Plan Crosswork licenses | Manage Licenses | Cisco Crosswork Network Controller 7.2.x Administration Guide

Identify the Crosswork licenses that must be available in the Smart Account or Virtual Account before online registration or offline reservation.

Use this task before you register or reserve Crosswork licenses. Planning helps align the licenses in Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM) with the package tier, functions, and devices that the deployment uses or plans to use.

Online registration reports current usage to CSSM. Offline reservation requires you to select the licenses that the deployment needs before you generate and install the authorization code.

Procedure

	1.	Identify the Crosswork Network Controller tier that is installed. Crosswork Network Controller is available in Essentials, Advantage, and Premier tiers. Use the Cisco Crosswork Network Controller data sheet as the source of truth for the functions in each tier. If the deployment uses a function that requires a higher tier than the licenses available in the Smart Account or Virtual Account, Crosswork reports out-of-compliance status for the required tier. Note Do not mix license tiers across device subsets. Use device licenses that align with the installed Crosswork Network Controller tier.
	2.	Identify the required Right-to-Use (RTU) licenses. Every deployment needs one Crosswork Network Controller RTU license. If the deployment uses geo redundancy, it also needs the geo redundancy license.
	3.	Identify the required device Right-to-Manage (RTM) licenses. RTM licenses are consumption-based licenses for managed devices. Plan RTM licenses by device count, device type, and license tier. Device categories include Type A, Type B, and Type C. These categories are based on device characteristics such as the number of ports and card slots. Plan Cisco device RTM licenses and third-party device RTM licenses separately. Note For exact device type categorization and ordering guidance, use the ordering guide or work with your Cisco account team or Cisco partner.
	4.	Identify other licensed functions used by the deployment. If the deployment forwards telemetry or alarms to an external collection point or external consumer, include the external application endpoint license in the license plan.
	5.	For offline reservation, select licenses based on planned usage. The Smart Licenses page shows current usage. If the deployment has not yet added all planned devices, reserve the licenses that match the planned deployment, not only the licenses currently shown as used. For example, if the page shows one RTU license and eight RTM licenses in use, reserve at least those licenses. If the deployment currently uses eight RTM licenses but will manage 50 devices, reserve the RTM licenses required for 50 devices.
	6.	After licensing is complete, review compliance when usage changes. Review license compliance after you add devices, enable licensed functions, change package tiers, or complete an upgrade. Crosswork Network Controller does not warn users before the deployment reaches the entitlement limit in CSSM. Users may first learn about a shortage when Crosswork reports out-of-compliance status. If multiple Crosswork Network Controller deployments use the same Smart Account or Virtual Account, CSSM tracks the aggregate license consumption for that account. Make sure that the total license consumption across the deployments does not exceed the licenses available in the account.