Here is simple demonstration for How to replace permanent license with evaluation license. (ex Voice mail box)
New 5 voicemail box license has been installed on Cisco Unity Express 8.6.9 with Cisco2921 with SRE-300-k9.
To see how to install CUE license and activate, click below link
Cisco Unity Express License install, activate and transfer
1. Evaluation license is still active status and "In use" due to it has more priority.
CUE-License# sh license all
License Store: Primary License Storage
StoreIndex: 0 Feature: VMIVR-PORT
License Type: Permanent
License State: Active, In Use
License Count: 2 /2
License Priority: Medium
License Store: Primary License Storage
StoreIndex: 1 Feature: VMIVR-VM-MBX
License Type: Permanent
License State: Inactive
License Count: 5 / 0
License Priority: Medium
License Store: Evaluation License Storage
StoreIndex: 0 Feature: VMIVR-VM-MBX
License Type: Evaluation
License State: Active, In Use
Evaluation total period: 8 weeks 4 days
Evaluation period left: 8 weeks 3 days
Expiry date: Fri Jul 17 16:10:37 2015
License Count: 600 /10
License Priority: High
License Store: Evaluation License Storage
StoreIndex: 1 Feature: VMIVR-PORT
License Type: Evaluation
License State: Inactive
Evaluation total period: 8 weeks 4 days
Evaluation period left: 8 weeks 4 days
License Count: 60 / 0
License Priority: None
2. Changing priority will replace evaluation license with permanent one.
CUE-License# license modify priority VMIVR-VM-MBX low
Feature: VMIVR-VM-MBX
Index: 1 License type : Evaluation
Lock type : Not Locked
License Count : 600
License Priority: High
After the license priority is adjusted,
the license usage count may decrease.
Do you want to proceed? (yes/[no]): yes
Are you sure you want to modify priority? (yes/[no]): yes
License Note:
Application will evaluate this change upon next reload
3. Without reload Cisco Unity Express, reflected the permanent license on CUE.
CUE-License# sh license
Index 0 Feature: VMIVR-VM-MBX
Period left: Life time
License Type: Permanent
License State: Active, In Use
License Count: 5 /10 <—- 10 mailboxes were allocated with evaluation license
License Priority: Medium
Index 1 Feature: VMIVR-PORT
Period left: Life time
License Type: Permanent
License State: Active, In Use
License Count: 2 /2
License Priority: Medium
4. After reloading Cisco Unity Express, correct voicemail box count.
CUE-License# sh license all
License Store: Primary License Storage
StoreIndex: 0 Feature: VMIVR-PORT
License Type: Permanent
License State: Active, In Use
License Count: 2 /2
License Priority: Medium
License Store: Primary License Storage
StoreIndex: 1 Feature: VMIVR-VM-MBX Version: 1.0
License Type: Permanent
License State: Active, In Use
License Count: 5 /5
License Priority: Medium
License Store: Evaluation License Storage
StoreIndex: 0 Feature: VMIVR-VM-MBX Version: 1.0
License Type: Evaluation
License State: Inactive
Evaluation total period: 8 weeks 4 days
Evaluation period left: 8 weeks 3 days
License Count: 600 / 0
License Priority: Low
License Store: Evaluation License Storage
StoreIndex: 1 Feature: VMIVR-PORT
License Type: Evaluation
License State: Inactive
Evaluation total period: 8 weeks 4 days
Evaluation period left: 8 weeks 4 days
License Count: 60 / 0
License Priority: None
5. After reloading Cisco Unity Express, sometimes VMIVR-PORT is not taking previous setting.
CUE-License# sh license
Index 0 Feature: VMIVR-VM-MBX
Period left: Life time
License Type: Permanent
License State: Active, In Use
License Count: 5 /10
License Priority: Medium
Index 1 Feature: VMIVR-PORT
Period left: Life time
License Type: Permanent
License State: Active, Not In Use
License Count: 0 /2
License Priority: Medium
In this case, voicemail box will be disable and no auto attendant work due to no port is in-used.
CUE-License# license activate ports 2
License activation count saved for use at next reload
CUE-License# reload