323-1851-210 (6500 Licensing) Issue2

6500 Packet-Optical Platform
Licensing
Release 12.4
What’s inside...
New in this release and documentation roadmap
Managing software licenses
Software licensing procedures
Appendix A: Ciena licensing application framework
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Contents 0
New in this release and documentation roadmap vii
Managing software licenses 1-1

High-Availability License Server 1-1
Operation 1-2
Considerations 1-5
Shared license capacity and ordering 1-7
Shared capacity license 1-7
License ordering and acquisition 1-9
License descriptions by release 1-10
Licenses introduced in Release 12.4 1-10
Licenses introduced in Release 12.3 1-10
Detailed license descriptions 1-11
6500-T PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity License (per 100G) (S74-LIC-
NTK700CS) 1-12
6500 ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME) 1-13
Example 1-14
6500 Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License (per circuit pack) (S74-LIC-
NTK560FH) 1-15
6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools License Bundle (S74-LIC-NTZF56AA) 1-15
6500 Integrated Test Set (ITS) License (per circuit pack) (S74-LIC-
NTK560DQ) 1-15
6500 OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License (per 100G) (S74-LIC-
NTK560MA) 1-16
Licensed 6500 content 1-18
Release-specific software licenses 1-18
Base licenses (Converged shelf and Packet-Optical shelf circuit packs) 1-19
Base licenses (T-Series) 1-20
Supported feature licenses (Converged shelf and Packet-Optical shelf circuit
packs) 1-21
Supported feature licenses (T-Series) 1-29
License Server requirements 1-31
License Server platform 1-31
License life span 1-33
License enforcement models 1-33
License policy states 1-33
Operational considerations for 6500 licensing 1-34
Date and Time synchronization with License Server—considerations 1-35

vi Contents
Alarms and status messages 1-36
Software licensing procedures 2-1

Licensing process tasks 2-1
Procedures and options for 6500 software licensing 2-2
List of procedures
2-1 Registering a License Server device with the Ciena portal 2-3
2-2 Adding licenses to a registered License Server device 2-5
2-3 Provisioning License Server information on the 6500 2-8
2-4 Operating a license audit on the 6500 2-10
2-5 Retrieving license information on the 6500 2-11
2-6 Retrieving License Server information on the 6500 2-12
2-7 Retrieving license capacity information on the 6500 2-13
Appendix A: Ciena licensing application framework 3-1

Overview of the Ciena licensing application framework 3-1

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New in this release and documentation

roadmap 0
This guide describes licensing for the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform (6500)
Release 12.4, and subsequent Release 12.4 maintenance releases. All
licensing-related information is now covered in this guide.
Note: Prior to Release 12.3, licensing information was covered in the

“Managing software licenses” chapter in Administration and Security,
323-1851-301. For Release 13.0 and releases prior to Release 12.3, use
the licensing information contained in Administration and Security,
323-1851-301.
Issue 2
This issue of Licensing, 323-1851-210 covers the introduction of regen kits for
terrestrial and submarine applications. The 6500 ODUCn Regen License (per
OTUCn line) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME) is now available only as part of a regen
kit. A regen kit consists of the 6500 ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn line)
(S74-LIC-NTK560ME), a base reach license (terrestrial or submarine), and
one of the following circuit packs:
• WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DZ)
• WaveLogic Ai MOTR with OPS 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DS)
• WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DR)
See 6500 ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME) for
details.
Issue 1
The first issue of Licensing, 323-1851-210. Release 12.4 introduces the
following licensing features and enhancements:
• Support for High Availability License Server configurations, in which you
deploy a secondary license server to enable high availability (HA) license
configurations through redundant deployments of licensing to new
features on the 6500 platform. For details, see High-Availability License
Server.

viii New in this release and documentation roadmap
• 6500 TT-OPS Protection License (per TT-OPS protection group)

(S74-LIC-NTK560MD).
• New 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach Licenses for PTP facilities:
— WLAi Terrestrial Reach License up to 2100 km(S74-LIC-NTK560LT)
— WLAi Terrestrial Reach License up to 3000 km(S74-LIC-NTK560LG)
— WLAi Terrestrial Reach License up to 4000 km(S74-LIC-NTK560LH)
For details, see 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach Licenses for WLAI line PTP
facilities.
For details on other features introduced in this release, see 6500 Planning,
Part 1 of 3, NTRN10ER.

New in this release and documentation roadmap ix
6500 technical publications

The following two roadmaps identify the technical publications that support the
6500 D-Series and S-Series and the technical publications that support the
6500 T-Series platform for Release 12.4.
6500 D-Series and S-Series platforms roadmap
Planning a Network Installing, Managing and Maintaining and Circuit Pack-Based
Commissioning and Provisioning Troubleshooting Documentation
Testing a Network a Network a Network
Documentation Installation - Administration Fault Management - Common Equipment

Roadmap General Information and Security Performance (323-1851-102.1)
(323-1851-090) (323-1851-201.0) (323-1851-301) Monitoring
(323-1851-520) Electrical
Planning - Installation - Configuration -
(323-1851-102.2)
Parts 1, 2, and 3 2-slot Shelves Provisioning &
(NTRN10ER) Operating Parts 1 & 2 Fault Management -
(323-1851-201.1) OC-n/STM-n
Data Comms (323-1851-310) Alarm Clearing
(323-1851-102.3)
Planning & User Guide Installation - 7-slot & Parts 1 and 2
(323-1851-101) 6500-7 packet-optical Configuration - (323-1851-543) WaveLogic Ai, Flex,
Shelves Protection Switching 100G+, 40G,
Ordering Information
(323-1851-201.2) (323-1851-315) Fault Management - OSIC ISS, & SLIC10
(323-1851-151)
Module (323-1851-102.4)
Manufacturing Installation - Configuration - Replacement
Discontinued Parts 14-slot Shelves Bandwidth & Data (323-1851-545)
(323-1851-155) (323-1851-201.3) Services Parts 1,2,3 Broadband/SMUX
(323-1851-320) OTN FLEX MOTR
CLI, REST API, gRPC Installation - Fault Management - (323-1851-102.5)
(323-1851-165) 32-slot Shelves Configuration - SNMP
(323-1851-201.4) Control Plane (323-1851-740) Photonics
Latency
(323-1851-330) Equipment
Specifications Passive Chassis
(323-1851-170) Encryption and FIPS Fault Management - (323-1851-102.6)
(2150 & Photonics), Customer Visible
Pluggable Security Policy
Filters, and Modules Logs Data and Layer 2
Datasheets Overview and
(323-1851-201.5) (323-1851-840) (323-1851-102.7)
and Reference Procedures
(323-1851-180) (323-1851-340)
Licensing OTN I/F, PKT I/F, &
TL-1 Description (323-1851-210) MyCryptoTool PKT/OTN I/F
(323-1851-190) Certificate (323-1851-102.8)
Commissioning Management and
CLI Reference and Testing Quick Start
(323-1851-193) (323-1851-221) (323-1851-341)
Site Manager
Fundamentals
(323-1851-195)
SAOS-based Command Fault and MIB

Configuration Reference
Packet Services Reference Performance
(323-1851-630) (323-1851-690)
Documentation (323-1851-610) (323-1851-650)
Supporting WaveLogic Photonics 6500 Data 6500 Control Plane Submarine Networking
Documentation Coherent Select Application Guide Application Guide Application Guide
(323-1851-980) (NTRN15BA) (NTRN71AA) (NTRN72AA)
6500 Photonic Common 6500 - 5400 / 8700 Fiber Node Return 6500 AC Rectifier
Layer Guide Photonic Layer Interworking Solution Configuration (323-1851-900)
(NTRN15DA) Technical Publications (323-1851-160) (323-1851-985)

x New in this release and documentation roadmap
6500 T-Series platform roadmap

Planning a Network Installing, Managing and Maintaining and
Commissioning and Provisioning Troubleshooting
Testing a Network a Network a Network
T-Series Administration Fault Management -

Installation - Performance
Shelf Guide T-Series Shelves and Security
(323-1851-103) (323-1851-301) Monitoring
(323-1851-201.6) (323-1851-520)
Data Communications Configuration -
Planning and Licensing Provisioning and Fault Management -
User Guide (323-1851-210) Operating Parts 1 & 2 Alarm Clearing
(323-1851-101) for T-Series Parts 1 and 2
T-Series Shelf (323-1851-311) for T-Series
Manufacturing Guide
(323-1851-544)
Discontinued Parts (323-1851-103) Configuration -
(323-1851-155) Protection Switching Fault Management -
(323-1851-315) Module
CLI, REST API, gRPC
Replacement
(323-1851-165) Configuration - for T-Series
Bandwidth (323-1851-546)
TL-1 Description for T-Series
for T-Series (323-1851-321) Fault Management -
(323-1851-191) SNMP
CLI Reference Configuration - (323-1851-740)
for T-Series Control Plane
(323-1851-194) (323-1851-330) Fault Management -
Customer Visible
Site Manager Logs
Fundamentals (323-1851-840)
(323-1851-195)
SAOS-based Command Fault and MIB

Packet Services Configuration Reference
Reference Performance
Documentation (323-1851-630) (323-1851-690)
(323-1851-610) (323-1851-650)

1-1
Managing software licenses 1-
This chapter describes:

• High-Availability License Server
• Shared license capacity and ordering
• License descriptions by release
• Licensed 6500 content
• License Server requirements
• Operational considerations for 6500 licensing
• Alarms and status messages
High-Availability License Server

This release supports a High-Availability (HA) License Server configuration
consisting of two Linux-based workstations: a Primary (Active) license server
and a Secondary (Backup) license server. The HA License Server
configuration ensures the availability of licenses in the event the Primary
license server goes out of service or cannot be reached by shelves in the
network.
Use Site Manager to configure the IP addresses of the Primary (Active) and
Secondary (Backup) license servers on the 6500 shelf. For details on
configuring license servers on the 6500 shelf, see Procedure 2-3,
“Provisioning License Server information on the 6500”.
For HA License Server configuration requirements, see License Server

requirements.

