GigaVUE TA Series Licenses

GigaVUE TA Series devices need the following licenses:

  • Port Licenses
  • Advanced Feature
  • Flexible Inline Arrangement License

Port licenses and advanced feature licenses are node-locked licenses and can be activated only from the License portal. You need the Chassis Serial number to activate the licenses. For instructions on how to activate node-locked licenses refer to Activate Node-locked licenses section. for details.

Port Licenses

Table 1: GigaVUE TA Series License Types lists perpetual licenses available on GigaVUE TA Series nodes.

Table 1: GigaVUE TA Series License Types

Port License

GigaVUE‑OS

To enable ports on a white box after installing GigaVUE‑OS, the appropriate license needs to be installed on the whitebox. The license can be purchased by calling the Gigamon representative. The initial key sent to the user is the Gigamon Installation Key.

Using the digital footprint and serial number of the white box along with the EID, the license key can be obtained from the Gigamon licensing portal. After obtaining the license key, install it directly on the white box from either the CLI or GigaVUE-FM.

This enables all ports on the white box.

GigaVUE-TA25/GigaVUE-TA25A

The GigaVUE-TA25 can have either twenty-four (24) or forty-eight (48) 1Gb/10Gb/25Gb ports enabled.

● The GigaVUE-TA25 devices with all forty-eight (48) 1Gb/10Gb/25Gb ports and eight (8) 40/100Gb ports enabled does not require a port license.
● The 24-port GigaVUE-TA25 is called the GigaVUE-TA25A. A port license is available to expand the GigaVUE-TA25A to include all 48 1Gb/10Gb/25Gb ports as well as the eight (8) 40/100Gb ports.

For details, refer to the GigaVUE-TA25 Hardware Installation Guide.

GigaVUE-TA100

On the GigaVUE-TA100, only the first 16 out of 32 ports are enabled. Two port licenses are available to enable an additional 8 or 16 ports to expand to 24 or 32 ports. For details, refer to the Hardware Installation Guide.

GigaVUE-TA200

On the GigaVUE-TA200, only the first 32 out of 64 ports are enabled. A port license is available to enable an additional 32 ports. For details, refer to the GigaVUE-TA200 Hardware Installation Guide.

GigaVUE-TA200E

On the GigaVUE-TA200E, only the first 32 out of 64 ports are enabled. A port license is available to enable an additional 32 ports. For details, refer to the GigaVUE-TA200E Hardware Installation Guide.

Note:   GigaVUE-TA25E, GigaVUE-TA40, and GigaVUE-TA400 have all ports enabled. No separate port license is required for these devices.

Advanced Feature Licenses

With Advanced Feature licenses, the following capabilities are available on the GigaVUE TA Series devices:

Capability Description
Clustering

Clustering is enabled with an Advanced Features License.

● GigaVUE-TA25
● GigaVUE-TA25E
● GigaVUE-TA100
● GigaVUE-TA200
● GigaVUE-TA200E
● GigaVUE-TA400
Stack Port For ports containing stacking enabled will be moved to disabled state after license expired. Once the license is renewed, the stack port needs to be manually enabled. Disabling of stack port will stop the traffic flowing.
Circuit Port

After license expiry, all the maps containing circuit port or circuit GigaStream will moved to disabled state and the traffic is dropped. Upon license renewal, the map will be enabled again.
PTP/Time Stamping After license expiry, all the ports having PTP / Timestamp enabled will be moved to disabled state. Upon license renewal, the PTP / Timestamp is enabled again on the port.

 Tunnels

Tunneling is a communication protocol that is used to transmit data from one network to another by encapsulating the data. The following tunnel types require advanced feature license:

  • Circuit-ID Tunnels

  • Layer 2 Generic Routing Encapsulation (L2GRE) Tunnels

  • Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Tunnels

IP Address Rewrite

Internet Protocol (IP) address rewrite converts the incoming traffic’s IP address (source , destination, or both) with a user configured IP address.

Ensure you have advanced feature license enabled for your GigaVUE TA Series device.

MAC Address Rewrite

Media Access Control (MAC) address rewrite converts the incoming traffic’s MAC address (source , destination, or both) with a user configured MAC address. The modified packets are then delivered as per flow mapping configurations. This allows the user to maintain confidentiality of the outgoing MAC address.

Ensure you have advanced feature license enabled for your GigaVUE TA Series device.

Flexible Inline Arrangement License

The Flexible Inline Arrangement feature can be configured in GigaVUE‑TA200, GigaVUE‑TA200E and GigaVUE‑TA25 ,GigaVUE‑TA25E only if you have the necessary license. Licensing can be either of the below two types:

■   Perpetual Subscription: The license is applicable to GigaVUE-TA200, GigaVUE‑TA200E and GigaVUE‑TA25, GigaVUE‑TA25E per node.
■   Monthly Subscription: This license is applicable per node and can be renewed monthly .

Licensing Rules and Notes

■   Without the license you will not be allowed to create Inline-net and inline-tool ports.
■   If your license has expired or uninstalled then the Inline-net and inline-tool ports will move to inactive state port params edit such as speed change and admin enable option will be blocked except for port type modification.
■   In the grace period you will not be allowed to create or edit a Flex Inline Map.