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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Cisco 1000 Series ISR platforms support Technology Package License and throughput License.
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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
A new licensing model, based on a single technology, has been designed for Cisco called Smart Licensing that is intended to provide Enterprise Level Agreement-like capabilities for all of Cisco's products.
Smart Licensing is software based licensing end-to-end platform that consists of several tools and processes to authorize customers the usage and reporting of the Cisco products. The feature has the capability to capture the customers order and communicates with Cisco Cloud License Service through Smart Call Home transport media to complete the products registration and authorization on desired performance and technology level.
The Smart Licensing feature is aimed at giving users an experience of a single, standardized licensing solution for all Cisco products.
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.
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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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| Step 2 |
configure terminal Example: |
Enters global configuration mode. |
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| Step 3 |
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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| Step 4 |
exit Example: |
Exits the global configuration mode. |
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| Step 5 |
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. |
Smart License Disable
Procedure
| Command or Action | Purpose | |||
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| Step 1 |
enable Example: |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
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| Step 2 |
configure terminal Example: |
Enters global configuration mode. |
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no license smart enable Example: |
Deactivates Smart Licensing on the device.
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| Step 4 |
exit Example: |
Exits the global configuration mode. |
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| Step 5 |
write memory Example: |
Saves the running configuration to NVRAM. |
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| Step 6 |
reload Example: |
(Optional) Restarts the device to enable the new feature set.
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| Step 7 |
show license all Example: |
(Optional) Displays summary information about all licenses. |
Device Registration
Procedure
| Command or Action | Purpose | |||
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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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| Step 3 |
license smart deregister Example: |
Deregisters the device from the backend server. |
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| Step 4 |
license smart renew [ID | auth] Example: |
(Optional) Manually renews the ID certification or authorization. |
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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