1-2 Managing software licenses
Figure 1-1
High-Availability License Server configuration
Operation
During normal operation, 6500 shelves initially acquire licenses from the
Primary (Active) license server. The Secondary (Backup) license server
contacts the Primary license server every five minutes to ensure that it mirrors
the state and license-usage information of the Primary (Active) license server.
If the Primary (Active) license server fails, the Secondary (Backup) license
server handles license requests.

Figure 1-2
High-Availability License Server configuration
Fail-over
The 6500 client license service (CLS) on a shelf determines that the Primary
(Active) license server is out of service when it cannot contact the server
because of network communication issues or because the Primary (Active)
license server does not respond to requests.
During the fail-over:

• 6500 clients request licenses from the Secondary (Backup) license server,
which services license requests from its pool of licenses.
• Information about 6500 clients served by the Secondary license server is
not stored in Primary license server.
• The 6500 shelves do not try to return licenses to the Primary license
server.

Service resumption
When the Primary license server is back in service or is once again reachable
by 6500 shelves in the network, the 6500 shelves revert to acquiring licenses
from the Primary license server. The reversion process consists of each 6500
client returning the licenses it acquired from the Secondary license server
back to the Secondary license server. The 6500 client then issues a new
request for all license counts from the Primary license server.
The shelves do not revert immediately to the Primary license server once it is
back in service or reachable by shelves in the network. Instead, each 6500
shelf reverts to the Primary license server gradually, as each shelf performs a
license audit.
During a license audit, a 6500 shelf attempts to establish contact with, and
acquire licenses from, the Primary license server. There are two ways to
perform a license audit using Site Manager:
• a scheduled shelf license audit that occurs at the same time each day
• an unscheduled license audit that you can perform manually at any time
Note: You can also force a shelf license audit by restarting the 6500 shelf.
Every time you start up a shelf, the shelf performs a license audit and
reversion.
The scheduled license audit is configured when you configure the license
server information on the 6500 shelf. For details, see Procedure 2-3,
“Provisioning License Server information on the 6500”. For details on
performing a license audit manually, see Procedure 2-4, “Operating a license
audit on the 6500”.
The reason all 6500 shelves do not revert immediately to the Primary license
server is that the Primary license server may not be able to service all license
requests from the reverting shelves, depending on the license counts. In this
case, the licenses acquired from the Secondary license server may go into
arrears when a shelf attempts to reacquire licenses from the Primary license
server. When a license is in arrears, the system raises a License Violation
alarm.
Once all 6500 shelves resume requesting licenses from the Primary license
server, the Secondary license server can once again mirror its license-usage
information from the Primary (Active) license server.

Considerations
In the High-Availability License Server configuration:
• Each Linux-based workstation must run the same version of License
Server for the Primary and Secondary license servers. (For details on
License Server, see License Server requirements.)
• The Secondary license server contacts the Primary license server every
five minutes to mirror its license-usage information from the Primary
license server.
If the Primary license server runs out of licenses while servicing license
requests, it is not reflected in the Secondary license server until the
Secondary license server mirrors with the Primary license server, which
can be up to five minutes later.
• The Secondary license server makes three attempts (at 60 second
intervals) to contact the Primary license server to mirror the license-usage
information. The Secondary server considers a third failed attempt a
network communication failure, and becomes the active license server.
(See Communication and configuration issues.)
• Ensure that you configure the IP addresses of the Primary (Active) and
Secondary (Backup) license servers correctly. (See Communication and
configuration issues.)
The Secondary license server always services license requests it
receives, even if the Primary license server is accessible to all 6500 clients
and the Secondary license server accurately mirrors the license-usage
information of the Primary license server.
Communication and configuration issues

A situation in which the Primary and Secondary license servers are both
active and handling license requests can happen when:
• Communications fails between the Primary and Secondary servers.
• Communications fails between 6500 shelves and either license server.
• You configure license servers incorrectly on the 6500 shelf, as in the
following figure, in which the Primary license server is configured as the
Secondary, and the Secondary license server as the Primary.
As a result of this misconfiguration, if the 6500 shelf requests a license
from the Secondary license server after the Primary license server has
run out of licenses, the Secondary license server can end up with more
licenses than the Primary license server the next time it attempts to mirror
its license-usage information (Primary total count +1 for the license served
by the Secondary license server).
When you correct the misconfiguration on the 6500 shelf, the license
counts on the previously misconfigured client are returned to the
Secondary license server and re-acquired correctly from the Primary

license server. Any over-consumed licenses will go into arrears on the

previously misconfigured 6500 shelf.
Figure 1-3
Incorrectly configured High-Availability License Server
Communication failures and shelf misconfiguration can both result in license

arrears alarms being raised for shelves or features that obtained a license
while both the Primary and Secondary license servers were active and
handling license requests. You will need to purchase additional licenses to
resolve these alarms.
Other results that can occur after a misconfiguration:

• Inability to enable strictly licensed features in a time sensitive window due
to lack of licenses available on the Primary license server.
• Blocked upgrades. A shelf can have a larger number of arrears alarms
raised against it during an upgrade window, if the misconfiguration is
resolved shortly before the upgrade.

Shared license capacity and ordering

The following licensing features are described below.
• Shared license capacity — Capacity licenses permit sharing the license
capacity across multiple entities within a shelf. For details, see Shared
capacity license.
• License ordering — As of 6500 Release 12.1, you must order a
release-specific software license (S74-LIC-NTK569xx) for each shelf that
runs the release. Release-specific software certificates/ right-to-use
(RTUs) are not available for Release 12.1 and later releases. For details,
see License ordering and acquisition.
Shared capacity license

Certain capacity licenses permit you to share license capacity across multiple
entities within a shelf. Ports or services can be provisioned at lower rates than
the license’s total capacity. A new license is acquired when the total capacity
consumed within the shelf exceeds the total capacity specified by all licenses
combined. The licensed capacity will then increase by the capacity specified
by the license (100G, for example).
Note: You can determine the remaining license capacity on a shelf by

going to the Details section of the License Information tab in Site Manager
(Configuration menu -> Shelf Licensing -> License Information tab,
then click the specific license). See Procedure 2-7, “Retrieving license
capacity information on the 6500”.
You cannot share 100G license capacity between different license types. For
example, you cannot share capacity between the 6500 OTN Control Plane
Line Capacity License (per 100G) (S74-LIC-NTK560MA) and 6500 ODUCn
Regen License (per OTUCn) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME) and 6500-T PKT/OTN
Pluggable Capacity License (per 100G) (S74-LIC-NTK700CS).
You also cannot share license capacity between terrestrial and submarine
WLAi lines; you can only apply terrestrial license capacity to terrestrial WLAi
lines and submarine license capacity to submarine WLAi lines. For example,
if you deploy terrestrial WLAi lines with 10G or 40G capacity and submarine
WLAi lines with 10G or 40G capacity you require two licenses: a 100G
terrestrial capacity license and a 100G submarine capacity license.

License capacity consumed per service

For WLAi Capacity licenses, the following table shows how much capacity
each service consumes within the line port. Consumption is based on 5G
granularity within a WLAi facility.
Table 1-1
WLAi license capacity consumed by service
Service ODUCTP Rate Tributary slots Capacity consumed

required
ETH100G ODU4 20 100G
ETH40G ODU3 8 40G
ETH10G ODU2 2 10G
OC192/STM64 ODU2 2 10G
OTU2 ODU2 2 10G
OTU2e ODU2e 2 10G
OTU4 ODU4 20 100G
16GFC ODUFlex 3 15G
32GFC ODUFlex 6 30G
16GFICON ODUFlex 3 15G
For PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity licenses, the following table shows how
much capacity each client port consumes, which depends on the client type
you create. Consumption is based on 1.25G tributary slot granularity.
Table 1-2
PKT/OTN pluggable capacity licenses
PKT/OTN Interface Pluggable Port type Max. ODU Capacity

consumed
40x10G SFP+ 10G SFP+ ETH10G ODU2 10G

(NTK761AA)
ODU2e
Multirate SFP+ ETH10G ODU2e
OTU2 ODU2
OTU2e ODU2e
OC192/STM64 ODU2

Table 1-2
PKT/OTN pluggable capacity licenses
PKT/OTN Interface Pluggable Port type Max. ODU Capacity

consumed
5x100G/12x40G 4x10G 12xQSFP+ ETH10G ODU2 10G

QSFP28/QSFP+
(NTK762EA) ODU2e
40G QSFP+ ETH40G ODU3 40G
OTU3
100G QSFP28 ETH100G ODU4 100G
OTU4
5x100G WL3n 100G CFP2-ACO OTU4 ODU4 100G

CFP2-ACO
(NTK762MA)
License ordering and acquisition

The following section provides license ordering information.
Note: For information on the licensing application framework. See
Appendix A: Ciena licensing application framework.
• Release-specific software licenses. See Release-specific software

licenses.
• Base shelf licenses. See Base licenses (Converged shelf and
Packet-Optical shelf circuit packs); Base licenses (T-Series).
• WLAi MOTR software licenses for capacity (100G increments), and reach
(up to 5000 km for terrestrial applications; up to 14000 km for submarine
applications). See Supported capacity and reach licenses (Converged
and Packet-Optical) in the Supported feature licenses (Converged shelf
and Packet-Optical shelf circuit packs) section.
Since the introduction of the licensing application framework, you must order
a release-specific software license for each shelf that runs the specific
release, and use the Ciena Customer Portal to activate the software licenses
generated by the order. For details, see Release-specific software licenses.
Release-specific certificates/RTUs are not available for Release 12.1 and
later releases. (Release-specific certificates/RTUs are still available for
releases prior to Release 12.1.)
Use your company’s Ciena portal (https://my.ciena.com) to access 6500

software releases and software licenses. You must upload the activated
licenses to your company’s license server and you must ensure that each
6500 shelf is configured to retrieve the required license(s) from the server.

