Step 1

Log in using a Catalyst Center system administrator username and password.

Step 2

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > Cisco.com Credentials.

Step 3

Under Cisco.com Credentials, enter the username and password for your cisco.com account.

Step 4

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > Smart Account.

Step 5

Under Smart Account, click Add and enter the username and password for your Smart Account.

Step 6

Click Save.

Step 7

If you have multiple Smart Accounts, click Add and enter your additional accounts.

Step 8

If you have multiple Smart Accounts, choose one account to be the default. The License Manager uses the default account for visualization and licensing operations. To change the default Smart Account:

1. Click Change next to the selected Smart Account name.

2. Change the active Smart Account and choose a Smart Account to be the default.

3. Click Apply.

   After changing the default account, it takes several minutes to retrieve the data from CSSM and display it on the License Manager Overview and All License windows.

Step 9

To edit a Smart Account, click the three dots in the Actions column and choose Edit.

Step 10

To delete a nondefault Smart Account, click the three dots in the Actions column and choose Delete.

Step 11

To access your Smart Account using a virtual or subordinate Smart Account name and password, under Link Your Smart Account, choose:

Step 12

Click View all virtual accounts to view all virtual Smart License Accounts.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager.

Step 2

Select the type of device category for which you want to see the license usage: Switches, Routers, Wireless, ISE, Licenses, or Reporting.

Step 3

To see detailed comparisons for a particular product family, click the name of the product family in the Device Series column.

Step 4

To see a graphical representation of license duration, scroll down to the License Timeline section. The timeline graph for each product family is a visual representation of when the licenses in the configured Smart Account will expire for that product family.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Licenses.

Step 2

To view the historical information of a chosen license, click the license link in the row for that device.

A license details slide-in pane shows the complete license details and license history of the chosen device.

 Note

The title of the license details slide-in pane matches the title of the chosen device.

Step 3

In the license details slide-in pane, choose the frequency of historical information from the Frequency drop-down list.

Depending on the frequency selection, the License History table filters the license historical information based on Date, Purchased, In Use, and Balance.

 Note

License historical information is always one day old, because CSSM provides this information from the previous data onwards. Catalyst Center periodically retrieves the license historical information from CSSM on a daily basis.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Devices.

Step 2

Scroll through the table to find the device whose license details you want to see. If you are having trouble finding the device you want, you can:

Step 3

When you find the device that you want, click the Device Name link in the row for that device.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Devices.

Step 2

Use Find or scroll through the table to find the devices whose license level you want to change. If you are having trouble finding the device you want, or want to select multiple devices, follow the tips in View License Details to change the table to display only the devices you want.

Step 3

Check the check box next to each device for which you want to change the license level, then choose Actions > Change License > Change Cisco DNA License.

Step 4

Click the license level that you want for these devices: Essentials or Advantage. To remove the license from the device, click Remove.

Step 5

Click Continue. Catalyst Center asks if you want the change to be applied immediately or later. You must also choose whether you want to reboot the device when its license status is updated.

Step 1

Log in using a Catalyst Center system administrator username and password.

Step 2

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose System > Settings > Cisco Accounts > Smart Account.

Step 3

Click License.

Step 4

Check the Auto register smart license enabled devices check box.

Step 5

Choose a virtual account.

Step 6

Click Apply.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Devices.

Step 2

Choose the SL-enabled devices that you want to register and choose Actions > Manage Smart License > Register.

Step 3

Choose the virtual account and click Continue.

Step 4

To register the devices:

• If you want to register the devices immediately, choose Now and click Confirm.
• If you want to register the devices later, choose Later and specify a date and time. After specifying the schedule parameters, click Confirm.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Licenses.

Step 2

Click the device and choose Actions > Manage License Reservation > Cancel/Return License Reservation.

Step 3

Click Cancel to return the licenses.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Reporting.

Step 2

Click the Smart License Compliance card.

Step 3

In the Smart License Update window, click Let's Do It.

Step 4

In the Select Smart Account window, choose Smart Account and Virtual Account from the drop-down list.

Step 5

Click Next.

