515 Restricted to Failover

[josh4217]

We just purchased PIX 515 UR with VPN and Fialover enabled. I want to use our existing PIX 515R as a failover. How do I change the license to failover? I assume I don't have to pay anything since going from restricted to failover should be a downgrade. Let me know.

Thanks!

 

[DaneM]

This probably isn't the best answer, but I've had to switch licenses around between chassis (though never changing the license features), and I always just opened a TAC case and they were able to help me. You might want to try your Cisco sales rep as well.

 

[sfrank8734]

You'll definitely have to put a different license on the current 515R to do it. Check with your sales rep to get that done, and have the Tac folks help you through it.

 

[baddos]

Changing to a failover box is a simple license key entered into the pix. However, you should have bought a failover model instead of another full pix and saved a lot of cash.