For details on ordering software licenses using the customer portal, see
Appendix A: Ciena licensing application framework.
License descriptions by release

This section describes 6500 licenses by release.
Licenses introduced in Release 12.4

The current release introduces these licenses:
• 6500 TT-OPS Protection License (per TT-OPS protection group)
(S74-LIC-NTK560MD) — This license enables the use of the 6500
Transceiver-Triggered OPS (TT-OPS) protection for POTS or Broadband
Transponder line ports. For details, see 6500 TT-OPS Protection License
(per TT-OPS protection group) (S74-LIC-NTK560MD).
• 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach Licenses for WLAI line PTP facilities:
— 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (up to 2100 km)
(S74-LIC-NTK560LT)
(S74-LIC-NTK560LG)
(S74-LIC-NTK560LH)
Licenses introduced in Release 12.3

Release 12.3 introduced these licenses:
• 6500-T PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity License (per 100G)
(S74-LIC-NTK700CS) — Each instance of this license enables use of up
to 100G total port capacity within a T-Series shelf, provisioned against
pluggable-based PKT/OTN I/F modules. For details, see 6500-T
PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity License (per 100G) (S74-LIC-NTK700CS)
• 6500 ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME) — This
license permits the provisioning of a regen application using WLAi MOTR
(NTK538DZ, NTK538DR) or WLAi MOTR with OPS (NTK538DS) circuit
packs. This license is only orderable as part of a regen kit that contains
one of these circuit packs. For details, see 6500 ODUCn Regen License
(per OTUCn) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME).
• 6500 Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License (per circuit pack)
(S74-LIC-NTK560FH) — The Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) license
permits the activation of Inline Submarine Supervisory Command and
Respond on one circuit pack on equipment creation. For details, see 6500
Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License (per circuit pack)
(S74-LIC-NTK560FH).

• 6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools License Bundle

(S74-LIC-NTZF56AA) — The Submarine Site Manager Tools license
bundle consists of one instance of each of these three Site Manager
feature licenses: 6500 Submarine Power Equalization Tool License (one
license per shelf) (S74-LIC-NTK560HK); 6500 Facility Browser Tool License
(one license per shelf) (S74-LIC-NTK560HL); and 6500 Performance
Snapshot Tool License (one license per shelf) (S74-LIC-NTK560KQ). For
details, see 6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools License Bundle
(S74-LIC-NTZF56AA).
• 6500 Integrated Test Set (ITS) License (per circuit pack)
(S74-LIC-NTK560DQ) — The Integrated Test Set license enables the use
of the ITS feature on one circuit pack. For details, see 6500 Integrated Test
Set (ITS) License (per circuit pack) (S74-LIC-NTK560DQ).
• 6500 OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License (per 100G)
(S74-LIC-NTK560MA) — The OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License
enables the use of the OTN OSRP Line Capacity feature. For details, see
6500 OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License (per 100G)
(S74-LIC-NTK560MA).
Detailed license descriptions
This section describes the licenses supported in the current release.
6500 TT-OPS Protection License (per TT-OPS protection group)

(S74-LIC-NTK560MD)
The TT-OPS Protection License (per TT-OPS protection group) enables the
use of TT-OPS protection for POTS or Broadband Transponder line ports. You
require one license for each optical channel path protection group with
TT-OPS enabled. If TT-OPS protection is enabled without the TT-OPS license,
a License Violation alarm is raised. For details on clearing this alarm, see:
• Fault Management - Alarm Clearing for T-Series, 323-1851-544
• Fault Management - Alarm Clearing, 323-1851-543
Each TT-OPS protection license is acquired when you provision TT-OPS

protection, either when optical channel path protection is provisioned on the
4xOPS circuit pack (NTK554TA) with the TT-OPS option set to Yes, or when
line protection is provisioned on the WLAi MOTR w/ OPS (NTK538DS) or
WLAi FOTR w/ OPS (NTK538FS). A TT-OPS protection license is released
when you delete TT-OPS protection or when optical channel path protection
on the 4xOPS circuit pack has TT-OPS set to No.
For details on provisioning TT-OPS, see Changing the protection parameters

for a pair of facilities or equipment in Configuration - Provisioning and
Operating, Part 2 of 2, 323-1851-310.2.

6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach Licenses for WLAI line PTP facilities
Release 12.4 expands the number of available WLAI Terrestrial Reach
Licenses by introducing three new WLAI Terrestrial Reach Licenses:
• 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (up to 2100 km)
(S74-LIC-NTK560LT) — One license is required for each WLAi line PTP
facility used in Terrestrial applications between 2000km and 2100km of
reach. This license can be also used for reach shorter than 2000 km.
(S74-LIC-NTK560LG) — One license is required for each WLAi line PTP
(S74-LIC-NTK560LH) — One license is required for each WLAi line PTP
6500-T PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity License (per 100G)

(S74-LIC-NTK700CS)
Each instance of the 6500-T PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity License enables
use of up to 100G total port capacity within a T-Series shelf. One license is
required for each 100G (or less) of total port capacity within the shelf, as
provisioned against pluggable-based PKT/OTN I/F modules.
The PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity License only applies to pluggable (QSFP+,

QSFP28, SFP+, and CFP2-ACO) equipment based ports. The applicable
pluggable-based PKT/OTN I/F modules in this release are:
• 40x10G SFP+ I/F module (NTK761AA)
• 5x100G/12x40G I/F module (NTK762EA)
• 5x100G WL3n CFP2-ACO I/F module (NTK762MA)
The license is acquired during port provisioning if a 100G threshold of total

port capacity on these modules is crossed. When a port is deleted, which
causes the total port capacity within the shelf to cross below a 100G
threshold, a license is released.
If there are insufficient licenses for the existing port capacity, a License
Violation alarm is raised. For details on clearing this alarm, see Fault
Management - Alarm Clearing for T-Series, 323-1851-544.
For details on provisioning a port on these PKT/OTN interface modules, see

Provisioning, T-Series Shelf Guide, 323-1851-103.

6500 ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME)

The ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn) permits the provisioning of a regen
application using the following circuit packs:
• WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DZ)
• WaveLogic Ai MOTR with OPS 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DS)
• WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DR)
Each Regen site requires two licenses: one per ODUCn cross-connect for the
OTUCn line in each direction, regardless of whether the line is composed of
one or two PTP facilities.
The Regen license is acquired when you create the ODUCn cross-connect for
the OTUCn line in one direction. When you delete the Regen ODUCn
connection in one direction, the associated license is released.
If you do not have a Regen license for a valid WLAi OTUCn line, a License
Violation alarm is raised. For details on clearing this alarm, see Fault
Management - Alarm Clearing, 323-1851-543.
The ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME) is only

orderable as part of a kit that includes one of the WaveLogic Ai MOTR circuit
packs listed above, and either a terrestrial base reach license or a submarine
base reach license. You require two kits to create a Regen site.
Terrestrial regen kits:

• NTZF53DM — 6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial OTUCn Regen Kit
(WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28)
• NTZF53DN — 6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial OTUCn Regen Kit
• NTZF53DP — 6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial OTUCn Regen Kit
(WaveLogic Ai MOTR with OPS 4xQSFP28)
For details on the contents of these kits, see Terrestrial Regen kits
Submarine regen kits:

• NTZF53DQ — 6500 WLAi MOTR Submarine OTUCn Regen Kit
• NTZF53DR — 6500 WLAi MOTR Submarine OTUCn Regen Kit
• NTZF53DS — 6500 WLAi MOTR Submarine OTUCn Regen Kit
(WaveLogic Ai MOTR with OPS 4xQSFP28)
For details on the contents of these kits, see Submarine Regen kits.

Example
This example shows the requirements at a regen site. This example assumes
each site uses WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DZ) circuit packs.
Figure 1-4
Example: 6500 ODUCn Regen site (terrestrial) requirements
The following table lists the requirements for this example.
Table 1-3
Example: requirements at a terrestrial Regen site
Site Requirement
1. WLAi site Site 1 uses the following:

1 x 6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial 200G Base Kit (NTZF53CA), which includes:
• 1 x WLAi MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DZ) circuit pack
• 1 x 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Base Reach License (up to 1000km) (S74-LIC-NTK560LA)
• 2 x 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Capacity Licenses (per 100G) (S74-LIC-NTK560LB)
In this example, you also need to order separately:
2. Regen site The Regen site (Site 2) uses the following:

2 x 6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial OTUCn Regen Kits (NTZF53DM). Each kit includes
• 1 x WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DZ) circuit pack
• 1 x 6500 ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn line) (S74-LIC-NTK560ME)
• 1 x 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Base Reach License (up to 1000 km) (S74-LIC-NTK560LA)
• 1 x 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (Up to 5000 km) (S74-LIC-NTK560LD)
3. WLAi site Site 3 uses the following:

1 x 6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial 200G Base Kit (NTZF53CA), which includes:
• 1 x WLAi MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DZ) circuit pack
• 1 x 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Base Reach License (up to 1000km) (S74-LIC-NTK560LA)
• 1 x 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Capacity License (per 100G) (S74-LIC-NTK560LB)
• 1 x 6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (Up to 5000 km) (S74-LIC-NTK560LD)

6500 Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License (per circuit pack)

