Manage Licenses for Smart Licensing Using Policy
Feature Name |
Release Information |
Description |
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License Management for Smart Licensing Using Policy, Using Cisco SD-WAN Manager |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.5.1a Cisco vManage Release 20.5.1 |
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN operates together with Cisco Smart Software Manager (Cisco SSM) to provide license management through Cisco SD-WAN Manager. Cisco SD-WAN Manager shows available DNA licenses, assigns licenses to devices, and reports license consumption to Cisco SSM. |
Support for License Management Offline Mode and Compliance Alarms |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.6.1a Cisco vManage Release 20.6.1 |
With this feature, you can manage Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN licenses through a Cisco SD-WAN Manager instance that is not connected to the internet. To synchronize license and compliance information between Cisco SD-WAN Manager and Cisco SSM, you must periodically download synchronization files from Cisco SD-WAN Manager and upload the files to Cisco SSM. This feature also introduces compliance alarms that alert you if devices in the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN network are not yet licensed. |
Support for Postpaid MSLA License Billing Models |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.8.1a Cisco vManage Release 20.8.1 |
For postpaid Managed Services License Agreement (MSLA) program licenses, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN supports two distinct billing models for licenses—committed (MSLA-C) and uncommitted (MSLA-U). The procedure for assigning a postpaid license enables you to choose one of these two MSLA license types. |
Support for License Management Using a Proxy Server |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.9.1a Cisco vManage Release 20.9.1 |
If you configure Cisco SD-WAN Manager to use a proxy server for internet access, Cisco SD-WAN Manager uses the proxy server to connect to Cisco SSM or an on-prem SSM. |
Support for Managing Licenses Using Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.9.1a Cisco vManage Release 20.9.1 |
Cisco SD-WAN Manager supports management of device licenses, using a Cisco SSM on-prem license server. This is useful for organizations that use Cisco SSM on-prem to accommodate a strict security policy that does not permit devices to communicate with Cisco SSM over a direct internet connection. |
Enhancements in License Management |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.13.1a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components Release 20.13.x |
Updated license management as follows:
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License Compliance Messaging |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.14.1a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.14.1 |
Cisco SD-WAN Manager actively monitors the compliance status of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN licenses to identify issues with license synchronization, device assignments, or expired licenses. In case of an issue, it displays a compliance error message. In addition, on the License Management page, the device list indicates the license compliance status of each device. |
Release a License from a Device |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.14.1a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.14.1 |
You can manually release a license from a device without having to remove or decommission the device. This leaves the license available to use with other devices. |
Multitenant License Management |
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.14.1a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.14.1 |
In a multitenant scenario, Cisco SD-WAN Manager supports license management at the provider level for multitenant edge devices. |