Configuring Smart Licensing

• Prerequisites for Configuring Smart Licensing, on page 1

• Introduction to Smart Licensing, on page 1
• Connecting to CSSM, on page 2
• Configuring a Connection to CSSM and Setting Up the License Level, on page 4
• Registering a Device on CSSM, on page 15
• Monitoring Smart Licensing Configuration, on page 20
• Configuration Examples for Smart Licensing, on page 21
• Additional References, on page 27
• Feature Information for Smart Licensing, on page 27

Prerequisites for Configuring Smart Licensing

You must have the following in CSSM:
• Cisco Smart Account
• One or more Virtual Account
• User role with proper access rights
• You should have accepted the Smart Software Licensing Agreement on CSSM to register devices.
• Network reachability to https://tools.cisco.com.

Introduction to Smart Licensing

Cisco Smart Licensing is a flexible licensing model that provides you with an easier, faster, and more consistent
way to purchase and manage software across the Cisco portfolio and across your organization. And it’s secure
– you control what users can access. With Smart Licensing you get:
• Easy Activation: Smart Licensing establishes a pool of software licenses that can be used across the
entire organization—no more PAKs (Product Activation Keys).
• Unified Management: My Cisco Entitlements (MCE) provides a complete view into all of your Cisco
products and services in an easy-to-use portal, so you always know what you have and what you are
using.

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• License Flexibility: Your software is not node-locked to your hardware, so you can easily use and transfer
licenses as needed.

To use Smart Licensing, you must first set up a Smart Account on Cisco Software Central (software.cisco.com).
For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to cisco.com/go/licensingguide.

Note Licenses are managed as Smart licenses from Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1 and later. Right-to-Use licenses are
deprecated from Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1.

Overview of CSSM
CSSM enables you to manage all your Cisco smart software licenses from one centralized portal. With CSSM,
you can organize and view your licenses in groups called virtual accounts (collections of licenses and product
instances).
You can access the CSSM on https://software.cisco.com/#, by clicking the Smart Software Licensing link
under the License tab.

Note Use a Chrome 32.0, Firefox 25.0, or Safari 6.0.5 web browser to access CSSM. Also, ensure that Javascript
1.5 or a later version is enabled in your browser.

Use the CSSM to do the following tasks:

• Create, manage, or view virtual accounts.
• Create and manage Product Instance Registration Tokens.
• Transfer licenses between virtual accounts or view licenses.
• Transfer, remove, or view product instances.
• Run reports against your virtual accounts.
• Modify your email notification settings.
• View overall account information.

CSSM Help describes the procedures for carrying out these tasks.

Connecting to CSSM
The following illustration shows the various options available to connect to CSSM:

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Figure 1: Connection Options

1. Direct cloud access: In this method, Cisco products send usage information directly over the internet to
Cisco.com; no additional components are needed for the connection.
2. Direct cloud access through an HTTPs proxy: In this method, Cisco products send usage information over
the internet through a proxy server - either a Call Home Transport Gateway or an off-the-shelf proxy
(such as Apache) to Cisco.com.
3. Mediated access through a connected on-premises collector: In this method, Cisco products send usage
information to a locally-connected collector, which acts as a local license authority. Periodically, this
information is exchanged to keep the databases synchronized.
4. Mediated access through a disconnected on-premises collector: In this method, Cisco products send usage
information to a local disconnected collector, which acts as a local license authority. Exchange of
human-readable information takes place occasionally (maybe once a month) to keep the databases
synchronized.

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Options 1 and 2 provide an easy connection option, and options 3 and 4 provide a secure environment
connection option. Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (formerly known as Cisco Smart Software
Manager satellite) provides support for options 3 and 4.

Configuring a Connection to CSSM and Setting Up the License

Level
The following sections provide information about how to set up a connection to CSSM and set up the license
level.