(S74-LIC-NTK560FH)
The Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License permits the activation of
Inline Submarine Supervisory Command and Respond on one circuit pack on
equipment creation. The circuit pack automatically acquires an ISS license
from the License Server during provisioning.
The 6500 Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License (per circuit pack)
(S74-LIC-NTK560FH) replaces the 6500 Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS)
certificate/RTU (NTK560FH). This certificate/RTU is still orderable for earlier
releases.
If ISS autoprovisioning fails due to a lack of licenses on the License Server

host, the shelf raises the Provisioning Incompatible alarm for the circuit pack.
For details on clearing this alarm, see Fault Management - Alarm Clearing,
323-1851-543.
6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools License Bundle (S74-LIC-NTZF56AA)

The Submarine Site Manager Tools license bundle consists of one instance of
each of these three Site Manager licenses:
• 6500 Submarine Power Equalization Tool License (one license per shelf)
(S74-LIC-NTK560HK)
• 6500 Facility Browser Tool License (one license per shelf)
(S74-LIC-NTK560HL)
• 6500 Performance Snapshot Tool License (one license per shelf)
(S74-LIC-NTK560KQ)
The individual licenses that make up this license bundle cannot be ordered
separately. You must order one Submarine Site Manager Tools license bundle
for each shelf on which you want to run these tools.
The 6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools license bundle (S74-LIC-NTZF56AA)

replaces the 6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools certificate/RTU. This
certificate/RTU is still orderable for earlier releases.
6500 Integrated Test Set (ITS) License (per circuit pack)

(S74-LIC-NTK560DQ)
The Integrated Test Set license enables ITS support on Packet Optical
Transport System (POTS) and Transponder circuit packs. You require one
license per circuit pack for each instance of ITS you run simultaneously. For

example, if you run ITS on two circuit packs at the same time you require two
ITS licenses. If you run ITS on one circuit pack, stop running ITS on that first
circuit pack, then run ITS on a second circuit pack, you require one license.
ITS enables validation of circuits through integrated test capabilities. The
circuit pack generates and monitors traffic patterns, allowing traffic continuity
testing between traffic path endpoints. For details on provisioning ITS, see
Procedures and options for integrated test set provisioning in Configuration -
Provisioning and Operating, Part 1 of 2, 323-1851-310.1 or Configuration -
Provisioning and Operating for T-Series, Part 1 of 2, 323-1851-311.1,
depending on your shelf type.
One license is required for each circuit pack using Integrated Test Set (ITS)
functionality. Order the 6500 Integrated Test Set License
(S74-LIC-NTK560DQ) to run ITS on the following Converged and
Packet-Optical circuit packs:
• WLAi MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DR, NTK538DZ)
• WLAi MOTR 4xQSFP28 with OPS (NTK538DS)
• WLAi FOTR 34 Port (NTK538FR)
• WLAi FOTR 34 Port with OPS (NTK538FS)
To run ITS on other non-T-Series circuit packs, order the Integrated Test
Function certificate/RTU (NTK560DQ).
On T-Series shelves, the 6500 Integrated Test Set License

(S74-LIC-NTK560DQ) replaces the Integrated Test Function certificate/RTU
(NTK560DQ). For T-Series shelves, order one 6500 Integrated Test Set
License (S74-LIC-NTK560DQ) for each PKT/OTN circuit pack on which you
run ITS.
The shelf acquires this license the first time you set up a port on a given card
with a non-Null test pattern. The ITS license is returned by the shelf when the
last port on the card is reset back to a Null test pattern.
6500 OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License (per 100G)

(S74-LIC-NTK560MA)
The OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License enables the use of the OTN
OSRP Line Capacity feature. Each instance of this license lets you increase
Control Plane capacity for the entire shelf in 100G increments.
OTN OSRP Line capacity is provisioned in 10G/40G/100G increments

according to the size of the line that was Control-Plane enabled. You require
one license for each 100G of capacity, which can be used over the entire shelf
for Control Plane lines. For information on OSRP provisioning, see
Configuration - Control Plane, 323-1851-330.

The 6500 OTN Control Plane Line Capacity license (S74-LIC-NTK560MA)

replaces the certificates/RTUs listed below. These certificates/RTUs are still
orderable for previous releases:
• NTK560CY – 6500 2.5G MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560EN – 6500 2.5G ADVANCED MESH ADD-ON RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GN – 6500 2.5G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER
PORT)
• NTK560DA – 6500 10G MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560EP – 6500 10G ADVANCED MESH ADD-ON RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GP – 6500 10G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER
PORT)
• NTK560DC – 6500 40G MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560EQ – 6500 40G ADVANCED MESH ADD-ON RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GQ – 6500 40G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER
PORT)
• NTK560ED – 6500 100G MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560ER – 6500 100G ADVANCED MESH ADD-ON RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GR – 6500 100G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER
PORT)
An OTN Control Plane Line Capacity license is acquired when OSRP is

enabled on an OTUTTP facility and the total OTN Control Plane capacity on
the shelf crosses above a 100G increment threshold.
An OTN Control Plane Line Capacity license is released when you delete an
OTUTTP facility which has OSRP enabled, or when you disable OSRP on an
OTUTTP facility and the total OTN Control Plane capacity of the shelf drops
below a 100G increment threshold. For information on adding or deleting
OTUTTP facilities to equipment, see Configuration - Provisioning and
Operating, Part 1 of 2, 323-1851-310.1. For information on adding or deleting
OTUTTP facilities to T-Series equipment, see Configuration - Provisioning and
Operating for T-Series, Part 1 of 2, 323-1851-311.1.
If you do not have enough OTN Control Plane Line Capacity licenses for the
total capacity of all OTUTTP facilities with OSRP enabled, a License Violation
alarm is raised. For details on clearing this alarm, see Fault Management -
Alarm Clearing, 323-1851-543 or Fault Management - Alarm Clearing for
T-Series, 323-1851-544 depending on your shelf type.

Licensed 6500 content

The type of 6500 content which requires a license includes:
• Release-specific software licenses
• Base shelf licenses:
— Base licenses (Converged shelf and Packet-Optical shelf circuit
packs)
— Base licenses (T-Series)
• Specific features or functionality that require a license
— Supported feature licenses (Converged shelf and Packet-Optical shelf
circuit packs)
— Supported feature licenses (T-Series)
•
ATTENTION
All 6500 shelves require base shelf licenses. Contact your Ciena account
team to obtain base shelf licenses for your existing 6500 shelves.
Release-specific software licenses

The following table lists the supported release-specific software licenses.
Table 1-4
Release-specific licenses
Software License Description Order code
6500 Rel 12.4 Software License One license is required for each 6500 S74-LIC-NTK569MK
shelf running Release 12.4 software.
6500 Rel 12.3 Software License One license is required for each 6500 S74-LIC-NTK569ME
shelf running Release 12.3 software.
6500 Rel 12.2/12.21 Software License One license is required for each 6500 S74-LIC-NTK569MC
shelf running Rel. 12.2/12.21 software.
6500 Rel 12.1 Software License One license is required for each 6500 S74-LIC-NTK569MB
shelf running Rel. 12.1 software.
Note: Each license listed supports all maintenance releases for specified release.

Base licenses (Converged shelf and Packet-Optical shelf circuit packs)

Base licenses are described in the following table.
Table 1-5
Base Licenses (Converged and Packet-Optical shelves)
Base License description Order code
6500-D2 Base License S74-LIC-NTK560JL

One license is required for each 2-slot shelf. This license replaces the 6500 Site
Manager certificate/RTU, Base certificate/RTU (2-slot shelf) (NTK560CT), and
the individual certificates/RTUs listed in Note.
As of Release 12.1, you must order this license, and not the certificate/RTU
(NTK560JL).
6500-D7/S8 Base License S74-LIC-NTK560JM

One license is required for each 7-slot shelf. This license replaces the 6500 Site
Manager certificate/RTU, Base certificate/RTU (7-slot and 6500-7 packet-optical
shelf) (NTK560CK), and the individual certificates/RTUs listed in Note.
(NTK560JM).
6500-D14/S14 Base License S74-LIC-NTK560JN

One license is required for each 14-slot non-packet and packet optical shelf. This
license replaces the 6500 Site Manager certificate/RTU, Base certificate/RTU
(14-slot shelf) (NTK560AA), and the individual certificates/RTUs listed in Note.
(NTK560JN).
6500-S32 Base License S74-LIC-NTK560JR

One license is required for each 32-slot packet-optical shelf. This license
replaces the 6500 Site Manager certificate/RTU, Base certificate/RTU (32-slot
shelf) (NTK560CJ), and the individual certificates/RTUs listed in Note.
(NTK560JR).

Table 1-5
Base Licenses (Converged and Packet-Optical shelves)
Base License description Order code
Note: List of non-base certificates/RTUs that are replaced by Base licenses.

