Description

License was deleted on RE0 after a reboot performed during MW to deploy a new PTX10016. We observed multiple occurrences from the router where RE0 license was no longer seen after reboot. This article provides a workaround or alternative way of installing the license key via config mode

Symptoms

License Added

 

May 22 17:12:26 2024 labrouter-re0 mgd[10577]: UI_CMDLINE_READ_LINE: User 'root', command 'request system license add terminal '

May 22 17:13:01 2024 labrouter-re0 mgd[10577]: UI_CMDLINE_READ_LINE: User 'root', command 'request system license add terminal '

 

May 22 19:14:08 2024 labrouter-re1 mgd[19713]: UI_CMDLINE_READ_LINE: User 'root', command 'request system reboot '

 

May 22 19:19:00 labrouter-re0 rpd[23150]: Feature "RIB Scale License" (269) now enabled due to presence of valid license!

May 22 19:19:00 labrouter-re0 rpd[23150]: Feature "LSP Scale License" (270) now enabled due to presence of valid license!

May 22 19:19:00 labrouter-re0 rpd[23150]: Feature "BGP Peers Scale License" (271) now enabled due to presence of valid license!

May 22 19:19:00 labrouter-re0 rpd[23150]: Feature "VRF/VR Scale License" (273) now enabled due to presence of valid license!

May 22 19:19:00 labrouter-re0 rpd[23150]: Feature "PIM Scale License" (274) now enabled due to presence of valid license!

May 22 19:19:00 labrouter-re0 rpd[23150]: Feature "IP Tunnel Scale License" (272) now enabled due to presence of valid license!

 

 

License deleted after the reboot 

 

Jun 6 09:01:42 2024 labrouter-re0 mgd[5219]: UI_CMDLINE_READ_LINE: User 'admin', command 'request system reboot '

Jun 6 08:58:39 2024 labrouter-re0 rpd[23570]: Feature "LSP Scale License" (270) disabled due to lack of valid license

Jun 6 08:58:39 2024 labrouter-re0 rpd[23570]: Feature "BGP Peers Scale License" (271) disabled due to lack of valid license

Jun 6 08:58:39 2024 labrouter-re0 rpd[23570]: Feature "VRF/VR Scale License" (273) disabled due to lack of valid license

Jun 6 08:58:39 2024 labrouter-re0 rpd[23570]: Feature "PIM Scale License" (274) disabled due to lack of valid license

Jun 6 08:58:39 2024 labrouter-re0 rpd[23570]: Feature "IP Tunnel Scale License" (272) disabled due to lack of valid license 

 

 

RE1 has license, however RE0 doesn't

{master}

admin@labrouter-re0> file list /config/license

 

/config/license:

 

 

{backup}

admin@labrouter-re1> file list /config/license

 

/config/license:

JUNOS97046XXXX.lic

Solution

As a workaround or alternative way of installing the license key is via config mode.

# set system license keys key "<key-data>"
# commit

Modification History

2024-09-16 : Article Created