Setting Up a Connection to CSSM

The following steps show how to set up a Layer 3 connection to CSSM to verify network reachability. Skip
this section if you already have Layer 3 connectivity to CSSM.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. {ip | ipv6} name-server server-address 1 [server-address 2] [server-address 3] [server-address 4]
[server-address 5] [server-address 6]
4. ip name-server vrf Mgmt-vrf server-address 1 [server-address 2] [server-address 3] [server-address
4] [server-address 5] [server-address 6]
5. ip domain lookup source-interface interface-type interface-number
6. ip domain name example.com
7. ip host tools.cisco.com ip-address
8. interface vlan_id
9. ntp server ip-address [version number] [key key-id] [prefer]
10. switchport access vlan vlan_id
11. ip route ip-address ip-mask subnet mask
12. license smart transport callhome
13. ip http client source-interface interface-type interface-number
14. exit
15. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Example: Enter your password, if prompted.
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:

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Command or Action Purpose

Device# configure terminal

Step 3 {ip | ipv6} name-server server-address 1 [server-address Configures Domain Name System (DNS).
2] [server-address 3] [server-address 4] [server-address
5] [server-address 6]
Example:
Device(config)# ip name-server 209.165.201.1
209.165.200.225 209.165.201.14 209.165.200.230

Step 4 ip name-server vrf Mgmt-vrf server-address 1 (Optional) Configures DNS on the VRF interface.
[server-address 2] [server-address 3] [server-address 4]
Note You should configure this command as an
[server-address 5] [server-address 6]
alternative to the ip name-server command.
Example:
Device(config)# ip name-server vrf Mgmt-vrf
209.165.201.1 209.165.200.225 209.165.201.14
209.165.200.230

Step 5 ip domain lookup source-interface interface-type (Optional) Configures the source interface for the DNS
interface-number domain lookup.
Example:
Device(config)# ip domain lookup source-interface
Vlan100

Step 6 ip domain name example.com Configures the domain name.

Example:
Device(config)# ip domain name example.com

Step 7 ip host tools.cisco.com ip-address (Optional) Configures static hostname-to-address mappings

in the DNS hostname cache if automatic DNS mapping is
Example:
not available.
Device(config)# ip host tools.cisco.com
209.165.201.30

Step 8 interface vlan_id Configures a Layer 3 interface.

Example:

Device(config)# interface Vlan100

Device(config-if)# ip address 192.0.2.10
255.255.255.0
Device(config-if)# exit

Step 9 ntp server ip-address [version number] [key key-id] Forms a server association with the specified system.
[prefer]
Note The ntp server command is mandatory to
Example: ensure that the device time is synchronized with
CSSM.
Device(config)# ntp server 198.51.100.100 version
2 prefer

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 10 switchport access vlan vlan_id (Optional) Enables the VLAN for which this access port
carries traffic and sets the interface as a nontrunking
Example:
nontagged single-VLAN Ethernet interface.
Device(config)# interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Note This step is to be configured only if the
Device(config-if)# switchport access vlan 100 switchport access mode is required.
Device(config-if)# switchport mode access
Device(config-if)# exit
Device(config)#

Step 11 ip route ip-address ip-mask subnet mask Configures a route on the device.
Example: Note You can configure either a static route or a
dynamic route.
Device(config)# ip route 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.255
192.0.2.1

Step 12 license smart transport callhome Enables the transport mode as Call Home.
Example: Note The license smart transport callhome
Device(config)# license smart transport callhome command is mandatory.

Step 13 ip http client source-interface interface-type Configures a source interface for the HTTP client.
interface-number
Note The ip http client source-interface
Example: interface-type interface-number command is
Device(config)# ip http client source-interface mandatory.
Vlan100

Step 14 exit (Optional) Exits global configuration mode and returns to

privileged EXEC mode.
Example:
Device(config)# exit

Step 15 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Example:
Device# copy running-config startup-config

Configuring the Call Home Service for Direct Cloud Access

Note By default, the CiscoTAC-1 profile is already set up on the device. Use the show call-home profile all
command to check the profile status.

