Concepts; License Enforcement Types - Cisco Catalyst 9400 System Management Configuration Manual

Smart Licensing Using Policy
Minimum Required SSM On-Prem
Version for Smart Licensing Using
Policy
Version 8, Release 202102
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Concepts

This section explains the key concepts of Smart Licensing Using Policy.

License Enforcement Types

A given license belongs to one of three enforcement types. The enforcement type indicates if the license
requires authorization before use, or not.
• Unenforced or Not Enforced
• Enforced
• Export-Controlled
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The minimum required SSM On-Prem version. This means support continues on all subsequent releases
- unless noted otherwise
The minimum required software version on the product instance. This means support continues on all
subsequent releases - unless noted otherwise.
Unenforced licenses do not require authorization before use in air-gapped networks, or registration, in
connected networks. The terms of use for such licenses are as per the end user license agreement (EULA).
All licenses available on Cisco Catalyst Access, Core, and Aggregation Switches are unenforced licenses.
Licenses that belong to this enforcement type require authorization before use. The required authorization
is in the form of an authorization code, which must be installed in the corresponding product instance.
An example of an enforced license is the Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) Client license, which is
available on Cisco's Industrial Ethernet Switches.
Licences that belong to this enforcement type are export-restricted by U.S. trade-control laws and these
licenses require authorization before use. The required authorization code must be installed in the
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Concepts
Supported Product Instances
• Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series
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• Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series
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• Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series
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• Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series
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