• 6500 Base Broadband certificate/RTU (NTK560FS)
• OME 6500 OBP certificate/RTU (PER NE) (NTK560BH)
• 6500 4F BLSR/MS-SPRing certificate/RTU (NTK560CF)
• 6500 8G/10G Fiber Channel certificate/RTU (NTK560CN)
• 6500 Low Latency Mapping Protocol (LLMP) certificate/RTU (NTK560DE)
• 6500 OTN Multiplexing (MOTR) certificate/RTU (NTK560DF)
• 6500 Base MSPP certificate/RTU (NTK560FR) which includes:
— 6500 2F BLSR/MS-SPRing certificate/RTU (NTK560BA)
— 6500 RPR Switch certificate/RTU (NTK560BC)
— 6500 Ethernet Switch certificate/RTU (NTK560BD)
— 6500 UPSR/SNCP certificate/RTU (NTK560BF)
— 6500 802.3ah (NTK560BK)
— 6500 IGMP certificate/RTU (for RPR) (NTK560BL)
— 6500 DS1 broadcast certificate/RTU (NTK560BM)
— 6500 Enabling OC-48 on HO 10 port certificate/RTU (NTK560CE)
— 6500 G.8032 ERP certificate/RTU (L2 MOTR/L2SS card) (NTK560CD)
— 6500 HERS certificate/RTU (NTK560CG)
— 6500 32-Slot Shelf test Access certificate/RTU (NTK560CH)
• 6500 Site Manager certificate/RTU (NTNM34xx)
• 6500 Site Manager certificate/RTU (NTNM34xx)
Base licenses (T-Series)

T-Series Base licenses are described in the following table.
Table 1-6
Base Licenses (T-Series)
Base License (T-Series) description Order code
6500-T12 Base License (per shelf) S74-LIC-NTK700AA

One license is required for each 6500-T12 or 6500-T12P shelf. You must order
this license (S74-LIC-NTK700AA), which replaces the certificate/RTU
(NTK700AA).
6500-T24 Base License (per shelf) S74-LIC-NTK700AB

One license is required for each 6500-T24 shelf. You must order this license
(S74-LIC-NTK700AB), which replaces the certificate/RTU (NTK700AB).

Supported feature licenses (Converged shelf and Packet-Optical shelf

circuit packs)
The following tables summarize the circuit pack, capacity and feature licenses
supported in this release.
Table 1-7
Supported Licenses (Converged and Packet-Optical shelves)
License Order code
6500 TT-OPS Protection License (per TT-OPS protection group) S74-LIC-NTK560MD

The TT-OPS protection license enables TT-OPS protection for POTS or
Broadband Transponder line ports.
One license is required for each optical channel path protection using TT-OPS
protection or for each WLAi MOTR w/ OPS or WLAi FOTR w/ OPS which has
line OPS protection provisioned.
Note: The TT-OPS license replaces the following certificates/RTUs:
• NTK560FN – 6500 100G STORM RTU (per port)
• NTK560FP – 6500 200G STORM RTU (per port)
6500 Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License (per circuit pack) S74-LIC-NTK560FH
The Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License permits the activation of Inline
Submarine Supervisory Command and Respond on one circuit pack on
equipment creation. One license is required for each ISS C-Band circuit pack.
Note: This 6500 Inline Submarine Supervisory (ISS) License replaces the 6500
Inline Submarine Supervisory certificate/RTU (NTK560FH). This certificate/RTU
is still orderable for previous releases.

Table 1-7
License Order code
6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools License Bundle S74-LIC-NTZF56AA

The Submarine Site Manager Tools License Bundle is used for
submarine-specific Site Manger applications.
One license bundle is required for each 6500 shelf. The 6500 Submarine Site
Manager Tools License Bundle consists of one instance of each of these three
licenses:
• 6500 Submarine Power Equalization Tool License (per shelf)
(S74-LIC-NTK560HK)
• 6500 Facility Browser Tool License (per shelf) (S74-LIC-NTK560HL)
• 6500 Performance Snapshot Tool License (per shelf) (S74-LIC-NTK560KQ)
Note 1: The licenses that make up the 6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools
License Bundle (S74-LIC-NTK560HK, S74-LIC-NTK560HL, and
S74-LIC-NTK560KQ) cannot be ordered separately.
Note 2: These components of the 6500 Submarine Site Manager Tools License
Bundle (S74-LIC-NTZF56AA) replace the following certificates/RTUs:
• 6500 Submarine Power Equalization Tool License (S74-LIC-NTK560HK)
replaces the 6500 Submarine Power Equalization Tool (NTK560HK)
certificate/RTU.
• 6500 Facility Browser Tool License (S74-LIC-NTK560HL) replaces the 6500
Facility Browser certificate/RTU (NTK560HL).
These certificates/RTUs are still orderable for previous releases.
6500 Integrated Test Set (ITS) License (per circuit pack) S74-LIC-NTK560DQ
This license enables the use of ITS on Packet Optical Transport System (POTS)
and Transponder circuit packs.
One license per circuit pack is required for each instance of ITS you run
simultaneously. For example, if you run ITS on two circuit packs at the same time
you require two ITS licenses. If you run ITS on one circuit pack, stop running ITS
on that first circuit pack, then run ITS on a second circuit pack, you require one
license only. The following circuit packs require this license
(S74-LIC-NTK560DQ) to use ITS:
• WLAi MOTR (NTK538DR and NTK538DZ variants)
• WLAi MOTR w/OPS (NTK538DS variant)
• WLAi FOTR (NTK538FR variant)
• WLAi FOTR w/OPS (NTK538FS variant)
Note: The 6500 Integrated Test Function certificate/RTU (NTK560DQ) is still
orderable to support ITS for circuit packs not listed or for shelves running
previous releases.

Table 1-7
License Order code
6500 OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License (per 100G) S74-LIC-NTK560MA
OSRP Line Capacity feature.
One license is required for each 100G (or less) of total OTN Control Plane line
capacity provisioned in the shelf. Each license consists of 100G of capacity
which is consumed in 1.25G units corresponding to the size of the OTN Control
Plane lines as they are provisioned (for example 10G, 40G or 100G).
Provisioning a new OTN Control Plane line will consume an existing license's
remaining capacity before a new license is required for the shelf.
Note: This OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License (per 100G)
(S74-LIC-NTK560MA) replaces the certificates/RTUs listed below. These
certificates/RTUs are still orderable for previous releases.
• NTK560GN – 6500 2.5G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GP – 6500 10G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GQ – 6500 40G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GR – 6500 100G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER PORT)

Table 1-8
Terrestrial Regen kits
Regen kits (Terrestrial) w/ 6500 ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn line) Order code
(S74-LIC-NTK560ME)
6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial OTUCn Regen Kit NTZF53DM

This kit includes
One WLAi Terrestrial Base Reach License (S74-LIC-NTK560LA) is required for each
WLAi line PTP facility used in Terrestrial applications with up to 1000 km reach.
Both the Regen License (S74-LIC-NTK560ME) and the Terrestrial Base Reach license
(S74-LIC-NTK560LA) are part of this kit and not orderable separately. See Planning -
Ordering Information, 323-1851-151 for details on ordering WLAi kits.
6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial OTUCn Regen Kit NTZF53DN

This kit includes
• 1 x WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DR) circuit pack
6500 WLAi MOTR Terrestrial OTUCn Regen Kit NTZF53DP

This kit includes
• 1 x WaveLogic Ai MOTR with OPS 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DS) circuit pack

Table 1-9
Submarine Regen kits
Regen kits (Submarine) w/ 6500 ODUCn Regen License (per OTUCn line) Order code
(S74-LIC-NTK560ME)
6500 WLAi MOTR Submarine OTUCn Regen Kit NTZF53DQ

This kit includes
• 1 x 6500 WLAi Submarine Base Reach License (up to 3500 km) (S74-LIC-NTK560LJ)
One WLAi Submarine Base Reach License (S74-LIC-NTK560LJ) is required for each
WLAi line PTP facility used in Submarine applications with up to 3500 km reach.
Both the Regen License (S74-LIC-NTK560ME) and the Submarine Base Reach license
(S74-LIC-NTK560LJ) are part of this kit and not orderable separately. See Planning -
6500 WLAi MOTR Submarine OTUCn Regen Kit NTZF53DR

This kit includes
• 1 x WaveLogic Ai MOTR 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DR) circuit pack
6500 WLAi MOTR Submarine OTUCn Regen Kit NTZF53DS

This kit includes
• 1 x WaveLogic Ai MOTR with OPS 4xQSFP28 (NTK538DS) circuit pack

The following table summarizes capacity and reach licenses supported in this
release.
Table 1-10
Supported capacity and reach licenses (Converged and Packet-Optical)
License Order code
6500 WLAi Terrestrial Base Reach License (up to 1000 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LA
One license is required for each WLAi line PTP facility used in Terrestrial
applications with up to 1000 km reach. This license is part of a kit and not
orderable separately. See Planning - Ordering Information, 323-1851-151 for
details on ordering WLAi kits.
6500 WLAi Terrestrial Capacity License (per 100G) S74-LIC-NTK560LB

One license is required for each 100G (or less) of consumed line capacity for all
WLAi lines provisioned within the shelf for Terrestrial applications. Each license
consists of 100G of capacity which is consumed in 5G units corresponding to the
size of the services as they are provisioned (for example, 10G for an ODU2
service, 15G for an ODUFlex service carrying 16GFC, 100G for an ODU4
service, etc.). The license capacity is required when provisioning the
cross-connect from the client to the line for the WLAi Transponders.
Provisioning a new service will consume an existing license’s remaining capacity
before a new license is required for the shelf. Some kits include one or more of
this license and additional license are ordered separately for each additional
100G of capacity as required.
6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (up to 2000 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LC

applications between 1000 km and 2000 km of reach. This license can be also
used for reach shorter than 1000 km.
6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (up to 2100 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LT

applications between 2000km and 2100km of reach. This license can be also
6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (up to 3000 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LG

6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (up to 4000 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LH


Table 1-10
License Order code
6500 WLAi Terrestrial Reach License (up to 5000 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LD


Table 1-10
License Order code
Submarine
6500 WLAi Submarine Base Reach License (up to 3500 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LJ
One license is required for each WLAi line PTP facility used in Submarine
applications with up to 1000 km reach. This license is part of a kit and not
separately orderable. See Planning - Ordering Information, 323-1851-151 for
details on ordering WLAi kits.
6500 WLAi Submarine Capacity License (per 100G) S74-LIC-NTK560LK

