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Affected Software Product | Affected Release | Affected Release Number | Comments |
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IOS XE ROMMON Software | 17 | 17.3(1r), 17.3(2r), 17.3(3r), 17.4(1r), 17.6(8.1r), 17.6(8r), 17.7(3r) |
Defect ID | Headline |
1 | undefined |
Product Activation Key (PAK) and Right To Use (RTU) licenses cannot be honored when upgrading from Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.3.4 or earlier to Release 17.11 or later.
Devices that do not have a PAK or RTU license are not affected.
Cisco IOS XE Software releases interact with PAK and RTU licenses in the following ways:
Cisco IOS XE Software Release | Behavior with PAK and RTU Licenses |
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17.3.4 and earlier | Software can read and honor PAK and RTU licenses. |
17.3.5 through 17.10.x | Software can read and honor PAK and RTU licenses. Software takes a snapshot of the licenses for future software to honor PAK and RTU. |
17.11.1 and later | Software cannot read PAK and RTU licenses. Software uses only the snapshot information to honor PAK and RTU licenses. |
When migrating directly from Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.9 to Release 17.12, High Security License (HSEC) will not work and Device Lead Conversion (DLC) is not available.
Solution
If a device has PAK and RTU licenses, complete the migration steps shown in the following table:
Current Cisco IOS XE Software Release | Fix Instructions |
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17.3.4 and earlier |
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17.4.1 17.5.1 17.6.1 |
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Note: For devices that do not have PAK or RTU licenses, migrate directly to Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.11 or later. There is no need to migrate to an intermediate snapshot-taking release.
To download software, use the Cisco Software Download Center.
To see the current software release, use either the show version or the show environment command.
After migrating to a snapshot-taking release, check the contents of the snapshot using the show platform software sl-infra pak-info command.
Version | Description | Section | Date |
1.0 | Initial Release | — | 2024-JUN-21 |
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