Restoring Smart Licensing after switching modes

Updated: July 7, 2026

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Restoring Smart Licensing authorization lost when a device switches from Autonomous to Controller mode.

Describes methods to restore Smart Licensing authorization lost when a device switches from Autonomous to Controller mode.

When a device swtiches from Autonomous mode to Controller mode and back to Autonomous mode again, it loses authorization for Smart Licensing.

Restore Smart License reservation

Procedure

	1.	Enable the reservation mode using the license smart reservation command in global configuration mode.
	2.	Set the required crypto throughput using platform hardware throughput crypto crypto-value .
	3.	Save the configuration using write memory .
	4.	Reload the device and verify that the new crypto throughput value is applied using the show platform hardware throughput crypto command.

Restore Smart Licensing

Procedure

	1.	Configure the device to reach Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM).
	2.	Register the device using the license smart register idtoken token force command in privileged EXEC mode.
	3.	Set the required crypto throughput using the platform hardware throughput crypto crypto-value command.
	4.	Save the configuration using the write memory command in privileged EXEC mode.
	5.	Reload the device and verify that the new crypto throughput value is applied using the show platform hardware throughput crypto command.

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