Information About Smart Licensing Using Policy; Overview; Architecture; Product Instance - Cisco Catalyst 9400 System Management Configuration Manual

Information About Smart Licensing Using Policy

This document provides conceptual, configuration, and troubleshooting information for Smart Licensing
Using Policy on Cisco Catalyst Access, Core, and Aggregation Switches.
For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to cisco.com/go/licensingguide.
Information About Smart Licensing Using Policy
This section provides information about the components that can be part of your implementation of Smart
Licensing Using Policy, the key concepts associated with the feature, the supported products, overviews of
all supported topologies (the different ways in which you can implement the feature), and how Smart Licensing
Using Policy interacts with other features.

Overview

Smart Licensing Using Policy is a software license management solution that provides a seamless experience
with the various aspects of licensing.
• Purchase licenses: Purchase licenses through the existing channels and use the Cisco Smart Software
• Use: All licenses on Cisco Catalyst Access, Core, and Aggregation Switches are unenforced. This means
• Report license usage to CSSM: Multiple options are available for license usage reporting. You can use
• Reconcile: For situations where delta billing applies (purchased versus consumed).

Architecture

This section explains the various components that can be part of your implementation of Smart Licensing
Using Policy.

Product Instance

A product instance is a single instance of a Cisco product, identified by a Unique Device Identifier (UDI).
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Manager (CSSM) portal to view product instances and licenses.
Note
To simplify your implementation of Smart Licensing Using Policy, provide your
Smart Account and Virtual Account information when placing an order for new
hardware or software. This allows Cisco to install applicable policies and
authorization codes (terms explained in the
at the time of manufacturing.
that you do not have to complete any licensing-specific operations, such as registering or generating keys
before you start using the software and the licenses that are tied to it. License usage is recorded on your
device with timestamps and the required workflows can be completed at a later date.
the Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU), or report usage information directly to CSSM. For air-gapped
networks, a provision for offline reporting where you download usage information and upload it to CSSM,
is also available. The usage report is in plain text XML format. See:
Measurement Report, on page
Concepts, on page 93
166.
Smart Licensing Using Policy
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Sample Resource Utilization