Users with Access to CSC
This section describes how to configure Smart Licensing if you have access to CSC portal from your environment.
Setting Up the Product and Entitlement in CSC
Before you begin, you need to set up your product and entitlement in the CSC. To set up your product and entitlement:
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Log on to your CSC account.
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Click Add Product and enter the following details:
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Product name–Specify the name of the deployed product. For example, cnBNG CP.
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Primary PM CEC ID–Specify the primary Project Manager's CEC ID for the deployed product.
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Dev Manager CEC ID–Specify the Development Manager's CEC ID for the deployed product.
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Description (Optional)–Specify a brief description of the deployed product.
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Product Type–Specify the product type.
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Software ID Tag–Specify the software ID Tag provided by the Cisco Accounts team.
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Click Create.
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Select your product from the Product/Entitlement Setup grid.
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From the Entitlement drop-down list, select Create New Entitlement.
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Select New Entitlement in Add Entitlement and enter the following details:
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Entitlement Name–Specify the license entitlement name. For example, CNBNG_CP_SYS_RTU.
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Description (Optional)–Enter a brief description about the license entitlement.
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Entitlement Tag–Specify the entitlement tag provided by the Cisco Accounts team.
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Entitlement Type–Specify the type of license entitlement.
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Vendor String–Specify the vendor name.
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Click Entitlement Allocation.
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Click Add Entitlement Allocation.
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In New License Allocation, enter the following details:
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Product – Select your product from the drop-down list.
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Entitlement – Select your entitlement from the drop-down list.
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Click Continue.
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In New License Allocation window, enter the following details:
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Quantity–Specify the number of licenses.
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License Type–Specify the type of license.
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Expiring Date–Specify the date of expiry for the license purchased.
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Click Create.
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Verify the status of Smart Licensing by using the following command.
show license status
Example:
bng# show license status Smart Licensing is ENABLED Registration: Status: UNREGISTERED Export-Controlled Functionality: Not Allowed License Authorization: Status: No licenses in use Last Communication Attempt: NONE License Conversion: Automatic Conversion Enabled: true Status: NOT STARTED Utility: Status: DISABLED Transport: Type: Smart Transport Registration URL: null Utility URL: null bng#
Registering Smart Licensing
You must register the product entitled to the license with CSC. To register, you must generate an ID token from CSC.
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Log on to your CSC account.
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Click General > New Token and enter the following details:
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Description–Provide a brief description about the ID token.
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Expires After–Specify the number of days for the token to expire.
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Max. Number of Uses–Specify the maximum number of uses.
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Click Create Token.
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Select New ID token in Product Instance Registration Token.
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Click Actions > Copy.
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Log on to BNG Ops Center CLI and paste the ID token by using the following command.
license smart register idtoken
Example:
bng# license smart register Value for 'idtoken' (<string>): MTI2Y2FlNTAtOThkMi00YTAxLWE4M2QtOTNhNzNjNjY4ZmFiLTE2MTc4N Tky%0AMTA5MDh8ck1jUHNwc3k1ZC9nWFFCSnVEcUp4QU1jTFoxOGxDTU5kQ3lpa25E%0Ab04wST0%3D%0A bng#
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Verify the Smart Licensing status by using the following command.
show license status
Example:
show license status Wed Jan 12 14:31:16.858 UTC+00:00 Smart Licensing is ENABLED License Reservation is ENABLED Registration: Status: REGISTERED Smart Account: BU Production Test 1 Virtual Account: CNBNG_QA_PROD_TEST Export-Controlled Functionality: Allowed Initial Registration: SUCCEEDED on Jan 12 14:31:35 2022 GMT Last Renewal Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jan 12 14:31:35 2022 GMT Next Renewal Attempt: Jul 11 14:31:35 2022 GMT Registration Expires: Jan 12 14:26:55 2023 GMT License Authorization: Status: AUTHORIZED on Jan 12 14:31:40 2022 GMT Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jan 12 14:31:40 2022 GMT Next Communication Attempt: Feb 11 14:31:40 2022 GMT Communication Deadline: Apr 12 14:27:00 2022 GMT License Conversion: Automatic Conversion Enabled: true Status: NOT STARTED Utility: Status: DISABLED Transport: Type: Smart Transport Registration URL: null Utility URL: null
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license smart register : Register Smart Licensing with CSC.
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idtoken : Specify the ID token generated from CSC.
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Deregistering Smart Licensing
To deregister Smart Licensing:
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Log on to BNG Ops Center CLI and use the following command.
license smart deregister
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Verify the Smart Licensing status by using the following command:
show license all
Example:
bng# show license all Mon Dec 13 05:29:03.370 UTC+00:00 Smart Licensing Status ======================= Smart Licensing is ENABLED License Reservation is ENABLED Registration: Status: UNREGISTERED Export-Controlled Functionality: Not Allowed License Authorization: Status: EVAL MODE Evaluation Period Remaining: 86 days, 13 hr, 52 min, 39 sec Last Communication Attempt: NONE License Conversion: Automatic Conversion Enabled: true Status: NOT STARTED Utility: Status: DISABLED Transport: Type: CALLHOME Evaluation Period: Evaluation Mode: In Use Evaluation Period Remaining: 86 days, 13 hr, 52 min, 39 sec License Usage ============= License Authorization Status: EVALUATION MODE Evaluation Period Remaining: 86 days, 13 hr, 52 min, 39 sec (CNBNG_CP_SYS_RTU) Description: <empty> Count: 1 Version: 1.0 Status: EVAL MODE Export status: NOT RESTRICTED Feature Name: <empty> Feature Description: <empty> (CNBNG_CP_SYS_SIA) Description: <empty> Count: 1 Version: 1.0 Status: EVAL MODE Export status: NOT RESTRICTED Feature Name: <empty> Feature Description: <empty> Product Information =================== UDI: PID:cnBNG,SN:QHJZRXY-IRNN3JA Agent Version ============= Smart Agent for Licensing: 3.1.11 bng#
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license smart deregister : Deregisters Smart Licensing from CSC.
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