Users with Access to Cisco Software Central
This section describes how to configure Smart Licensing if you have access to Cisco Software Central (CSC) portal from your environment.
Setting Up the Product and Entitlement in CSC
To set up your product and entitlement in CSC:
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Log in to your CSC account.
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Click Add Product and enter the following details.
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Product name—Specify the name of the deployed product. Example: SGW.
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Primary PM CEC ID—Specify the primary Project Manager's CEC ID for the deployed product.
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Dev Manager CEC ID—Specify the Development Manager's CEC ID for the deployed product.
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Description—(Optional) Specify a brief description of the deployed product.
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Product Type—Specify the product type.
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Software ID Tag—Specify the software ID Tag provided by the Cisco Accounts team.
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Click Create.
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Select your product from the Product/Entitlement Setup grid.
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Click Entitlement drop-down and select Create New Entitlement.
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Select New Entitlement in Add Entitlement and enter the following details:
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Entitlement Name—Specify the license entitlement name. Example: SGW_BASE.
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Description—(Optional) Specify a brief description about the license entitlement.
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Entitlement Tag—Specify the entitlement tag provided by the Cisco Accounts team.
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Entitlement Type—Specify the type of license entitlement.
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Vendor String—Specify the vendor name.
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Click Entitlement Allocation.
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Click Add Entitlement Allocation.
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In New License Allocation, provide the following details:
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Product—Select your product from the drop-down list.
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Entitlement—Select your entitlement from the drop-down list.
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Click Continue.
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In New License Allocation, enter the following details:
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Quantity—Specify the number of licenses.
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License Type—Specify the type of license.
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Expiring Date—Specify the date of expiry for the license purchased.
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Click Create.
Registering Smart Licensing
You must register the product entitled to the license with the CSC. To register the product, you must generate an ID token from the CSC.
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Log in to your CSC account.
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Click General > New Token and enter the following details:
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Description—Specify a brief description for the ID token.
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Expires After—Specify the number of days for the token to expire.
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Max. Number Users—Specify the maximum number of users.
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Click Create Token.
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Select new ID token in Product Instance Registration Token.
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Click Actions > Copy.
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Log in to cnSGW-C Ops Center CLI and paste the ID token using the following command:
license smart register idtoken
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license smart register —Registers Smart Licensing with the CSC.
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idtoken —Specify the ID token generated from CSC.
Example:
license smart register Value for 'idtoken' (<string>): MTI2Y2FlNTAtOThkMi00YTAxLWE4M2QtOTNhNzNjNjY4ZmFiLTE2MTc4N Tky%0AMTA5MDh8ck1jUHNwc3k1ZC9nWFFCSnVEcUp4QU1jTFoxOGxDTU5kQ3lpa25E%0Ab04wST0%3D%0A
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Verify the Smart Licensing status using the following command:
show license all
Example:
show license all Smart Licensing Status ======================= Smart Licensing is ENABLED Registration: Status: REGISTERED Smart Account: CN-5G-NF Virtual Account: Default Export-Controlled Functionality: Allowed Initial Registration: SUCCEEDED on Jul 12 19:46:04 2020 GMT Last Renewal Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jul 12 19:46:04 2020 GMT Next Renewal Attempt: Jan 8 19:46:04 2021 GMT Registration Expires: Jul 12 19:39:10 2021 GMT License Authorization: Status: AUTHORIZED on Jul 12 19:46:06 2020 GMT Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Jul 12 19:46:06 2020 GMT Next Communication Attempt: Aug 11 19:46:06 2020 GMT Communication Deadline: Oct 10 19:43:32 2020 GMT License Conversion: Automatic Conversion Enabled: true Status: NOT STARTED Utility: Status: DISABLED Transport: Type: CALLHOME Evaluation Period: Evaluation Mode: Not In Use Evaluation Period Remaining: 89 days, 1 hr, 20 min, 55 sec License Usage ============= License Authorization Status: AUTHORIZED as of Jul 12 19:46:06 2020 GMT cnSGWc_1K (cnSGWc_1K) Description: Ultra Cloud Core - Serving Gateway Function (cnSGWc), 1K Sessions Count: 1 Version: 1.0 Status: AUTHORIZED Export status: NOT RESTRICTED Feature Name: <empty> Feature Description: <empty> Product Information =================== UDI: PID:cnSGWc,SN:JC5LXHI-2KVPPIQ Agent Version ============= Smart Agent for Licensing: 3.0.13
Deregistering Smart Licensing
To deregister Smart Licensing:
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Log in to cnSGW-C Ops Center CLI and use the following command:
license smart deregister
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license smart deregister —Deregisters Smart Licensing from CSC.
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Verify the Smart Licensing status using the following command:
show license all
Example:
show license all Smart Licensing Status ======================= Smart Licensing is ENABLED Registration: Status: UNREGISTERED Export-Controlled Functionality: Not Allowed License Authorization: Status: EVAL MODE Evaluation Period Remaining: 89 days, 1 hr, 18 min, 55 sec Last Communication Attempt: NONE License Conversion: Automatic Conversion Enabled: true Status: NOT STARTED Utility: Status: DISABLED Transport: Type: CALLHOME Evaluation Period: Evaluation Mode: In Use Evaluation Period Remaining: 89 days, 1 hr, 18 min, 55 sec License Usage ============= License Authorization Status: EVALUATION MODE Evaluation Period Remaining: 89 days, 1 hr, 18 min, 55 sec cnSGWc_1K (cnSGWc_1K) Description: Ultra Cloud Core - Serving Gateway Function (cnSGWc), 1K Sessions Count: 1 Version: 1.0 Status: EVAL MODE Export status: NOT RESTRICTED Feature Name: <empty> Feature Description: <empty> Product Information =================== UDI: PID:cnSGWc,SN:JC5LXHI-2KVPPIQ Agent Version ============= Smart Agent for Licensing: 3.0.13