Juniper Flex Program

Juniper Flex Program Overview

The Juniper Flex Program is a framework, set of policies, and tools that help unify and thereby simplify Juniper product-driven licensing and packaging.

The major components of the framework are:

• A focus on customer segments (enterprise, service provider, and cloud) and use cases for Juniper Networks hardware and software products.
• The introduction of subscription licenses and subscription portability for all Juniper Networks products including Junos OS, Contrail, and Juniper cloud-based services.
• The introduction of a common three-tiered model (standard, advanced, and premium) for all Juniper Networks software products.

Getting Started with the Juniper Flex Program

As a customer ordering a Juniper Networks product that includes hardware, you order:

• The hardware platform that includes the standard license.
• The customer support package that fits your needs.
• The advanced or premium subscription licenses, according to your use case. These subscription licenses include embedded customer support.

As a customer ordering a Juniper Networks software product, you order:

• The standard, advanced or premium subscription license, according to your use case. These subscription licenses include embedded customer support.

Understanding the Three-Tiered Model for the Juniper Flex Program

As new hardware platforms become available with the Juniper Flex Program, you can customize your purchase using one of the following three models:

• Standard License
  The standard license includes the hardware platform and a license to use the software with the standard feature set. Standard Return Material Authorization (RMA) policies apply with no changes in case of hardware failure. Customer support is ordered separately as you select your preferred hardware support policy and support for the standard software features. For more information about support policy, see Contact Support. The hardware platform does not require a separate license, and the software right-to-use (RTU) license is perpetual for the licensed features.
• Advanced License
  The advanced license includes the subscription-based license to use the advanced software features. The license term is 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years. Customer support for the software features is included. These features differ by use case and platform. For example, to view the list of features for the QFX5200 switch, see QFX5200 Switch SKUs.
• Premium License
  The premium license includes the subscription-based license to use the Junos OS software features. The license term is 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years. Customer support for the software features is included. These features differ by use case and platform. The premium license is a superset and includes all the features from the advanced license and additional features. For example, to view the list of features for the QFX5200 switch, see QFX5200 Switch SKUs.

Figure 1: Three-Tiered Model for the Juniper Flex Program

Understanding Subscription Licenses

All advanced and premium licenses are offered as subscriptions. Subscription licenses are available in 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years terms. After the order fulfilment, the subscription period begins after the completion of 30 days grace period.

Table 1 describes the subscription terms for purchase and number of months to use the license.

Table 1: Subscription Terms Details

Subscription Terms	Number of Months for the License
1 year	13 months
3 years	37 months
5 years	61 months

The subscription licenses include the following attributes:

• Specific products might offer a subset of these licenses. At the end of the term, you have three options:
  • You can renew the subscription, to continue to use the features and scale granted under the license.
  • You can order a replacement subscription. For example, when an advanced subscription term expires, you might have the requirement to upgrade to the premium subscription term.
    Upgrading and downgrading the subscription models is supported. In both cases, subscription models are processed as a new order, and you might use the features and scale granted under the new license. For example, you have a 5 years subscription and you want to downgrade to 3 years subscription and the other way around.
  • You might decline to renew or purchase a replacement subscription. In this case, you may no longer use the features and scale granted under the expired subscription. You can continue to use the hardware and any software features which are granted under a perpetual license.
• Subscription licenses include Juniper customer support for software features as part of the subscription license, unless customer support is provided by a Juniper partner directly. There is no need to order a separate customer support policy for the advanced and premium licenses.
• Premium license includes all the features in the premium and advanced licenses.
• Subscriptions may be ordered at any time.
• New software features may be available over time with new software versions.
• Subscription licenses are portable for similar devices.
• Subscriptions are cancelable at the end of the term.
• Renewals are not automatic.

Licensing Support on the Juniper Flex Program

The Juniper Flex Program offers the following support:

• Portability for Subscription Licenses
  Subscription licenses are portable. This means that if you buy a new similar hardware platform, then you can port the subscription license. You can stop using the license on one hardware platform and move it to another hardware platform. This portability allows you to balance features across hardware platforms in the network without having to buy extra feature licenses.
• Perpetual Licenses
  The standard Junos OS software shipped on the hardware platform includes a perpetual license, and this license is valid for the life of the hardware platform. The advanced and premium licenses are made available through the subscription license.
• Feature-Based Licensing
  Some Juniper products offered add-on feature licenses. In the new licensing model, feature licenses are included in the standard, advanced, or premium licenses.
  For information about how to purchase a software license, contact your Juniper Networks sales representative at https://www.juniper.net/in/en/contact-us/.