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I have 2 units of Cisco PIX 515 running in failover mode now. &nbsp;I have disabled the failover, and have taken out the standby unit for other purpose. &nbsp;However, when I boot up the secondary unit in standalone, I get the following message at the console screen, and cannot proceed from there on:<br />
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This machine is licensed as a secondary failover unit, but lacks a connection to a fully-licensed primary PIX. The current setup is an invalid failover setup. This machine will not continue rebooting in its current state.<br />
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I know this has to be the licensing issue. &nbsp;I am just hoping there is a way to reset it, or convert it so that it can be operating in standalone, without upgrading the license. &nbsp;Any ideas? &nbsp;Thank you.
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I have 2 units of Cisco PIX 515 running in failover mode now.  I have disabled the failover, and have taken out the standby unit for other purpose.  However, when I boot up the secondary unit in standalone, I get the following message at the console screen, and cannot proceed from there on:

=========================== NOTICE ===========================
This machine is licensed as a secondary failover unit, but lacks a connection to a fully-licensed primary PIX. The current setup is an invalid failover setup. This machine will not continue rebooting in its current state.
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I know this has to be the licensing issue.  I am just hoping there is a way to reset it, or convert it so that it can be operating in standalone, without upgrading the license.  Any ideas?  Thank you.

Cisco PIX Failover License

Cisco PIX is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance; the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and anti-malware security appliance that provides unified threat management and protection the PIX does not. Other Cisco devices and systems include routers, switches, storage networking, wireless and the software and hardware for PIX Firewall Manager (PFM), PIX Device Manager (PDM) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).