Obtaining COMM Licenses for New Site Projects

Context

COMM licenses are applicable to commercial deployment with contracts.

Two methods are available for obtaining COMM licenses in new site deployment scenarios: entitlement activation and password activation. To activate a license using an entitlement, enter search criteria (such as the contract No., order No., and entitlement ID) and based on the search result, activate the entitlement. To activate a license using a password, obtain the activation password from the license certificate and activate the license using the password (supported only by enterprise network products).

Procedure

Obtain the entitlement ID or activation password from the license certificate.
- This step is mandatory in password activation. Skip this step if a search criterion other than the entitlement ID is used in entitlement activation.
- The license certificate is sent to customers by email or delivered with the product in A4 papers or CD-ROMs.
Log in to the device and run the display esn command in any view to obtain the ESN of the device.

For a stack, you can run the display esn command to obtain the ESNs of all member switches.
Log in to the ESDP system at http://app.huawei.com/isdp.
Activate the license.
Method 1: Entitlement activation.
1. Choose License Activation > Entitlement Activation in the navigation tree on the left. The entitlement activation page is displayed.
2. Select one or more entitlements.
  1. Set the search criteria and click Search & Refresh. For example, you can search for a specific entitlement based on the entitlement ID, or all entitlements in a contract based on the contract No. or all entitlements in an order based on the order No. The following uses a Huawei contract No. as an example.
  2. Select entitlements in the search result. You can select one entitlement for single activation or multiple entitlements for batch activation.
    
    If the stack license is involved, one entitlement ID may correspond to multiple activation IDs. In this case, select all the activation IDs corresponding to the entitlement ID.
  3. Click Next. The page for binding ESNs is displayed.
3. Bind the ESNs of devices to the entitlements.
  Enter an ESN or click to select the ESN of an added NE. Click Next.
4. Confirm activation.
  Check whether activation information is correct. If so, click Activate License. If not, click Back.
5. Click Download to download the license file.
Method 2: Password activation.
1. Choose License Activation > Password Activation in the navigation tree on the left. Enter the entitlement ID or activation password in Password, and select I have read the above carefully and then Next.
2. Enter the ESN of a device.
  Enter an ESN or click to select the ESN of an added NE. Click Next.
3. Confirm activation.
4. Click Download to download the license file.

Exception Handling

If you fail to apply for a license, click Help on the ESDP according to the failure information displayed by the system to enter Online Smart Assistant for consultancy and failure rectification.