The Call Home service provides email-based and web-based notification of critical system events to CSSM.
To configure and enable the Call Home service, perform this procedure:

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable

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2. configure terminal
3. call-home
4. no http secure server-identity-check
5. contact-email-address email-address
6. profile CiscoTAC-1
7. destination transport-method http
8. destination address http url
9. active
10. no destination transport-method email
11. exit
12. exit
13. service call-home
14. exit
15. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Example: Enter your password, if prompted.
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 call-home Enters Call Home configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# call-home

Step 4 no http secure server-identity-check Disables server identity check when HTTP connection is
established.
Example:
Device(config-call-home)# no http secure
server-identity-check

Step 5 contact-email-address email-address Assigns customer's email address. You can enter up to 200
characters in email address format with no spaces.
Example:
Device(config-call-home)# contact-email-addr
[email protected]

Step 6 profile CiscoTAC-1 By default, the CiscoTAC-1 profile is inactive. To use this
profile with the Call Home service, you must enable the
Example:
profile.
Device(config-call-home)# profile CiscoTAC-1

Step 7 destination transport-method http Enables the Call Home service via HTTP.
Example:

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Command or Action Purpose

Device(config-call-home-profile)# destination
transport-method http

Step 8 destination address http url Connects to CSSM.

Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# destination
address http
https://tools.cisco.com/its/service/oddce/services/DDCEService

Step 9 active Enables the destination profile.

Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# active

Step 10 no destination transport-method email Disables the Call Home service via email.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# no destination
transport-method email

Step 11 exit Exits Call Home destination profile configuration mode

and returns to Call Home configuration mode.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# exit

Step 12 exit Exits Call Home configuration mode and returns to global
configuration mode.
Example:
Device(config-call-home)# exit

Step 13 service call-home Enables the Call Home feature.

Example:
Device(config)# service call-home

Step 14 exit Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged

EXEC mode.
Example:
Device(config)# exit

Step 15 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Example:
Device# copy running-config startup-config

Configuring the Call Home Service for Direct Cloud Access through an HTTPs
Proxy Server
The Call Home service can be configured through an HTTPs proxy server. This configuration requires no
user authentication to connect to CSSM.

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Note Authenticated HTTPs proxy configurations are not supported.

To configure and enable the Call Home service through an HTTPs proxy, perform this procedure:

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. call-home
4. contact-email-address email-address
5. http-proxy proxy-address proxy-port port-number
6. profile CiscoTAC-1
7. destination transport-method http
8. no destination transport-method email
9. profile name
10. reporting smart-licensing-data
11. destination transport-method http
12. destination address http url
13. active
14. exit
15. exit
16. service call-home
17. ip http client proxy-server proxy-address proxy-port port-number
18. exit
19. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Example: Enter your password, if prompted.
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 call-home Enters Call Home configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# call-home

Step 4 contact-email-address email-address Configures the default email address as

[email protected].
Example:

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Command or Action Purpose

Device(config-call-home)# contact-email-addr
[email protected]

Step 5 http-proxy proxy-address proxy-port port-number Configures the proxy server information to the Call Home
service.
Example:
Device(config-call-home)# http-proxy 198.51.100.10
port 3128

Step 6 profile CiscoTAC-1 By default, the CiscoTAC-1 profile is inactive. To use this
profile with the Call Home service, you must enable the
Example:
profile.
Device(config-call-home)# profile CiscoTAC-1

Step 7 destination transport-method http Enables the Call Home service via HTTP.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# destination
transport-method http

Step 8 no destination transport-method email Disables the Call Home service via email.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# no destination
transport-method email

Step 9 profile name Enters Call Home destination profile configuration mode
for the specified destination profile name. If the specified
Example:
destination profile does not exist, it is created.
Device(config-call-home)# profile test1

Step 10 reporting smart-licensing-data Enables data sharing with the Call Home service via HTTP.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# reporting
smart-licensing-data

Step 11 destination transport-method http Enables the HTTP message transport method.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# destination
transport-method http

Step 12 destination address http url Connects to CSSM.

Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# destination
address http
https://tools.cisco.com/its/service/oddce/services/DDCEService

Step 13 active Enables the destination profile.

Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# active

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 14 exit Exits Call Home destination profile configuration mode
and returns to Call Home configuration mode.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# exit

Step 15 exit Exits Call Home configuration mode and returns to global
configuration mode.
Example:
Device(config-call-home)# exit

Step 16 service call-home Enables the Call Home feature.

Example:
Device(config)# service call-home

Step 17 ip http client proxy-server proxy-address proxy-port Enables the Call Home feature.
port-number
Example:
Device(config)# ip http client proxy-server
198.51.100.10 port 3128

Step 18 exit Exits global configuration mode and returns to privileged

EXEC mode.
Example:
Device(config)# exit

Step 19 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Example:
Device# copy running-config startup-config

Configuring the Call Home Service for Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem
For information about Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (formerly known as Cisco Smart Software
Manager satellite), see https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/buy/smart-accounts/software-manager-satellite.html.
To configure the Call Home service for the Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (formerly known as
Cisco Smart Software Manager satellite), perform this procedure:

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. call-home
4. no http secure server-identity-check
5. profile name
6. reporting smart-licensing-data
7. destination transport-method http
8. destination address http url
9. destination preferred-msg-format {long-text | short-text | xml}

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10. active
11. exit
12. exit
13. ip http client source-interface interface-type interface-number
14. crypto pki trustpoint name
15. revocation-check none
16. end
17. copy running-config startup-config

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Example: Enter your password if prompted.
Device> enable

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 call-home Enters Call Home configuration mode.

Example:
Device(config)# call-home

Step 4 no http secure server-identity-check Disables server identity check when HTTP connection is
established.
Example:
Device(config-call-home)# no http secure
server-identity-check

Step 5 profile name Enters Call Home destination profile configuration mode
for the specified destination profile name. If the specified
Example:
destination profile does not exist, it is created.
Device(config-call-home)# profile test1

Step 6 reporting smart-licensing-data Enables data sharing with the Call Home service via HTTP.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# reporting
smart-licensing-data

Step 7 destination transport-method http Enables the HTTP message transport method.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# destination
transport-method http

Step 8 destination address http url Configures the destination URL (CSSM) to which Call
Home messages are sent.
Example:
Note

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Command or Action Purpose

Device(config-call-home-profile)# Ensure the IP address or the fully qualified domain name
destination address http
(FQDN) in the destination URL matches the IP address or
https://209.165.201.15:443/Transportgateway/services/DeviceRequestHandler
the FQDN as configured for the Satellite Name on the
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem.
or
Device(config-call-home-profile)#
destination address http
http://209.165.201.15:80/Transportgateway/services/DeviceRequestHandler

Step 9 destination preferred-msg-format {long-text | short-text (Optional) Configures a preferred message format. The
| xml} default is XML.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# destination
preferred-msg-format xml

Step 10 active Enables the destination profile. By default, a profile is

enabled when it is created.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# active

Step 11 exit Exits Call Home destination profile configuration mode

and returns to Call Home configuration mode.
Example:
Device(config-call-home-profile)# exit

Step 12 exit Exits Call Home configuration mode and returns to global
configuration mode.
Example:
Device(config-call-home)# exit

Step 13 ip http client source-interface interface-type Configures a source interface for the HTTP client.
interface-number
Note The ip http client source-interface
Example: interface-type interface-number command is
Device(config)# ip http client source-interface mandatory for a vrf interface.
Vlan100

Step 14 crypto pki trustpoint name (Optional) Declares the trustpoint and a given name and
enters ca-trustpoint configuration mode.
Example:
Device(config)# crypto pki trustpoint
SLA-TrustPoint

Step 15 revocation-check none (Optional) Specifies that certificate checking is ignored.

