Users with Access to CSC
This section describes the procedure involved in configuring Smart Licensing for users with access to CSC portal from their internal environment.
Setting Up the Product and Entitlement in CSC
Before you begin, you need to setup your product and entitlement in the CSC. To setup your product and entitlement:
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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. For example, CEE.
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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 Account's 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. For example, SMI_BASE.
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Description (Optional) – Specify a breif description about the license entitlement.
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Entitlement Tag – Specify the entitlement tag provided by the Cisco Account's 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 window, provide 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.
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Verify the status of Smart Licensing using the following command.
show license all
Example:
CEE# 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: 83 days, 0 hr, 15 min, 8 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: 83 days, 0 hr, 15 min, 8 sec License Usage ============= License Authorization Status: EVALUATION MODE Evaluation Period Remaining: 83 days, 0 hr, 15 min, 8 sec UCC SMI BASE (SMI_BASE) Description: Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure (SMI), Base Minimum Count: 1 Version: 1.0 Status: EVAL MODE Export status: RESTRICTED_NOTALLOWED Feature Name: <empty> Feature Description: <empty> Product Information =================== UDI: PID:SMI,SN:6GKJ2OA-NMUWA7Y Agent Version ============= Smart Agent for Licensing: 3.1.4
Registering Smart Licensing
You need to register the product entitled to the license with CSC. To register, you need to generate a ID token from 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 about 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 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 CEE Ops Center CLI and paste the ID token using the following configuration:
license smart register idtoken
Example:
CEE# license smart register Value for 'idtoken' (<string>): MTI2Y2FlNTAtOThkMi00YTAxLWE4M2QtOTNhNzNjNjY4ZmFiLTE2MTc4N Tky%0AMTA5MDh8ck1jUHNwc3k1ZC9nWFFCSnVEcUp4QU1jTFoxOGxDTU5kQ3lpa25E%0Ab04wST0%3D%0A CEE#
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Verify the status of Smart Licensing using the following command.
show license all
Example:
CEE# show license all Smart Licensing Status ======================= Smart Licensing is ENABLED Registration: Status: REGISTERED Smart Account: Cisco Systems, Inc. Virtual Account: CEE-SMF Export-Controlled Functionality: Allowed Initial Registration: SUCCEEDED on Apr 15 05:45:07 2020 GMT Last Renewal Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Apr 15 05:45:07 2020 GMT Next Renewal Attempt: Oct 12 05:45:07 2020 GMT Registration Expires: Apr 15 05:40:31 2021 GMT License Authorization: Status: AUTHORIZED on Apr 15 05:45:12 2020 GMT Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Apr 15 05:45:12 2020 GMT Next Communication Attempt: May 15 05:45:12 2020 GMT Communication Deadline: Jul 14 05:40:40 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: 83 days, 0 hr, 10 min, 43 sec License Usage ============= License Authorization Status: AUTHORIZED as of Apr 15 05:45:12 2020 GMT UCC SMI BASE (SMI_BASE) Description: Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure (SMI), Base Minimum Count: 1 Version: 1.0 Status: AUTHORIZED Export status: RESTRICTED_ALLOWED Feature Name: <empty> Feature Description: <empty> Product Information =================== UDI: PID:SMI,SN:6GKJ2OA-NMUWA7Y Agent Version ============= Smart Agent for Licensing: 3.1.4
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license smart register – Registers Smart Licensing with CSC.
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idtoken – Specifies the ID token generated from CSC.
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Deregistering Smart Licensing
You can deregister the registered product from Smart Licensing if required.
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Log in to CEE Ops Center CLI and use the following configuration:
license smart deregister
Example:
CEE# license smart deregister CEE#
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Verify the status of Smart Licensing using the following command.
show license all
Example:
CEE# 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: 83 days, 0 hr, 10 min, 43 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: 83 days, 0 hr, 10 min, 43 sec License Usage ============= License Authorization Status: EVALUATION MODE Evaluation Period Remaining: 83 days, 0 hr, 10 min, 43 sec UCC SMI BASE (SMI_BASE) Description: Ultra Cloud Core - Subscriber Microservices Infrastructure (SMI), Base Minimum Count: 1 Version: 1.0 Status: EVAL MODE Export status: RESTRICTED_NOTALLOWED Feature Name: <empty> Feature Description: <empty> Product Information =================== UDI: PID:SMI,SN:6GKJ2OA-NMUWA7Y Agent Version ============= Smart Agent for Licensing: 3.1.4 CEE#
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license smart deregister – Deregisters Smart Licensing from CSC.
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