topic Re: PIX context count? in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-context-count/m-p/924214#M494508 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi </P><P></P><P>This is 2 security contexts + an admin context. So yes you can use 2 contexts for customers. From a Pix 515E running v7.x </P><P></P><P>pixfirewall# sh context</P><P>Context Name Interfaces URL</P><P>*admin Ethernet0,Ethernet1, flash:/admin.cfg</P><P> Ethernet2,Ethernet3, </P><P> Ethernet4,Ethernet5 </P><P> customer1 (not entered)</P><P> customer2 (not entered)</P><P></P><P>Total active Security Contexts: 3 **** Three contexts allowed.</P><P></P><P>Try to create a 3rd customer context and it fails.</P><P></P><P>pixfirewall(config)# context customer3</P><P>Creating context 'customer3'... </P><P>Cannot create context 'customer3': Exceeded licensed limit on maximum number of security contexts...</P><P>ERROR: Creation for context 'customer3' failed</P><P></P><P>HTH</P><P></P><P>Jon</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:42:10 GMT Jon Marshall 2007-12-02T12:42:10Z PIX context count? https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-context-count/m-p/924213#M494506 <P>Hello!</P><P>I`m planing to use 2 context with PIX 515E.</P><P>But confused - admin context counted with other context license? Can I create 2 context for 2 customers and also use admin context?</P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:49:01 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-context-count/m-p/924213#M494506 ilya_s 2020-02-21T09:49:01Z Re: PIX context count? https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-context-count/m-p/924214#M494508 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi </P><P></P><P>This is 2 security contexts + an admin context. So yes you can use 2 contexts for customers. From a Pix 515E running v7.x </P><P></P><P>pixfirewall# sh context</P><P>Context Name Interfaces URL</P><P>*admin Ethernet0,Ethernet1, flash:/admin.cfg</P><P> Ethernet2,Ethernet3, </P><P> Ethernet4,Ethernet5 </P><P> customer1 (not entered)</P><P> customer2 (not entered)</P><P></P><P>Total active Security Contexts: 3 **** Three contexts allowed.</P><P></P><P>Try to create a 3rd customer context and it fails.</P><P></P><P>pixfirewall(config)# context customer3</P><P>Creating context 'customer3'... </P><P>Cannot create context 'customer3': Exceeded licensed limit on maximum number of security contexts...</P><P>ERROR: Creation for context 'customer3' failed</P><P></P><P>HTH</P><P></P><P>Jon</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:42:10 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-context-count/m-p/924214#M494508 Jon Marshall 2007-12-02T12:42:10Z