One license is required for each 100G (or less) of consumed line capacity for all
WLAi lines provisioned within the shelf for Submarine applications. Each license
consists of 100G of capacity which is consumed in 5G units corresponding to the
size of the services as they are provisioned (for example, 10G for an ODU2
service, 15G for an ODUFlex service carrying 16GFC, 100G for an ODU4
service, etc.). The license capacity is required when provisioning the
cross-connect from the client to the line for the WLAi Transponders.
Provisioning a new service will consume an existing license’s remaining capacity
before a new license is required for the shelf. Some kits include one or more of
this license and additional license are ordered separately for each additional
100G of capacity as required.
6500 WLAi Submarine Reach License (up to 9000 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LL

6500 WLAi Submarine Reach License (up to 14000 km) S74-LIC-NTK560LM


Supported feature licenses (T-Series)

The following tables summarize the T-Series feature licenses supported in this
release.
Table 1-11
Supported Licenses (T-Series)
License Order code
6500-T PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity License (per 100G) S74-LIC-NTK700CS

Each instance of the PKT/OTN Pluggable Capacity License enables use of up to
100G total port capacity within a T-Series shelf.
One license is required for each 100G (or less) of total port capacity within the
shelf, as provisioned against pluggable-based PKT/OTN I/F modules. This
license only applies to pluggable (QSFP+, QSFP28, SFP+, and CFP2-ACO)
equipment based ports. The applicable pluggable-based PKT/OTN I/F modules
in this release are:
• 40x10G SFP+ I/F module (NTK761AA)
• 5x100G/12x40G I/F module (NTK762EA)
• 5x100G WL3n CFP2-ACO I/F (NTK762MA)
Note: Each license consists of 100G capacity, which is consumed in 1.25G units
corresponding to the capacity required by the facility, as provisioned (for
example, 10G, 40G or 100G). Provisioning a new facility on these modules will
consume an existing license’s remaining capacity before a new license is
required for the shelf.
6500 Integrated Test Set (ITS) License (per circuit pack) S74-LIC-NTK560DQ
This license enables the use of ITS on Packet Optical Transport System (POTS)
and Transponder circuit packs.
One license per circuit pack is required for each instance of ITS you run
simultaneously. For example, if you run ITS on two circuit packs at the same time
you require two ITS licenses. If you run ITS on one circuit pack, stop running ITS
on that first circuit pack, then run ITS on a second circuit pack, you require one
license only. This license is required for any PKT/OTN circuit pack on which you
use ITS.
Note: The 6500 Integrated Test Set License (S74-LIC-NTK560DQ) replaces the
6500 Integrated Test Function certificate/RTU (NTK560DQ) for T-Series
shelves. This certificate/RTU is still orderable for T-Series shelves running
previous releases.

Table 1-11
Supported Licenses (T-Series)
License Order code
6500 OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License (per 100G) S74-LIC-NTK560MA
OSRP Line Capacity feature.
One license is required for each 100G (or less) of total OTN Control Plane line
capacity provisioned in the shelf. Each license consists of 100G of capacity
which is consumed in 1.25G units corresponding to the size of the OTN Control
Plane lines as they are provisioned (for example 10G, 40G or 100G).
Provisioning a new OTN Control Plane line will consume an existing license's
remaining capacity before a new license is required for the shelf.
Note: This OTN Control Plane Line Capacity License (per 100G) replaces the
certificates/RTUs listed below. These certificates/RTUs are still orderable for
previous releases.
• NTK560GN – 6500 2.5G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GP – 6500 10G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GQ – 6500 40G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER PORT)
• NTK560GR – 6500 100G MESH AND ADVANCED MESH RTU (PER PORT)

License Server requirements

The following table lists the License Server requirements.
Note: If you are deploying a High-Availability License Server

configuration, you must install the same version of License Server (v4.1 or
higher) on both workstations.
.
Table 1-12
License server requirements
License Server Description

requirements
Recommended baseline v4.1 (minimum version required for High-Availability (HA) License Server
(for Release 12.4) configurations)
The license server software is available two ways:
• Bundled with MCP/BluePlanet v18.06, which ships with Release 12.4.
• Separately, for non-MCP users as MCP/BluePlanet v4.1 Standalone
License Server (SLS)
Minimum supported Either of:

baseline v3.1.1 (Rel.12.1)
v3.2.4 (Rel.12.2)
Note: These versions do not support High-Availability (HA) License
Server configurations.
Note: For details on installing MCP/BluePlanet or upgrading a license server, see:

• Blue Planet MCP Installation Guide, 450-3709-201
• Blue Planet MCP Upgrade Guide, 450-3709-221
• Blue Planet MCP User Guide, 450-3709-301
• Blue Planet License Server User Guide (for Standalone and OneControl deployments)
The Blue Planet License Server User Guide (for Standalone and OneControl deployments) is published
with the 6500 Packet-Optical library, and is found with the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform documentation
on the Ciena Technical Documentation portal.
License Server platform

The License Server application is built on Flexera license management
software. It manages, tracks, and distributes licenses to 6500 shelves in the
network.
Note: For best performance, License Server v4.1 is the recommended

baseline. The minimum supported baseline for Release 12.4 is License
Server v3.1.1 / v3.2.4. If you use a version of License Server below the

recommended baseline, the status message “Below recommended

version” displays in Site Manager (Configuration menu −> Shelf
Licensing −> License Server Management tab −> Primary status).
You must install the License Server application on a Linux-capable host

running one of these versions of Linux:
• RedHat Enterprise Linux
• CentOS Linux
To acquire licenses, the 6500 shelves must have access to the License Server
running on the Linux host. Make sure the following firewall ports on the
License Server are open:
• port 7071—for inbound secure TCP (https)
• port 7072—for inbound unsecure TCP (http)
Note: The License Server host does not require an Internet connection
for the license solutions delivered by Ciena. You can use a PC to connect
to the Ciena Customer Portal, download licenses, and then transfer the
licenses to the License Server host. In this way, the Ciena Customer Portal
acts as a security or firewall demarcation point between the Ciena network
and the 6500 network where the License Server host is located.
High Availability License Server configuration

For High Availability License Server configurations, you require two
Linux-based workstations, running two separate instances of License Server
software. Both instances of License Server must be the same version. (HA
capability is supported in versions 4.1 and later. See License server
requirements for details.)
You can migrate to a High Availability License Server configuration from a

single, standalone License Server configuration. For detailed information on
migrating to a High Availability License Server configuration see Blue Planet
License Server User Guide (for Standalone and OneControl deployments).
For a summary of HA License Server platform requirements, see License

server requirements. For detailed system requirements and installation
instructions for single-server and HA environments, see these documents:
• Blue Planet MCP User Guide, 450-3709-301 (Licensing section)
• Blue Planet MCP Installation Guide, 450-3709-201
• Blue Planet License Server User Guide (for Standalone and OneControl
deployments)
Note: The Blue Planet License Server User Guide (for Standalone and
OneControl deployments) is published with the 6500 Packet-Optical
library, and is found with the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform documentation

License life span

The licenses installed on the License Server host are permanent and have no
expiry date.
To prevent licenses from becoming stranded or lost when a shelf is removed

from service, each shelf re-acquires and renews its licenses daily. If a shelf
does not contact the License Server for a week, the License Server reclaims
the licenses and makes them available for re-use. If a shelf is temporarily
disconnected then reconnected to the network, it will continue to function even
after the licenses are reclaimed. When the shelf is re-connected to the
network, the shelf will recover the licenses.
License enforcement models

The following table describes the 6500 license enforcement models.
Table 1-13
License enforcement models
Enforcement model Description
Pre-authorized The license request is not granted. (The License Server

did not respond to the request or the request was denied.)
Failure to obtain a Pre-authorized License does not block
functionality. The shelf tracks this as being in Arrears
state (see License policy states). A standing alarm is
raised and the user must provide the missing license to
clear the alarm.
Pre-authorized No Alarm The base shelf license and release-specific software

licenses do not raise an alarm when in arrears.
Strict The license request is not granted (The License Server

either did not respond or denied the request.) and the
feature activation is blocked.
Commissioning Same as Pre-authorized for a shelf in Shelf Licensing

Commissioning mode.
Commissioning No Same as Pre-authorized No Alarm, for a shelf in Shelf

Alarm Licensing Commissioning mode.
License policy states

The license policy states are:
• Licensed—license was successfully obtained from the License Server
• Arrears—Failed to obtain a license from the License Server. Functionality
is not blocked, but a License Violation alarm may be raised. (While a
License Violation alarm is present, upgrades are blocked.)

