Correct instruction how to create IOU Licence
All operations are done on EVE cli:
1. Login into EVE root/yourpassword
2. Verify if your internet is ok ping www.google.com, if success do next:
3. Install nano editor
apt-get install nano
4. Go to location:
cd /opt/unetlab/addons/iol/bin/
5. Create iou keygen file
nano ioukeygen.py
6. File opens and copy this content to it:
#! /usr/bin/python
print "\n*********************************************************************"
print "Cisco IOU License Generator - Kal 2011, python port of 2006 C version"
import os
import socket
import hashlib
import struct
# get the host id and host name to calculate the hostkey
hostid=os.popen("hostid").read().strip()
hostname = socket.gethostname()
ioukey=int(hostid,16)
for x in hostname:
ioukey = ioukey + ord(x)
print "hostid=" + hostid +", hostname="+ hostname + ", ioukey=" + hex(ioukey)[2:]
# create the license using md5sum
iouPad1='\x4B\x58\x21\x81\x56\x7B\x0D\xF3\x21\x43\x9B\x7E\xAC\x1D\xE6\x8A'
iouPad2='\x80' + 39*'\0'
md5input=iouPad1 + iouPad2 + struct.pack('!L', ioukey) + iouPad1
iouLicense=hashlib.md5(md5input).hexdigest()[:16]
# add license info to $HOME/.iourc
print "\n*********************************************************************"
print "Create the license file $HOME/.iourc with this command:"
print " echo -e '[license]\\n" + hostname + " = " + iouLicense + ";'" + " | tee $HOME/.iourc "
print "\nThe command adds the following text to $HOME/.iourc:"
print "[license]\n" + hostname + " = " + iouLicense + ";"
# disable phone home feature
print "\n*********************************************************************"
print "Disable the phone home feature with this command:"
print " grep -q -F '127.0.0.1 xml.cisco.com' /etc/hosts || echo '127.0.0.1 xml.cisco.com' | sudo tee -a
/etc/hosts"
print "\nThe command adds the following text to /etc/hosts:"
print "127.0.0.1 xml.cisco.com"
print "\n*********************************************************************"
7. Save keygen file with key combos:
ctrl+o, answer yes (ctrl+ letter o)
ctrl+x, for exit
8. Fix permissions for new created script file:
chmod +x ioukeygen.py
9. Run this script:
./ ioukeygen.py
10. Output will show you generated lic:
*********************************************************************
Cisco IOU License Generator - Kal 2011, python port of 2006 C version
hostid=007f0101, hostname=eve-ng, ioukey=7f0343
*********************************************************************
Create the license file $HOME/.iourc with this command:
echo -e '[license]\neve-ng = 972f302xxxxxxxxx;' | tee $HOME/.iourc
The command adds the following text to $HOME/.iourc:
[license]
eve-ng = 972f302xxxxxxxxx;
*********************************************************************
Disable the phone home feature with this command:
grep -q -F '127.0.0.1 xml.cisco.com' /etc/hosts || echo '127.0.0.1 xml.cisco.com' | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
The command adds the following text to /etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1 xml.cisco.com
11. Copy generated lic info to notepad.
12. Create iourc lic file for EVE
nano iourc
13. Paste lic info in it:
[license]
eve-ng = 972f302xxxxxxxxx;
14. Save iourc file with key combos:
ctrl+o, answer yes (ctrl+ letter o)
ctrl+x, for exit
15. Fix permissions with:
/opt/unetlab/wrappers/unl_wrapper -a fixpermissions
Location of iourc file in the EVE is:
/opt/unetlab/addons/iol/bin/