Example:
Device(ca-trustpoint)# revocation-check none

Step 16 end (Optional) Exits ca-trustpoint configuration mode and

returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Example:
Device(ca-trustpoint)# end

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 17 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Example:
Device# copy running-config startup-config

Configuring the License Level

This procedure is optional. You can use this procedure to :
• Downgrade or upgrade licenses.
• Enable or disable an evaluation or extension license
• Clear an upgrade license

The required license level(s) needs to be configured on the device before registering. The following are the
license levels available for Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches:
Base licenses
• Network Essentials
• Network Advantage (includes Network Essentials)

Add-on licenses—These can be subscribed for a fixed term of three, five, or seven years.
• Digital Networking Architecture (DNA) Essentials
• DNA Advantage (includes DNA Essentials)

To configure the license levels, follow this procedure:

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. license boot level license_level
4. exit
5. write memory
6. show version
7. reload

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Example: Enter your password, if prompted.
Device> enable

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 2 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Example:
Device# configure terminal

Step 3 license boot level license_level Activates the licenses on the switch.
Example:
Device(config)# license boot level
network-essentials

Step 4 exit Returns to the privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Device(config)# exit

Step 5 write memory Saves the license information on the switch.

Example:
Device# write memory

Step 6 show version Shows license-level information.

Example:
Device# show version
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technology-package Current Type
Technology-package Next reboot
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
network-essentials Smart License
network-essentials
None Subscription Smart
License None

Step 7 reload Reloads the device.

Example:
Device# reload

Registering a Device on CSSM

To register a device on CSSM, you must do the following tasks:
1. Generate a unique token from the CSSM.
2. Register the device with the generated token.

On successful registration, the device will receive an identity certificate. This certificate is saved on your
device and automatically used for all future communications with Cisco. CSSM will attempt to renew the
registration information every 30 days..

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Additionally, license usage data is collected and a report is sent to you every month. If required, you can
configure your Call Home settings to filter out sensitive information (like hostname, username and password)
from the usage report.

Note Downgrading a device from Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1 to any prior release will migrate the smart license to
traditional license. All smart license information on the device will be removed. In case the device needs to
be upgraded back to Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1, the license status will remain in evaluation mode until the
device is registered again in CSSM.

Generating a New Token from CSSM

Tokens are generated to register new product instances to the virtual account.

Step 1 Log in to CSSM from https://software.cisco.com/#.

You must log in to the portal using the username and password provided by Cisco.

Step 2 Click the Inventory tab.

Step 3 From the Virtual Account drop-down list, choose the required virtual account.
Step 4 Click the General tab.
Step 5 Click New Token.

The Create Registration Token window is displayed.

Step 6 In the Description field, enter the token description.
Step 7 In the Expire After field, enter the number of days the token must be active.
Step 8 (Optional) In the Max. Number of Uses field, enter the maximum number of uses allowed after which the token expires.

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Step 9 Check the Allow export-controlled functionality on the products registered with this token checkbox.
Enabling this checkbox ensures Cisco compliance with US and country-specific export policies and guidelines. For
more information, see https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/global-export-trade.html.

Step 10 Click Create Token to create a token.

Step 11 After the token is created, click Copy to copy the newly created token.

Registering a Device with the New Token

To register a device with the new token, perform this procedure:

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable

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2. license smart register idtoken token_ID

3. write memory

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Example: Enter your password, if prompted.
Device> enable

Step 2 license smart register idtoken token_ID Registers the device with the back-end server using the
token generated from CSSM.
Example:
Device# license smart register idtoken
$Tl4UytrNXBzbEs1ck8veUtWaG5abnZJOFdDa1FwbVRa%0AblRMbz0%3D%0A

Step 3 write memory Saves the license information on the device.

Example:
Device# write memory

Verifying the License Status After Registration

To verify the status of a license after registration, use the show license all command.