Operational considerations for 6500 licensing

• The licensing mechanism is supported on all shelves in the current
release over IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
• If the NE TID and/or Shelf ID is changed, the following actions occur

automatically:
— All licenses are returned to the License Server.
— All licenses are renewed using the new NE TID / Shelf ID.
• Commissioning a 6500 system—licensing considerations:

— During 6500 shelf commissioning, the shelf enters into a “Shelf
Licensing Commissioning” mode (no time limit, no license limit).
— When the shelf is in Shelf Licensing Commissioning mode, the
License Information tab (Configuration menu −> Shelf Licensing)
displays the Policy for all licenses as “COMMISSIONING” or
“COMMISSIONING_NOALARM”.
— The Shelf Licensing Commissioning mode returns to normal
non-commissioning operating mode on the first successful contact to
a provisioned primary IP address License Server.
— The Shelf Licensing Commissioning mode cannot be reset. You can
re-enter the commissioning mode only by SLAT-ing the shelf.
— A shelf in Shelf Licensing Commissioning mode tracks license usage
and alarms on license violations.
— A major (not critical) alarm is raised when licensed services are
deployed. The alarm escalates to critical if more than nine licenses are
used but not delivered to the node (in arrears).
• Decommissioning a 6500 system—licensing considerations:
— Licenses in the shelf's embedded client license trusted store are
returned automatically (no user action required) to the License Server
to enable re-deployment.
• Upgrading—licensing considerations:
To upgrade to the current release, you must:
— clear the Critical license violation alarm if it exists on a shelf
— have a valid license of either the release from which you are
upgrading, or of the release to which you are upgrading for each shelf
Note 1: Neither of the above are required for maintenance releases. (For
example, when upgrading from Release 12.3 to Release 12.3x.)
Note 2: Upgrading while in commissioning mode is only possible when no
Critical license violation alarm is active on the shelf. If a Critical license
violation alarm exists on the shelf, the only way to upgrade the shelf is to

provision a license server that has the required licenses to clear the
Critical license violation alarm. (The following exception applies:
Upgrading to a maintenance release is possible while in commissioning
mode with a Critical license violation alarm present on the shelf.)
You can upgrade from a pre-12.1 release to a release that supports the
License Server without having the upgrade licenses available. (The
connection to the License Server becomes available after you upgrade to
the release that supports License Server.)
• If a client loses communication to the License Server:
— The existing services are not affected.
— New services with Strict License policies require communication to be
re-established in order to activate those services.
• In the case of a circuit pack replacement due to a hardware failure, the
license is re-used automatically on the spare circuit pack. (Licenses are
counted against provisioning and not specific hardware.)
• A 6500 node requires DCN access for both OAM and License server
access, even if DCN access is through in-band communications on a
WLAi line. For this reason, you are always able to provision a WLAi line
with a base reach license in arrears, which will permit in-band
communications to come up and give the 6500 node access to the DCN.
It may also result in a Reach Violation alarm on the PTP facility, which
prevents the line from carrying traffic. Once the 6500 node has access to
the License Server and the appropriate reach-class license is available on
the server, you can provision the reach class correctly, which clears the
Reach Violation alarm and allows traffic on the WLAi line.
Date and Time synchronization with License Server—considerations

1 Ensure that the time is set correctly on the 6500 and Time Of Day is on.
For details, see Time of Day in Administration and Security, 323-1851-301.
2 If the time is set correctly on the 6500 and Time Of Day is turned on, and
there is a Time Out of Sync status on the Site Manager License Server
Management screen, correct the time on the License Server. (Refer to the
Blue Planet License Server documentation.)
3 If the time has been changed on the 6500 or the Time Of Day status has
changed, make sure Time Of Day is turned on, then perform
Procedure 2-4, “Operating a license audit on the 6500”.
4 If a license still cannot be retrieved from the License Server, contact Ciena
support.

Alarms and status messages

This section describes License Server status messages and alarms.
Status messages
6500 License Server status messages are listed below. These status
messages are viewable from the Site Manager License Server Management.
• Below recommended version
This status message indicates that the baseline version of License Server
currently in use is older than the recommended baseline version for the
6500 software release.
• Time out of sync
This status message indicates a timing discrepancy between the License
Server and the Embedded Client requesting licenses.
Alarms
This section lists license-related and License Server alarms.
• License Violation
This alarm is raised when a shelf is using a licensed feature for which it
does not have the appropriate license.
• Primary License Server unavailable
This alarm is raised when the 6500 shelf cannot communicate with the
primary license server.
• License Server Time Out Of Sync
This alarm is raised when a 15-minute time difference is detected between
the Flexera Embedded Client running on the 6500 shelf and the License
Server host.
For details on clearing alarms, see:
• Fault Management - Alarm Clearing for T-Series, 323-1851-544
• Fault Management - Alarm Clearing, 323-1851-543

2-1
Software licensing procedures 2-
This chapter describes the following topics:

• Licensing process tasks
• Procedures and options for 6500 software licensing
Licensing process tasks

The general tasks in the licensing process are:
• Order—You place an order with Ciena, which then does the following:
— License generation. Ciena makes licenses available on the Customer
Portal (https://my.ciena.com). The date Ciena generates the licenses
aligns with the ship date on the purchase order.
— Notification. Ciena emails you a notification that contains the license
Activation Code. You must have the Activation Code to store licenses
on the License Server host. Make sure you have the Activation Code
before you start the next step: Activate licenses.
• Activate licenses—You do the following:
— Register the License Server host on the Customer Portal. This is a
one-time only operation you do the first time you activate licenses. See
Procedure 2-1, “Registering a License Server device with the Ciena
portal”.
— After you register the License Server host on the portal, activate the
licenses: On the portal, enter the Activation Code from your
notification email. See Procedure 2-2, “Adding licenses to a registered
License Server device”.
• Transfer the license to the License Server—Do the following to transfer the
licenses to the License Server. (For the details of this task, see
Procedure 2-2, “Adding licenses to a registered License Server device”):
— Download the license file from the portal to your PC or workstation
— Transfer the license file from the PC or workstation to the License
Server host and activate it.

2-2 Software licensing procedures
• Provision access to the License Server on the 6500 shelf. To provision

access, see Procedure 2-3, “Provisioning License Server information on
the 6500”.
Procedures and options for 6500 software licensing

The following table lists the procedures related to 6500 software licensing.
Table 2-1
Procedures for 6500 software licensing
Procedure Notes
Registering a License Server device with the Ciena portal Perform this procedure only once for each
License Server.
Adding licenses to a registered License Server device Perform this procedure every time you
want to add licenses to a registered
License Server.
Provisioning License Server information on the 6500 Perform this procedure to add License
Server information on the 6500 network
element.
(Shelf Licensing application, License
Server Management tab)
Operating a license audit on the 6500 After you add a new license file with more
licenses to a License Server, use this
procedure instead of waiting for the daily
audit to occur.
(Operate Audit button under the License
Information tab [opening tab])
Retrieving license information on the 6500 License Information tab (opening tab of
the Shelf Licensing application)
Retrieving License Server information on the 6500 Shelf Licensing application, License
Server Management tab
Retrieving license capacity information on the 6500 Shelf Licensing application, License
Server Management tab, Details pane

Procedure 2-1
Registering a License Server device with the Ciena
portal
Use this procedure to register the workstation you will use as a license server
with the Ciena portal. Perform this procedure for both workstations if you are
deploying a High-Availability License Server configuration.
Prerequisites
• Make sure that the License Server is installed. For details on installation
requirements, see License Server requirements. For installation
instructions, see Blue Planet License Server User Guide (for Standalone
and OneControl deployments).
Note: The Blue Planet License Server User Guide (for Standalone and
OneControl deployments) is published with the 6500 Packet-Optical
library, and is found with the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform documentation
• Make sure you have access to:

— the Ciena portal and are registered with the portal
(https://my.ciena.com)
— a machine that has internet access, which you will use to complete the
transfer of the license file (.lic) to your License Server
— the device (License Server) you want to register on the portal.
• Log into the License Server as root or have sudo privileges.
Step Action
Creating the registration ID .bin file from the new License Server
1 On the device (License Server) you want to register on the portal, generate a
registration ID .bin file:
• Go to the license server directory as follows. Enter:
cd /opt/ciena/flexnetls
• If you are logged in as root, enter the following command:
./getRegistrationID
Alternatively, if you are logged in with sudo privileges, enter the following
command, then provide your sudo password:
sudo ./getRegistrationID

Procedure 2-1 (continued)

Registering a License Server device with the Ciena portal
Step Action
The License Server generates in the /opt/ciena/flexnetls directory a

registration ID .bin file with the following filename format:
<hostID>_actid.bin
2 Transfer the registration ID .bin file to the machine from which you will log into
the Ciena portal to obtain the license file.
3 Record the location of the .bin file on your machine. You will require the
location in step 9.
Registering the new device (License Server) on the portal
4 On the menu bar of the Ciena portal, select Software
(https://my.ciena.com/CienaPortal/s/software).
5 Select Software Licenses.
6 The Software License Management window (new window) opens to the
Device Management tab.
All the devices already registered with the License Management application
are listed on the page.
7 Click Add Device to display the Add Device page.
The devices already registered with the License Management application are
listed on the page.
8 In the Add Device page, enter:
• the name of the License Server (typically the host name)—in the Name
field
• a text description of the License Server, information required to help
manage the device (License Server)—in the Notes field
Note: The Name and Notes fields are fully searchable.
9 Click Choose File (next to Registration Request File) and navigate to the
registration ID .bin file (you recorded the location of the .bin file in step 3),
select the file, and click Open.
10 Click Save.
The Ciena software licensing solution pairs the information from the device
(License Server) with this record. At this point, you can generate license files
for this device (License Server) from the portal. The newly added device is
included in the listing of the Device Management table.
Note: The registration ID .bin file is no longer needed at this point.
You have completed registering the License Server with the portal.
To add licenses to the registered License Server, go to Procedure 2-2,
“Adding licenses to a registered License Server device”.
—end—

Procedure 2-2
Adding licenses to a registered License Server device
Use this procedure to add licenses to a License Server that is already
registered with the Ciena portal.
Prerequisites
Make sure:
• you have the Activation Code received from Ciena before you start this
procedure. See “Notification” in Licensing process tasks.
• you have access to:
— a machine that has internet access that you will use to transfer license
files (.lic) to your License Server
— the Ciena portal and are registered with the portal
(https://my.ciena.com/)
• the License Server is registered as a device on the Ciena portal
• you have root or sudo privileges for the device (License Server) to which
you will be transferring the license file
Step Action
1 If you are not already logged into the Ciena portal, log into the portal from
your machine.
Locating the registered License Server on the portal
2 On the menu bar of the Ciena portal, select Software.
3 Select Software Licenses.
4 The Software License Management window (new window) opens to the
Device Management tab.
5 Locate the License Server to which you will be adding license(s). (You can
use a wildcard search and click Find.)
Associating licenses with the device (License Server)
6 For the License Server listing, under the Function column, select Add
License from the drop-down list and click Go.
The Add License page opens.
7 On the Add License page, enter the Activation Code you received in the
email from Ciena, then click Find.
All the products for which licenses are available against the Activation Code
are displayed.


