Smart Licensing

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Smart Licensing Client, page 1

Smart Licensing ClientSmart Licensing Client feature is a standardized licensing platform that simplifies the Cisco software experienceand helps you to understand how Cisco software is used across your network. Smart Licensing is the nextgeneration licensing platform for all Cisco software products.

Prerequisites for Cisco Smart Licensing Client• Ensure that Call Home is not disabled before using the Smart Licensing Client feature.

Restrictions for Cisco Smart Licensing Client• Cisco 1100 Series ISR platforms support Technology Package License, Throughput License, andHSECK9license in Cisco Smart Licensing from Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2.

• You require a virtual account in the Smart Licensing server for registration.

Information About Cisco Smart Licensing Client

Cisco Smart Licensing - An OverviewA new licensing model, based on a single technology, has been designed for Cisco called Smart Licensingthat is intended to provide Enterprise Level Agreement-like capabilities for all of Cisco's products.

Smart Licensing is software based licensing end-to-end platform that consists of several tools and processesto authorize customers the usage and reporting of the Cisco products. The feature has the capability to capture

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the customers order and communicates with Cisco Cloud License Service through Smart Call Home transportmedia to complete the products registration and authorization on desired performance and technology level.

The Smart Licensing feature is aimed at giving users an experience of a single, standardized licensing solutionfor all Cisco products.

Transitioning from CSL to Smart LicensingIn the Smart Licensing Model, customers can activate licensed objects without the use of a special softwarekey or upgrade license file. The customers simply activate the new functionality using the appropriate productcommands and configurations and the functionality is activated. A software reboot may or may not be requireddepending on the product capabilities and requirements.

Similarly, downgrading or removing an advanced feature, performance, or functionality would require aremoval of the configuration or command.

Once either of these actions has been taken, the change in license state is noted by the Smart SoftwareManagerupon next synchronization and an appropriate action is then taken.

Cisco One SuitesCisco ONE Suites is a new way for customers to purchase infrastructure software. Cisco ONE offers asimplified purchasing model, centered on common customer scenarios in the data center, wide area network,and local access networks. To know more about Cisco One Suites, please refer to Cisco ONE Suites.

How to Activate Cisco Smart Licensing Client

Enable Smart Licensing

Procedure

PurposeCommand or Action

Enables privileged EXEC mode.enableStep 1

Example:

Device> enable

• Enter your password if prompted.

Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal

Example:

Device# configure terminal

Step 2

Activates Smart Licensing on the device.license smart enableStep 3

Example:

Device# license smart enable

When you enable Smart Licensing, the CiscoSoftware License (CSL) and all licensing callspass through the Smart Agent.

Note

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PurposeCommand or Action

For the ‘no’ case, if Smart Licensing is alreadyregistered, the Smart Agent performs the ”license smartderegister” operation that deactivates Smart Licensing.

Exits the global configuration mode.exit

Example:

Device# exit

Step 4

Saves the running configuration to NVRAM.write memory

Example:

Device# write memory

Step 5

(Optional) Displays summary information about alllicenses.

show license all

Example:

Device# show license all

Step 6

Smart License Disable

Procedure

PurposeCommand or Action

Enables privileged EXEC mode.enableStep 1

Example:

Device> enable

• Enter your password if prompted.

Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal

Example:

Device# configure terminal

Step 2

Deactivates Smart Licensing on the device.no license smart enableStep 3

Example:

Device(config)# no licensesmart enable

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PurposeCommand or Action

When you enable Smart Licensing, the CiscoSoftware License (CSL) and all licensing callspass through the Smart Agent. For the ‘no’ case,if Smart Licensing is already registered, theSmart Agent performs the ”license smartderegister” operation that deactivates SmartLicensing. Reload the device to activate the CSLon the device.

Note

Exits the global configuration mode.exit

Example:

Device(config)# exit

Step 4

Saves the running configuration to NVRAM.write memory

Example:

Device# write memory

Step 5

(Optional) Restarts the device to enable the new featureset.

reload

Example:

Device# reload

Step 6

Reload the device if you have not reloaded thedevice after configuring the Cisco One Suites.

Note

(Optional) Displays summary information about alllicenses.

show license all

Example:

Device# show license all

Step 7

Device Registration

Procedure

PurposeCommand or Action

Enables privileged EXEC mode.enableStep 1

Example:

Device> enable

• Enter your password if prompted.

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PurposeCommand or Action

Registers the device with the back-end server. Token idcan be obtained from your virtual a/c in the SmartLicensing server.

license smart register idtoken idtoken[force]

Example:

Device# license smart registeridtoken 123

Step 2

• force: To forcefully register your deviceirrespective of either the device is registered ornot.

The device supplies the token ID to the Ciscoserver, which sends back a “Device Certificate”that is valid for 365 days.

Note

Deregisters the device from the backend server.license smart deregister

Example:

Device# license smart deregister

Step 3

(Optional) Manually renews the ID certification orauthorization.

license smart renew [ID | auth]

Example:

Device# license smart renew ID

Step 4

Troubleshooting for Cisco Smart Licensing ClientYou can troubleshoot Smart Licensing enabling issues using the following commands on the device:

• show version

• show running-config

• show license summary

• show license all

• show license tech support

• show license status

• debug smart_lic error

• debug smart_lic trace

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Configuration Examples for Cisco Smart Licensing Client

Example: Displays summary information about all licensesThe following example shows how to use the show license all command to display summary informationabout all licenses.Device#show license allSmart Licensing Status======================

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Registration:Status: REGISTEREDSmart Account: BU Production TestVirtual Account: ISR1K/TSN-DTExport-Controlled Functionality: AllowedInitial Registration: SUCCEEDED on Nov 06 21:28:40 2017 UTCLast Renewal Attempt: NoneNext Renewal Attempt: May 05 21:28:40 2018 UTCRegistration Expires: Nov 06 21:23:17 2018 UTC

License Authorization:Status: AUTHORIZED on Nov 06 21:28:55 2017 UTCLast Communication Attempt: SUCCESS on Nov 06 21:28:55 2017 UTCNext Communication Attempt: Dec 06 21:28:54 2017 UTCCommunication Deadline: Feb 04 21:23:32 2018 UTC

License Conversion:Automatic Conversion Enabled: TrueStatus: Not started

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

Cisco 1100 Series with 8 LAN Ports, AppX License (ISR_1100_8P_Application):Description: Cisco 1100 Series with 8 LAN Ports, AppX LicenseCount: 1Version: 1.0Status: AUTHORIZED

Cisco 1100 Series with 8 LAN Ports, Security License (ISR_1100_8P_Security):Description: Cisco 1100 Series with 8 LAN Ports, Security LicenseCount: 1Version: 1.0Status: AUTHORIZED

Product Information===================UDI: PID:C1111-8P,SN:FGL212693FD

Agent Version=============Smart Agent for Licensing: 3.1.2_rel/28Component Versions: SA:(1_3_dev)1.0.15, SI:(dev22)1.2.1, CH:(rel5)1.0.3, PK:(dev18)1.0.3

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Example: Enabling Smart LicensingUse the license smart enable command to confirm if Smart Licensing is enabled.

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