Device> enable
Device# show license all
Smart Licensing Status
======================

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Registration:
Status: REGISTERED
Smart Account: Smart Account Name
Virtual Account: Virtual Account 1
Export-Controlled Functionality: Allowed
Initial Registration: First Attempt Pending
Last Renewal Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jul 19 14:49:49 2018 IST
Next Renewal Attempt: Jan 15 14:49:48 2019 IST
Registration Expires: Jul 19 14:43:48 2019 IST

License Authorization:
Status: AUTHORIZED on Jul 28 07:02:56 2018 IST
Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jul 28 07:02:56 2018 IST
Next Communication Attempt: Aug 27 07:02:56 2018 IST
Communication Deadline: Oct 26 06:57:50 2018 IST

Utility:
Status: DISABLED

Data Privacy:
Sending Hostname: yes
Callhome hostname privacy: DISABLED
Smart Licensing hostname privacy: DISABLED
Version privacy: DISABLED

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Transport:
Type: Callhome

License Usage
==============

C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license (C9200L-DNA-A-48):

Description: C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: AUTHORIZED

C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license (C9200L-NW-A-48):

Description: C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: AUTHORIZED

Product Information
===================
UDI: PID:C9200L-48P-4X,SN:JPG221300KP

Agent Version
=============
Smart Agent for Licensing: 4.4.13_rel/116
Component Versions: SA:(1_3_dev)1.0.15, SI:(dev22)1.2.1, CH:(rel5)1.0.3, PK:(dev18)1.0.3

Reservation Info
================
License reservation: DISABLED

Canceling a Device's Registration in CSSM

When your device is taken off the inventory, shipped elsewhere for redeployment, or returned to Cisco for
replacement using the return merchandise authorization (RMA) process, you can use the deregister command
to cancel the registration of your device.
To cancel device registration, follow this procedure:

Before you begin

Layer 3 connection to CSSM must be available to successfully deregister the device.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. license smart deregister

DETAILED STEPS

Command or Action Purpose

Step 1 enable Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Example: Enter your password, if prompted.
Device> enable

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Command or Action Purpose

Step 2 license smart deregister Cancels the device's registration, and sends the device into
evaluation mode. All smart licensing entitlements and
Example:
certificates on the corresponding platform are removed. The
Device# license smart deregister device product instance stored on CSSM is also removed.

Monitoring Smart Licensing Configuration

Use the following commands in privileged EXEC mode to monitor smart licensing configuration.

Table 1: Commands to Monitor Smart Licensing Configuration

Command Purpose

show license status Displays the compliance status of smart licensing.

The following is the list of possible statuses:
• Enabled: Indicates that smart licensing is
enabled.
• Waiting: Indicates the initial state after your
device has made a license entitlement request.
The device establishes communication with
Cisco and successfully registers itself with the
CSSM.
• Registered: Indicates that your device is able to
communicate with the CSSM, and is authorized
to initiate requests for license entitlements.
• Authorized: Indicates that your device is in
Compliance status and is authorized to use the
requested type and count of licenses. The
Authorization status has a lifetime of 90 days.
At the end of 30 days, the device will send a new
entitlement authorization request to the CSSM
to renew the authorization.
• Out Of Compliance: Indicates that one or more
of your licenses are out of compliance. You must
buy additional licenses.
• Eval Mode: You must register the device with
the CSSM within 90 days (of device usage).
Otherwise, your device's evaluation period will
expire.
• Evaluation Period Expired: At the end of 90 days,
if your device has not registered, the device
enters Evaluation Expired mode.

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Command Purpose

show license all Displays all the entitlements in use. Additionally, it

shows the associated licensing certificates, compliance
status, UDI, and other details.

show tech-support license Displays the detailed debug output.

show license usage Displays the license usage information.

show license summary Displays the summary of all the active licenses.

Configuration Examples for Smart Licensing

The following sections provide various Smart Licensing configuration examples.

