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Reserve specific licenses for NCS 1010 device

Updated: September 1, 2026

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This procedure explains how to configure smart licensing on the Cisco NCS 1010 platform to enable automated license management and compliance.

Specific License Reservation (SLR) lets you reserve a license for your product instance from the CSSM. To reserve specific licenses for NCS 1010, perform these steps:

Procedure

Deregister the device, if it was already registered for the license, using the license smart deregister command.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:iso#license smart deregister
Thu Jul 19 13:33:30.048 UTC
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:iso# Jul 19 13:17:33.126 UTC: http_client[232] %SECURITY-XR_SSL-6-CERT_VERIFY_INFO : SSL Certificate verification:
 Certificate can be used for purpose it was meant to be 
License command "license smart deregister " completed successfully.

Generate the request code using the license smart reservation request local command.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:iso#license smart reservation request local 
Thu Jul 19 13:33:47.241 UTC

Enter this request code in the Cisco Smart Software Manager portal:
CB-ZNCS1010-SA:FCB2546B08T-BBTQDthRu-BA

Use the generated code and generate the authorization code through Cisco Smart Software Manager. See Reserve licenses using Cisco Smart Software Manager.

Enter the run command to launch the iso XR Linux bash shell.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:iso#run

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Jul 19 13:35:20.236: run_cmd[67213]: %INFRA-INFRA_MSG.5-RUN_LOGIN : User Cisco logged into shell from con0/RP0/CP0

Create a file using the vim file name command.
Example:
```
[node0_RP0_CPU0:~]$vim smart1
```
Copy the authorization code in the file and type :wq to save and exit the file.

Use the exit command to exit the shell.

Example:

[node0_RP0_CPU0:~]$exit
logout
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Jul 19 13:45:21.146 UTC run-cmd[67213] %INFRA_MSG-5-LOGOUT : User cisco logged out of shell from con0/RP0/CPU0

Install the authorization code using the license smart reservation install file command.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:iso#license smart reservation install file /disk0:/smart1
Thu Jul 19 13:46:22.877 UTC
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Jul 19 13:46:22.946 UTC: plat_sl_client[368]: %LICENSE-PLAT_CLIENT-6-STATE_CHANGE : Licensing platform state changing from UNREGISTERED to REGISTERED 
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:Jul 19 13:46:22.946 UTC: smartlicserver[247]: %LICENSE-SMART_LIC-6-AGENT_REG_SUCCESS : Smart Agent for Licensing Registration successful. udi PID:NCS1010-SA,SN:FCB2546B08T 
Reservation install file successful
Last Confirmation code 8572aa81

Note

You can verify the number of reservations in the Cisco smart software manger portal and can view the product instance name changed to a UDI.

Verify the udi using the show license udi command.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:iso#show license udi
Thu Jul 19 13:43:19.731 UTC
UDI: PID:NCS1010-SA,SN:FCB2546B08T

Verify the license reservation using the command show license status.

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:P2A_DT_08#show license status 
Thu Jul 19 15:45:27.137 UTC

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Utility:
  Status: DISABLED
License Reservation is ENABLED

Data Privacy:
  Sending Hostname: yes
    Callhome hostname privacy: DISABLED
    Smart Licensing hostname privacy: DISABLED
  Version privacy: DISABLED

Transport:
  Type: Transport Off

Registration:
  Status: REGISTERED - SPECIFIC LICENSE RESERVATION
  Export-Controlled Functionality: ALLOWED
  Initial Registration: SUCCEEDED on Jul 19 2022 15:21:24 UTC

License Authorization: 
  Status: AUTHORIZED - RESERVED on Jul 19 2022 15:21:24 UTC
          
Export Authorization Key:
  Features Authorized:
    <none>

Miscellaneous:
  Custom Id: <empty>

Reserve licenses using Cisco Smart Software Manager

To reserve the required number of licenses using the Cisco Smart Software Manager, perform these steps:

Procedure

Log in to the Cisco Smart Software Manager.

https://software.cisco.com/software/csws/ws/platform/home#SmartLicensing-Inventory
Click the Inventory tab. From the Virtual Account drop-down list, select your smart account.
Click Licenses and click License Reservation.

The Smart License Reservation wizard is displayed.
In the Enter Request Page tab, paste the reservation code that you had generated from NCS 1010 in the Reservation Request Code area and click Next.
In the Select Licenses tab, click the Reserve a specific License radio button.

The list of surplus licenses available in your virtual account is displayed.
Enter the number of licenses that you want to reserve for the required license, in the Quantity to Reserve field, and click Next.
In the Review and Confirm tab, click Generate Authorization Code.
Click Download as File to download the authorization code and use the code to register the NCS 1010 device.

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