Step Action
8 Select the required product(s).

Note: The Use column displays the total number of the licenses that are
available to use. You can edit the number to a value lower than the total.
9 In the Function column, select Activate from the drop-down list and click Go.
A confirmation page opens.
10 Check the information on the confirmation page. If the information is as
required, click Commit. (Otherwise, click Cancel and follow the instructions.)
11 If browser pop-up messages are displayed, acknowledge the messages to
save the .lic file to your machine.
The license filename format is:
ciena-<ServerHostID>-<yyyymmddHHMM>.lic
For example:
ciena-onxl7096-201803070517.lic
12 After the .lic file download is complete, the License Management page
opens. The newly added device (License Server) is included in the listing.
For the registered License Server, the Products Installed column lists one
of three possibilities:
• None
• BluePlanet_MCP_Base
• View Details, which is a hyperlink that displays license detail when more
than one license is installed.


Step Action
Installing the license file on the License Server

13 Transfer the .lic file from your machine to the License Server host.
14 Log into the License Server as root or have sudo privileges.
15 Change the directory to the home directory:
cd /opt/ciena/flexnetls
16 Install the license file (.lic) as follows:
./loadLicense <license_filename>.lic
command and then provide your sudo password:
sudo ./loadLicense <license_filename>.lic
17 Confirm that the licenses were installed on the License Server as follows:
./queryLicenses
command, then provide your sudo password:
sudo ./queryLicenses
The list of installed licenses is displayed.

You have completed this procedure.
To provision the License Server on the 6500, go to Procedure 2-3,
“Provisioning License Server information on the 6500”.
—end—

Procedure 2-3
Provisioning License Server information on the 6500
Use this procedure to provision License Server information on the 6500
network element.
Prerequisites
• You require a Site Manager account with at least a level 4 UPC.
• Log into Site Manager.
Step Action
1 In Site Manager, select Shelf Licensing from the Configuration menu.

2 Select the License Server Management tab.
3 Click Set Server to open the SET LICENSE SERVER dialog box.
4 If required, select All or the required shelf from the Shelf drop-down list.
5 In the Primary IP address field, enter the IP address of the primary License
Server. IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses are supported.
The primary and secondary License Servers cannot have the same IP
address.
6 In the Primary Port field, enter the TCP port number of the primary License
Server:
• port 7071 for HTTPS (default)
• port 7072 for HTTP
7 In the Protocol field, select the protocol. The port and the protocol must
match:
• port 7071 for HTTPS
• port 7072 for HTTP
8 In the Secondary IP address field, enter the IP address of the Secondary
(Backup) License Server, if you are configuring a Secondary (Backup)
License Server. IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses are supported.
Note: The primary and secondary License Servers cannot have the same IP
address.
9 If required, from the HTTP/HTTPS Proxy drop-down list, select OFF or ON.
10 If required, in the Proxy IP Address field, enter the proxy IP address of the
License Server.


Provisioning License Server information on the 6500
Step Action
11 If required, in the Proxy Port field, enter the proxy port number of the License
Server (default is 8080).
Note: Do not use the same value for the Port (set in step 6) and the Proxy
Port. If you are using License Server default values, do not use 7071 or 7072
for the Proxy Port.
12 In the Audit Time field, enter the time in hh:mm format at which the daily audit
will take place (usually a night time; default is 03:00).
Within a 15 minute interval starting at the time set for audit, the shelf will
communicate with the License Server and will automatically attempt to obtain
licenses for any licenses in arrears on the shelf, if the licenses are available
on the License Server.
The audit may be operated on the shelf at any time in the 15-minute interval
starting at the audit time set in this step.
13 Click OK.
You have completed this procedure.
To communicate at any time with the License Server and obtain the licenses
that are in arrears (if available) from the License Server immediately, go to
Procedure 2-4, “Operating a license audit on the 6500”.
—end—

Procedure 2-4
Operating a license audit on the 6500
Use this procedure to obtain any licenses that are in arrears (if available) from
the License Server immediately.
After you add a new license file with more licenses to a License Server, use
this procedure instead of waiting for the daily audit to occur (whose time was
set in Procedure 2-3, “Provisioning License Server information on the 6500”,
step 12).
Prerequisites
• To perform this procedure, you require a Site Manager account with at
least a level 4 UPC.
• Make sure that the time is correctly set on the 6500 and Time Of Day is
turned on. For details, see Time of Day in Administration and Security,
323-1851-301.
Step Action
1 Retrieve the license information.

Refer to Procedure 2-5, “Retrieving license information on the 6500”.
2 Click Operate Audit.
3 Click OK in the Operate License Audit dialog box.
If a license violation alarm was present, the alarm will be cleared if all the
required licenses are available on the License Server.
If only some of the required licenses are available on the License Server, the
license violation alarm remains raised.
—end—

Procedure 2-5
Retrieving license information on the 6500
Use this procedure to retrieve product and software license information for a
network element.
Prerequisites
323-1851-301.
Step Action
1 Select the required network element in the navigation tree.

2 Select Shelf Licensing from the Configuration menu.
3 Select the License Information tab.
5 If required, enter a feature in the Feature Selector field.
6 Click Retrieve.
The license information is listed in tabular format.
7 Click Refresh to retrieve the up-to-date details about the license information.
You have completed this procedure. If you were sent to this procedure from
another procedure, return to the calling procedure.
—end—

Procedure 2-6
Retrieving License Server information on the 6500
Use this procedure to retrieve License Server information for a network
element.
Prerequisites
To perform this procedure, you require an account with at least a level 3 UPC.
Step Action

3 Select the License Server Management tab.
4 Select All or the required shelf from the Shelf drop-down list.
The License Server information is listed in tabular format.
5 Click Refresh to retrieve the up-to-date details about the License Server
information.
—end—

Procedure 2-7
Retrieving license capacity information on the 6500
Use this procedure to retrieve license capacity information for a network
element.
Prerequisites
323-1851-301.
Step Action

3 Select the License Information tab.
5 Highlight the license for a feature listed in the in the License Information tab.
The remaining license capacity is listed in the Details pane.
If there is insufficient license capacity for a circuit pack, port, or service you
plan to provision, the shelf automatically requests additional license capacity
from the license server.
Example
The following table describes a simple example of how license capacity is
acquired and consumed.


Retrieving license capacity information on the 6500
Table 2-2
Example: How license capacity is acquired and consumed.
Event Result
Start – shelf with no The shelf has not acquired any licenses.
licenses. Total licensed capacity for the shelf = 0G.
Turn up first 40G Requires 40G of capacity.

port The shelf requests one 100G license from the license server:
• Total licensed capacity = 100G (1 x 100G license).
• License capacity consumed = 40G (1 port x 40G).
• Remaining capacity available = 60G (100G – 40G).
Turn up second Requires 40G of capacity.

40G port Sufficient capacity (60G) remains from the original license. No
additional license is required.
• Total licensed capacity = 100G.
• License capacity consumed = 80G (2 ports x 40G).
Turn up third 40G Requires 40G of capacity.

port Insufficient capacity (20G) remains from the current license to
accommodate a third 40G port. The shelf requests another
100G license.
• Total licensed capacity = 200G (2 x 100G licenses)
• License capacity consumed = 120G (3 ports x 40G).
If you need to purchase additional licenses, contact your Ciena account team.
See Procedure 2-2, “Adding licenses to a registered License Server device”
for the procedure to acquire purchased licenses and to deploy them to the
license server.
—end—

3-1
Appendix A: Ciena licensing application

framework 3-
This section provides a brief overview of the Ciena licensing application

framework.
Overview of the Ciena licensing application framework

The Ciena licensing application framework establishes a single process for
ordering, managing, and deploying licensed 6500 software and hardware.
This process also provides more accurate reporting of available and deployed
licenses. The licensing framework requires 6500 shelves to acquire licenses
from License Server to use system software and certain additional features.
Figure 3-1
Ciena licensing process

3-2 Appendix A: Ciena licensing application framework
This table describes the four components of the licensing application

framework.
Table 3-1
Licensing application framework
Component Description
License Management The Ciena process that creates licenses based on customer purchase orders,
System and makes licenses available on the Ciena Customer Portal. Maintained by
Ciena.
Ciena Customer The website where Ciena posts the generated licenses. Customers download
Portal licenses from the portal, and store them on the License Server host in their
6500 network. Maintained by Ciena.
License Server The License Server software runs on a Linux workstation in your 6500 network.
It services license requests from embedded clients on 6500 shelves. The Linux
workstation does not require an Internet connection to the Ciena Customer
Portal, but you must register the Linux workstation on the Ciena Customer
Portal. Maintained at customer site.
Embedded Clients The Flexera embedded client runs on each 6500 shelf. The embedded client
requests the appropriate licenses from the License Server. Maintained at
customer site.

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This chapter describes:

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license server. Any over-consumed licenses will go into arrears on the

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License capacity consumed per service

Service ODUCTP Rate Tributary slots Capacity consumed

ETH100G ODU4 20 100G

ETH40G ODU3 8 40G

ETH10G ODU2 2 10G

OC192/STM64 ODU2 2 10G

OTU2 ODU2 2 10G

OTU2e ODU2e 2 10G

OTU4 ODU4 20 100G

16GFC ODUFlex 3 15G

32GFC ODUFlex 6 30G

16GFICON ODUFlex 3 15G

PKT/OTN Interface Pluggable Port type Max. ODU Capacity

40x10G SFP+ 10G SFP+ ETH10G ODU2 10G

Multirate SFP+ ETH10G ODU2e