Step 6

In the Choose Sites and Devices window, choose the devices on which you want to install the authorization code and click Next.

Step 7

In the Policy Settings window, review the CSSM policies and click Next.

Step 8

In the Choose Device Features window, do the following:

1. Choose the devices.

2. From the Auth Codes drop-down list, choose Install.

3. From the HSEC drop-down list, choose Enable.

4. Click Next.

Step 9

In the Review Device Features window, click Next.

Step 10

In the Installing Device Features window, view the authorization code and HSEC installation status and click Next.

Step 11

In the Sync Data with Cisco window, click Next.

Step 12

In the Summary window, review the authorization code and HSEC installation status; then, click Finish.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Reporting.

Step 2

Click the Smart License Compliance card.

Step 3

In the Smart License Update window, click Let's Do It.

Step 4

In the Select Smart Account window, choose Smart Account and Virtual Account from the drop-down list.

Step 5

Click Next.

Step 6

In the Choose Sites and Devices window, choose the devices from which you want to disable the HSEC license and click Next.

Step 7

In the Policy Settings window, click Next.

Step 8

In the Choose Device Features window, do the following:

1. Choose the devices.

2. From the HSEC drop-down list, choose Disable.

3. Click Next.

Step 9

In the Review Device Features window, click Next.

Step 10

In the Installing Device Features window, view the HSEC disable operation status and click Next.

Step 11

In the Sync Data with Cisco window, click Next.

Step 12

In the Summary window, click Finish.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Reporting.

Step 2

Click the Smart License Compliance card.

Step 3

In the Smart License Update window, click Let's Do It.

Step 4

In the Select Smart Account window, choose Smart Account and Virtual Account from the drop-down list.

Step 5

Click Next.

Step 6

In the Choose Sites and Devices window, choose the devices from which you want to retrieve the resource utilization details and click Next.

Step 7

To upload the resource utilization details instantly, click Next in the Modify Policy window. To modify the scheduled reporting frequency, do the following:

1. Under Policy Settings, click Modify corresponding to the Reporting Interval field.

2. In the Change Reporting Interval window, enter the value.

   The reporting interval (in days) denotes the frequency of scheduled upload of resource utilization details from Catalyst Center to CSSM. The frequency of uploads can be increased but cannot be reduced below the minimum reporting frequency.

3. Click Save.

Step 8

In the Sync Data with Cisco window, click Next.

Step 9

In the Summary window, click Finish.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Devices.

Step 2

In the License Manager window, click Sync Connection Mode.

Step 3

(Optional) From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Activities > Tasks to view the Sync Connection Mode task status.

Step 4

(Optional) From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Activities > Audit Logs to view the configuration changes to the device.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Reporting.

Step 2

Choose the device that you want to change.

Step 3

Click More Actions and choose Change Throughput.

Step 4

In the Choose Throughput window, choose the throughput value and click Next.

Step 5

In the Apply Throughput window, click Next.

Step 6

Click the Recent Tasks link to launch the Recent Tasks window.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Licenses.

Step 2

Choose the licenses that you want to transfer and click Transfer Licenses.

Step 3

In the Transfer Licenses window, choose the virtual account.

Step 4

Enter the Transfer License Count for each of the chosen licenses and click Transfer.

Step 5

Click the Recent Tasks link to launch the Recent Tasks window.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Reporting.

Step 2

Choose the devices on which you want to add customer tags.

Step 3

Click More Actions and choose Manage Free Form Fields to add, update, or delete customer tags.

Step 4

To add or update customer tags, do the following in the Free Form Fields window:

1. Enter the customer tags.

2. Click Save.

Step 5

To delete customer tags, do the following in the Free Form Fields window:

1. Click the delete icon for the customer tags that you want to delete.

2. Click Save.

3. In the Warning window, click Continue.

Step 6

Click the Recent Tasks link to launch the Recent Tasks window.

Step 1

From the top-left corner, click the menu icon and choose Tools > License Manager > Reporting.

Step 2

In the Smart License table, click Modify Policy.

Step 3

Under Policy Settings, click Modify.

Step 4

In the Change Reporting Interval window, enter the reporting interval value.

Step 5

Click Save.