Licensing FMC 4100

[Chriss_Mathews]

Hello everyone,

I have the following licensing questions for the 4100 platform plus FMC.

1. Activation of multiple instances. Does it require a license?
2. To form a Cluster between 2 Cisco FTD 4100. Is any special license required?

I appreciate your time in answering these questions.

Thank you.

[Rob Ingram · Accepted solution]

@Chriss_Mathews 

All licenses are consumed per security engine/chassis (for the Firepower 4100) or per security module (for the Firepower 9300), and not per container instance. See the following details:

• Base licenses are automatically assigned: one per security module/engine.

• Feature licenses are manually assigned to each instance; but you only consume one license per feature per security module/engine.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/firepower/670/configuration/guide/fpmc-config-guide-v67/firepower_threat_defense_logical_devices_for_the.html?bookSearch=true#id_78982

You assign licenses to the cluster as a whole, not to individual units. However, each unit of the cluster consumes a separate license for each feature. The clustering feature itself does not require any licenses.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/firepower/fxos/clustering/ftd-cluster-solution.html#id_93999