Example: Viewing the Call Home Profile

Example
To display the Call Home profile, use the show call-home profile all command:

Device> enable
Device# show call-home profile all
Profile Name: CiscoTAC-1
Profile status: ACTIVE
Profile mode: Full Reporting
Reporting Data: Smart Call Home, Smart Licensing
Preferred Message Format: xml
Message Size Limit: 3145728 Bytes
Transport Method: http
HTTP address(es): https://tools.cisco.com/its/service/oddce/services/DDCEService
Other address(es): default

Periodic configuration info message is scheduled every 1 day of the month at 09:15

Periodic inventory info message is scheduled every 1 day of the month at 09:00

Alert-group Severity
------------------------ ------------
crash debug
diagnostic minor
environment warning
inventory normal

Syslog-Pattern Severity
------------------------ ------------
APF-.-WLC_.* warning
.* major

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Example: Viewing the License Information Before Registering

Example: Viewing the License Information Before Registering

Example
To display the license entitlements, use the show license all command:

Device> enable
Device# show license all
Smart Licensing Status
======================

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Registration:
Status: UNREGISTERED
Export-Controlled Functionality: Not Allowed

License Authorization:
Status: EVAL MODE
Evaluation Period Remaining: 68 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes, 5 seconds

Utility:
Status: DISABLED

Data Privacy:
Sending Hostname: yes
Callhome hostname privacy: DISABLED
Smart Licensing hostname privacy: DISABLED
Version privacy: DISABLED

Transport:
Type: Callhome

License Usage
==============

C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license (C9200L-DNA-A-48):

Description: C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: EVAL MODE

C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license (C9200L-NW-A-48):

Description: C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: EVAL MODE

Product Information
===================
UDI: PID:C9200L-48P-4X,SN:JPG221300KP

Agent Version
=============
Smart Agent for Licensing: 4.4.13_rel/116
Component Versions: SA:(1_3_dev)1.0.15, SI:(dev22)1.2.1, CH:(rel5)1.0.3, PK:(dev18)1.0.3

Reservation Info
================
License reservation: DISABLED

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Example: Viewing the License Information Before Registering

Example
To display the license usage information, use the show license usage command:

Device> enable
Device# show license usage
Load for five secs: 1%/0%; one minute: 0%; five minutes: 0%
No time source, 09:28:34.123 EDT Fri Jul 13 2018

License Authorization:
Status: EVAL MODE
Evaluation Period Remaining: 68 days, 0 hours, 29 minutes, 38 seconds

C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license (C9200L-DNA-A-48):

Description: C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: EVAL MODE

C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license (C9200L-NW-A-48):

Description: C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: EVAL MODE

Example
To display all the license summaries, use the show license summary command:

Device> enable
Device# show license summary

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Registration:
Status: UNREGISTERED
Export-Controlled Functionality: Not Allowed

License Authorization:
Status: EVAL MODE
Evaluation Period Remaining: 68 days, 0 hours, 29 minutes, 33 seconds

License Usage:
License Entitlement tag Count Status
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(C9200L-DNA-A-48) 1 EVAL MODE
(C9200L-NW-A-48) 1 EVAL MODE

Example
To display the license status information, use the show license status command:

Device> enable
Device# show license status
Load for five secs: 1%/0%; one minute: 0%; five minutes: 0%
No time source, 09:28:37.683 EDT Fri Jul 13 2018

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Example: Registering a Device

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Utility:
Status: DISABLED

Data Privacy:
Sending Hostname: yes
Callhome hostname privacy: DISABLED
Smart Licensing hostname privacy: DISABLED
Version privacy: DISABLED

Transport:
Type: Callhome

Registration:
Status: UNREGISTERED
Export-Controlled Functionality: Not Allowed

License Authorization:
Status: EVAL MODE
Evaluation Period Remaining: 68 days, 0 hours, 29 minutes, 35 seconds

Example: Registering a Device

Example
To register a device, use the license smart register idtoken command:

Device> enable
Device# license smart register idtoken
Tl4UytrNXBzbEs1ck8veUtWaG5abnZJOFdDa1FwbVRa%0AblRMbz0%3D%0A
Device# write memory

Example: Viewing the License Status After Registering

Example
To display the license entitlements, use the show license all command:

Device> enable
Device# show license all
Smart Licensing Status
======================

