ISE Plus and APEX licenses on version 1.2?

[michaelzhq]

Hello,

A client has ISE1.2 and the licenses will be expired next week. They are not ready to upgrade v1.2 to the v2.1 before the license expiration. The question is, can the new Plus and APEX license be applied on ISE v1.2?

[Gagandeep Singh · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You cannot install Apex on ISE 1.2.  It can be install from 1.3 on wards. Rest existing license needs to be renewed.

For reference:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/ise/1-2/user_guide/ise_user_guide/ise_man_license.html#89597

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/ise/2-0/admin_guide/b_ise_admin_guide_20/b_ise_admin_guide_20_chapter_0110.html#concept_E664BCA9F4164C7F8DE590B7C2C4AD99

Regards

Gagan

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[Gagandeep Singh]

Hi Martin,

Let me know if you have any further queries.

Regards

Gagan

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[Octavian Szolga]

Does this mean that the 'new' Plus license (with pxGrid, internal CA, etc) can be installed on ISE 1.2 even though this ISE version doesn't have all the features that the license has?

I know that Plus license was introduced with ISE 1.2, but I'm just wondering if from this version's perspective is the same thing.

Thanks,

Octavian

[Gagandeep Singh]

Hi Octavian,

License also gets upgrade during the actual upgrade of ISE from 1.2 to 1.3.

However, if you use it in ISE1.2, it will not serve the purpose of Internal CA. 

Licensing got changed from ISE 1.3. They break the Advanced into plus and Apex.

Regards

Gagan

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[Octavian Szolga]

Hi Gagan,

I know about the license persistence in case of the upgrade and about the new licensing model.

My question is simple as that: Is the new ISE Plus license compatible with 1.2?

Can it be installed on top of ISE 1.2? Did you installed a 'new' ISE Plus license on ISE 1.2?

Thanks,

Octavian

[Gagandeep Singh]

I have never tried that. However, as per my understanding, it shouldn't work until and unless, it gets upgraded or installed on fresh installed ISE.

Regards

Gagan

[Octavian Szolga]

Ok. Thanks!

I'll get back with a feedback after I install the license.

Let's hope i'll work.

Octavian

[Gagandeep Singh]

Sure, let me know if you face any issues.

Regards

Gagan

[BartV1982]

Hi

can anyone confirm?

A customer had bought ISE 1.2 with advanced licenses and got upgraded in the meantime and is now running 2.x

can anyone confirm that his advanced license of 2500 endpoints purchased in 1.2 got divided over 2500 plus en 2500 APex?

i remember something that because cisco changed the licensing after 1.2, they migrated the licenses twice for the time remaining

I thoughed they presented it in 2015 but i can't find the slides anywhere