Wireless Access

Hi,

Aruba sent me temporary license files to install and use while I was waiting for the proper licenses to arrive. I now have all permanent licenses installed and would like to remove the old files. When attempting to remove through the WebUI is shows key is disabled, no action taken....  Are these stored in flash? How can I remove  them?

thx,

try on the cli with the command

licence del <key>

Same message as through the WebUI... key is already disabled; no action taken....

not done this before, but you could

export the licenses to a file

# license export <filename>

copy to your PC, then edit the file and take out the entries you want to remove.  Put it back onto the controller and then import with

# license import <filename>

Obviously keep a copy of the original licenses in case it doesn't work.

However, the above is probably not supported, so do a flashback just in case.

Hello,

I have the same problem; can't delete an expired key.

When I try, system says;

"Key is already disabled; no action taken"

I get same error from web and from terminal.

How can I delete this expired Key???

Best Regards.

The only way to remove old license keys is to wipe the controller with a write erase all command.

This will wipe the entire configuration, so be careful. There's really no need to remove old license keys.

Thanks for the information!

No need to remove old licenses... No need to maintain them neither.

Anyway... thanks again!

:)

Method offered by Michael_Clarke works very well.

Issue command show licenses and look which one you need to remove.

Fore example you have 3 of them and 2nd one (temporary and expired) need to be deleted 

export licenses to file in flash with command:

license export <filename>

copy that file to TFTP:

copy flash: <filename> tftp: <IP address of TFTP server> <filename>

all licenses in that file would be visible (no encryption)

For example: last and only section of the file that need to be edited looks like this:

===========================================

#
# Dumping data for table 'licenseinfo_new'
#
LOCK TABLES licenseinfo_new WRITE;
INSERT INTO licenseinfo_new VALUES (1,'<key #1>','<some hash>','','0','1','1','0'),(2,'<key #2>','<some hash>','','0','0','2','0'),(3,'<key #3>','<some hash>','','0','1','1','0');
UNLOCK TABLES;

================================================

Here I replaced actual keys with key #1, #2 and #3.

Remove portion: 

(2,'<key #2>','<some hash>','','0','0','2','0'),

Renumber 3rd key to 2:

(2,'<key #3>','<some hash>','','0','1','1','0');

Save file and copy it back to flash.

copy tftp: <IP address of TFTP server> <filename> flash: <filename>

Issue command:

license import <filename>

All done !

Limitations: It can be done on early OS versions, like 6.4.

On new systems with Mobility Master license file exported encrypted and it makes almost impossible edit it.

Good luck. :-)