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Registration:
Status: REGISTERED
Smart Account: Smart Account Name
Virtual Account: Virtual Account 1
Export-Controlled Functionality: Allowed
Initial Registration: First Attempt Pending
Last Renewal Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jul 19 14:49:49 2018 IST
Next Renewal Attempt: Jan 15 14:49:48 2019 IST

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Example: Viewing the License Status After Registering

Registration Expires: Jul 19 14:43:48 2019 IST

License Authorization:
Status: AUTHORIZED on Jul 28 07:02:56 2018 IST
Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jul 28 07:02:56 2018 IST
Next Communication Attempt: Aug 27 07:02:56 2018 IST
Communication Deadline: Oct 26 06:57:50 2018 IST

Utility:
Status: DISABLED

Data Privacy:
Sending Hostname: yes
Callhome hostname privacy: DISABLED
Smart Licensing hostname privacy: DISABLED
Version privacy: DISABLED

Transport:
Type: Callhome

License Usage
==============

C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license (C9200L-DNA-A-48):

Description: C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: AUTHORIZED

C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license (C9200L-NW-A-48):

Description: C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: AUTHORIZED

Product Information
===================
UDI: PID:C9200L-48P-4X,SN:JPG221300KP

Agent Version
=============
Smart Agent for Licensing: 4.4.13_rel/116
Component Versions: SA:(1_3_dev)1.0.15, SI:(dev22)1.2.1, CH:(rel5)1.0.3, PK:(dev18)1.0.3

Reservation Info
================
License reservation: DISABLED

Example
To display license usage information, use the show license usage command:

Device> enable
Device# show license usage
License Authorization:
Status: AUTHORIZED on Jul 28 07:02:56 2018 IST

C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license (C9200L-DNA-A-48):

Description: C9200L DNA Advantage, 48-port Term license

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Example: Viewing the License Status After Registering

Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: AUTHORIZED

C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license (C9200L-NW-A-48):

Description: C9200L Network Advantage, 48-port license
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: AUTHORIZED

Example
To display all the license summaries, use the show license summary command:

Device> enable
Device# show license summary
Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Registration:
Status: REGISTERED
Smart Account: Smart Account Name
Virtual Account: Virtual Account 1
Export-Controlled Functionality: Allowed
Last Renewal Attempt: SUCCEEDED
Next Renewal Attempt: Jan 15 14:49:48 2019 IST

License Authorization:
Status: AUTHORIZED
Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED
Next Communication Attempt: Aug 27 07:02:56 2018 IST

License Usage:
License Entitlement tag Count Status
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C9200L DNA Advantage... (C9200L-DNA-A-48) 1 AUTHORIZED
C9200L Network Advan... (C9200L-NW-A-48) 1 AUTHORIZED

Example
To display the license status information, use the show license status command:

Device> enable
Device# show license status

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Utility:
Status: DISABLED

Data Privacy:
Sending Hostname: yes
Callhome hostname privacy: DISABLED
Smart Licensing hostname privacy: DISABLED
Version privacy: DISABLED

Transport:
Type: Callhome

Registration:

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Additional References

Status: REGISTERED
Smart Account: Smart Account Name
Virtual Account: Virtual Account 1
Export-Controlled Functionality: Allowed
Initial Registration: First Attempt Pending
Last Renewal Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jul 19 14:49:49 2018 IST
Next Renewal Attempt: Jan 15 14:49:47 2019 IST
Registration Expires: Jul 19 14:43:47 2019 IST

License Authorization:
Status: AUTHORIZED on Jul 28 07:02:56 2018 IST
Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jul 28 07:02:56 2018 IST
Next Communication Attempt: Aug 27 07:02:56 2018 IST
Communication Deadline: Oct 26 06:57:50 2018 IST

Additional References
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Feature Information for Smart Licensing

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This
table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release
train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Table 2: Feature Information for Smart Licensing

Feature Name Releases Feature Information

Smart Cisco IOS XE Fuji Smart Licensing is a cloud-based, software license management
Licensing 16.9.2 solution that allows you to manage and track the status of your
license and hardware and software usage trends.

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