Software features on the switch are available with base (also known as feature sets) and add-on license levels. Their validity duration determines the license type.

• Base license levels for a switch are indicated by the switch model number. They are always permanent licenses, without an expiration date.

• Add-on license levels provide Cisco innovations on the switch, as well as on the Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (Cisco DNA Center). Add-on licenses may be ordered only with a term license type, for a three, five, or seven year period.

Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series compact switches ship with the IP Base license and can be upgraded to use the IP Services license. Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Series compact switches ship with the LAN Base license level.

Note	On Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Series, the base license level is bound to the hardware model and cannot be changed.

On Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series compact switches, the following add-on licenses are available:

• DNA Essentials

• DNA Advantage

On Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Series compact switches, the DNA Essentials add-on license is available

The following guidelines apply to Add-on Licenses:

• A Reboot is not required when you configure an add-on license.

• Add-on licenses may be ordered for a three, five, or seven year period.

• You must set up Cisco SSM to receive daily e-mail alerts, to be notified of expiring add-on licenses that you want to renew.

• For the Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX Series: When you order the IP Base + DNA Advantage combination, only three virtual networks are available with SDA.

• For the Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Series: Only the DNA Essentials add-on license is available. (Although visible on the CLI, the DNA Advantage license level is not available).

You can also access the license information by using the show license command in the privileged EXEC mode.

Switch# show license

Index 1
	License Name    : lanlite                        
	Period left     : 0  minute  0  second  
	License Type: Permanent
	License State: Inactive
Index 2
	License Name    : lanbase                        
	Period left     : 0  minute  0  second  
	License Type: Permanent
	License State: Active, In use

Index 3
	License Name    : dna-essentials
	Period left     : CSSM Managed
	License Type    : Subscription
	License State   : Active, In use

Index 4
	License Name    : dna-advantage
	Period left     : CSSM Managed
	License Type    : Subscription
	License State   : Not Activated

Guidelines to follow when monitoring your image based license state:

• A purchased permanent license is set to Active, In Use state only after a switch reboot.

• If more than one license was purchased, a reboot will activate the license with the highest feature set. For instance, the LAN Base license is activated and not the LAN Lite license.

• The remaining licenses purchased after switch reboot, stay in Active, Not In Use state.

Licenses may be of the permanent or term type only.

• Permanent: For a license level, and without an expiration date. The basic license type for the switch is determined by the model and is always permanent.

• Term: For a license level, and for a three, five, or seven year period. Add-on licenses (DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage) may be ordered only with a term license type.

We recommend that you use Smart Accounts to order devices as well as licenses. Smart Accounts enable you to manage all of your software licenses for switches, routers, firewalls, access-points or tools from one centralized website. To create Smart Accounts, use the Cisco Smart Software Manager (Cisco SSM).

Note	This is especially relevant to the term licenses that you order, because information about the expiry of term licenses is available only through the Cisco SSM website.

For more information about Cisco SSM, see: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/buy/smart-accounts/software-licensing.html

LAN Base models can stack with LAN Base models only.

The active stack is activated with a license from its active console. The license level for members in the stack can be activated at the same time.

To change the license level, do not disconnect a newly added stack member if the stack cables are connected. Instead, use the active console to set the new member's license level at the same license level as an active stack and reboot the new member to join the stack.

Reboot is required only for the base license; not when you configure an add-on license

Use the following commands in the privilege EXEC mode to monitor license information: