if they have license key available for this device.

 

Please follow KB86206 [juniper.net] for license key installation. https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/Junos-How-to-add-a-license-on-Junos

If license is not available with customer then please reach out to service/accounts team to generate a valid license.

 

 

Modification History

2024-07-31 : Article Created