Information About Smart Licensing
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 Smart Licensing feature is aimed at giving users an experience of a single, standardized licensing solution for all Cisco products. The users are not required to install licenses on the devices.
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 usage information from all products owned by a customer is kept in a single central database and used by Cisco for usage based pre/post-paid billing. The customers have the visibility into their current software usage across their entire network at any given time.
Benefits
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Seamless software experience encompassing purchasing, licensing management, reporting, and reconciliation/ renewal/ billing.
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Reduce cycle time with activation and registration that are automatic, instead of manual.
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Obtain visibility of software consumption (what's purchased and what's deployed) across your network.
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New streamlined way of viewing and managing software licenses. Make changes within minutes, instead of days or weeks.
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New cloud-based solution architecture and tools, in line with where the industry is headed.
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Eliminates the need for return materials authorization (RMA) or re-hosting action.
Supported Software Models and PIDs
The Smart Licensing platform supports the following flexible software consumption models:
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Own Up-Front (perpetual)
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Upgrade and Support over Time
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Subscription
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Utility (pay as you go)
Supported PIDs
The following PIDs are supported with Smart Licensing.
Chassis PID |
License Feature |
License PID |
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A901-12C-FT-D A901-12C-F-D |
IPBase AdvancedMetroIPAccess 1588BC |
SL-A901-B SL-A901-A SL-A901-T |
A901-4C-FT-D A901-4C-F-D |
IPBase AdvancedMetroIPAccess 1588BC Gige4CuUpgrade Gige4SfpUpgrade |
SL-A901-B SL-A901-A SL-A901-T FLS-A901-4T FLS-A901-4S |
A901-6CZ-FT-D A901-6CZ-F-D A901-6CZ-FT-A A901-6CZ-F-A |
IPBase AdvancedMetroIPAccess 1588BC 10gigUpgrade Gige4portflexi |
SL-A901-B SL-A901-A SL-A901-T FLS-A901-2Z FLS-A901-4 |
A901S-4SG-F-D A901S-3SG-F-D A901S-2SG-F-D A901S-2SG-F-AH A901S-3SG-F-AH |
IPBase AdvancedMetroIPAccess |
SL-A901-B SL-A901-A |
A901-6CZ-FS-D A901-6CZ-FS-A |
IPBase AdvancedMetroIPAccess 1588BC Ipsecnatpat |
SL-A901-B SL-A901-A SL-A901-T FLS-A901-I |