06-07-2012 04:07 AM - edited 03-11-2019 04:16 PM
hi out there
I have a active-active setup with 2 cisco asa 5585x running 8.4 - the boxes ahve each 2 sec context's build-in - which gives 4 sec context in the cluster. I have 2 x 5 extra licenses (2 x ASA5500-SC-5) which I haven't applied yet - will this give me a total of 10 or 14 security contextes? I am a bit in doubt because if I only get 10 sec contextes in this cluster then could I instead get a single 10 security context license (1 x ASA5500-SC-10) and add this - hereby I would get 12 then.
best regards /ti
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06-07-2012 05:26 AM
When you apply the 5 extra licenses x2, it will give you a total of 10 security context.
If you are getting a single 10 security context license, it will give you a total of 12 security context.
06-07-2012 05:26 AM
When you apply the 5 extra licenses x2, it will give you a total of 10 security context.
If you are getting a single 10 security context license, it will give you a total of 12 security context.
06-16-2014 03:04 AM
When you apply the 5 extra licenses x2, it will give you a total of 10 security context. - What about the 2 built-in security contexts? it should be 12 total contexts right?
06-16-2014 03:10 AM
or it should be 14 total contexts?
06-16-2014 03:46 AM
nope - you have to consider how you upgrade - when you apply a 10 sec license the box has 10 sec contextes - not 12 - so in a HA cluster (with 2 phys boxes) where you apply this to a single host you have 10+2 not 12+2
if you apply this in another way where you but 2 x 5 upgrades for both boxes then you waste 2 contextes
and if you similar apply a 10 sec context to the first box and afterwards a 5 context upgrade to the second box you have 15 and not 17 or 19 sec liceses
so - before you start upgrade - conside what you want - if you apply it wrong or buy it wrong you are in trouble ;-)
06-16-2014 07:30 AM
let's say I have 5515-X_1 without a security context license. And I have another 5515-X_2 with 5 security contexts license. So the total security contexts for ACTIVE/ACTIVE is still 5 total contexts instead of 7. The two built-in security context in 5515-X_1 does not count. Would you know why cisco design this licensing this way?
06-16-2014 08:13 AM
It's that way for the reason I noted below -
The two "built-in" contexts are not really intended as customer contexts. They are intended as system and admin contexts. Thus they are not additive in an HA multi-context scenario.
06-16-2014 07:09 AM
The two "built-in" contexts are not really intended as customer contexts. They are intended as system and admin contexts. Thus they are not additive in an HA multi-context scenario.
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