Smart Licensing Client
Smart Licensing Client feature is a standardized licensing platform that simplifies the Cisco software experience and helps you to understand how Cisco software is used across your network. Smart Licensing is the next generation licensing platform for all Cisco software products.
Prerequisites for Cisco Smart Licensing Client
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Ensure that Call Home is not disabled before using the Smart Licensing Client feature.
Restrictions for Cisco Smart Licensing Client
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You require a virtual account in the Smart Licensing server for registration.
Information About Cisco Smart Licensing Client
Cisco Smart Licensing - An Overview
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:
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Easy Activation: Smart Licensing establishes a pool of software licenses that can be used across the entire organization—no more PAKs (Product Activation Keys).
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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 (http://software.cisco.com/).
For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to https://cisco.com/go/licensingguide.
HSECK9
The HSECK9 license is required for a feature to have full crypto functionality. Without the HSECK9 license, only 225 secure tunnels and 85 Mbps of crypto bandwidth would be available. The HSECK9 license allows features in the securityk9 technology package to use the maximum number of secure tunnels and crypto bandwidth. To enable the HSECK9 license, purchase the FL-44-HSEC-K9 license from Cisco.com and install it using the license install license-files command. For further information on obtaining and installing feature licenses, see configuring the Cisco IOS software activation.
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The HSECK9 feature does not have an evaluation license that converts to an RTU license after 60 days; a feature license must be obtained. |
To enable the license for the HSECK9 feature, use the securityk9 technology package.
For more information on how to enable license boot level securityk9 or license feature hseck9, refer to Smart Licensing using Policy.
Transitioning from CSL to Smart Licensing
In the Smart Licensing Model, customers can activate licensed objects without the use of a special software key or upgrade license file. The customers simply activate the new functionality using the appropriate product commands and configurations and the functionality is activated. A software reboot may or may not be required depending on the product capabilities and requirements.
Similarly, downgrading or removing an advanced feature, performance, or functionality would require a removal of the configuration or command.
Once either of these actions has been taken, the change in license state is noted by the Smart Software Manager upon next synchronization and an appropriate action is then taken.
Cisco One Suites
Cisco ONE Suites is a new way for customers to purchase infrastructure software. Cisco ONE offers a simplified purchasing model, centered on common customer scenarios in the data center, wide area network, and local access networks.
Cisco One Suites
Cisco ONE Suites is a new way for customers to purchase infrastructure software. Cisco ONE offers a simplified purchasing model, centered on common customer scenarios in the data center, wide area network, and local access networks.
How to Activate Cisco Smart Licensing Client
Enable Smart Licensing
Procedure
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enable Example: |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
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configure terminal Example: |
Enters global configuration mode. |
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license smart enable Example: |
Activates Smart Licensing on the device.
For the ‘no’ case, if Smart Licensing is already registered, the Smart Agent performs the ”license smart deregister” operation that deactivates Smart Licensing. |
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exit Example: |
Exits the global configuration mode. |
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write memory Example: |
Saves the running configuration to NVRAM. |
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| Step 6 |
show license all Example: |
(Optional) Displays summary information about all licenses. |
Device Registration
Procedure
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enable Example: |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
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license smart register idtoken idtoken [force] Example: |
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license smart deregister Example: |
Deregisters the device from the backend server. |
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license smart renew [ID | auth] Example: |
(Optional) Manually renews the ID certification or authorization. |
Install and Upgrade Licenses Using Software Activation Commands
Before you begin
To install or upgrade a license by using the license install command, you must have already received the license file from the Cisco Product License Registration portal at http://www.cisco.com/go/license (or you already backed up the license by using the license save command).
If you use Microsoft Entourage and receive the license file from Cisco in an e-mail attachment, the license file will contain UTF-8 marking. These extra bytes in the license file cause it to be unusable during license installation. To work around this issue, you can use a text editor to remove the extra characters and then install the license file. For more information about UTF-8 encoding, go to this URL: http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-utf8-bom.
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The installation process does not install duplicate licenses. This message appears when duplicate licenses are detected: |
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A standby device reboots twice when there is a mismatch of licenses. |
Procedure
| Command or Action | Purpose | |||
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Obtain the PAK. |
The PAK is provided to you when you order or purchase the right to use a feature set for a particular platform.
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enable Example: |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
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show license udi Example: |
Displays all the UDI values that can be licensed in a system.
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Convert the PAK to a license by entering the PAK and the UDI into the Cisco Product License Registration portal: http://www.cisco.com/go/license. |
After entering the appropriate information, you will receive an e-mail containing the license information that you can use to install the license:
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license install stored-location-url Example: |
Installs the license.
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configure terminal Example: |
Enters the global configuration mode. |
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license boot level {metroaggrservices} Example: |
Activates the metroaggrservices license on the device upon the next reload. |
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write memory Example: |
Saves the running configuration to NVRAM. |
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reload Example: |
(Optional) Restarts the device to enable the new feature set.
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Troubleshooting for Cisco Smart Licensing Client
You can troubleshoot Smart Licensing enabling issues using the following commands on the device:
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show version
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show running-config
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show license summary
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show license all
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show license tech support
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show license status
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debug smart_lic error
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debug smart_lic trace
Configuration Examples for Cisco Smart Licensing Client
Example: Displays summary information about all licenses
Example: Enabling Smart Licensing
Use the license smart enable command to confirm if Smart Licensing is enabled.
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