Q: When does the controller reboot due to reboot cause "License Expired"
A: When executing "show switchinfo", we can view the last reboot reason for controller.
System Time:Fri Apr 1 09:52:11 PST 2016
Crash information available.
No kernel crash information available.
Reboot Cause: License expired (Intent:cause:register bc:86:50)
Whenever a feature non-limit license (E:g PEF-VPN) expires, controller will be forced to reboot at midnight to disable the functionality. The reboot cause will be displayed as "License Expired"
In case of an expired AP, PEF-NG, RF-Protect license expiry, the controller will not reboot.
Show license output will display the expiry time for these licenses.
(MASTER) # show license
License Table
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Key Installed Expires Flags Service Type
--- --------- ------- ----- ------------
14QNa6Kq-p9In27LK-0WFjpAUi-dqBOvgi9-7xC7KBtG-Z0E 2016-03-11 2016-04-10 E Next Generation Policy Enforcement Firewall Module: 10
13:17:34[2] 13:17:34
OEDpxQSx-UJEBhZG9-/Rb3rnTT-Y0IDcALe-ZPH8OTaX-1NI 2016-03-11 2016-04-10 E Access Points: 10
13:17:45[2] 13:17:45
dMWbQ9Mh-slBO1oD9-yYrJnuts-Z6xcMDXL-PZE4RHF5-3bE 2016-03-01 2016-03-31 Policy Enforcement Firewall for VPN users
09:35:45[1] 09:35:45
License Entries: 7
Flags: A - auto-generated; E - enabled; R - reboot required to activate