Solved: Re: Switch does not register Subscription Smart License

mario.jost · ‎09-25-2020

We have enabled smart licensing with a 9200L without any issues we activated it and it draws a Network Advantage and a DNA Advantage license as expected.

On the switch, we can see that both the Network and DNA licenses are registered:

swINF02#show license all 
Smart Licensing Status
======================

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Registration:
  Status: REGISTERED
  Smart Account: CompanyA
  Virtual Account: DEFAULT
  Export-Controlled Functionality: ALLOWED
  Initial Registration: SUCCEEDED on Sep 23 10:56:18 2020 CEST
  Last Renewal Attempt: None
  Next Renewal Attempt: Mar 22 10:56:17 2021 CEST
  Registration Expires: Sep 23 10:51:15 2021 CEST

License Authorization: 
  Status: AUTHORIZED on Sep 23 10:56:23 2020 CEST
  Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Sep 23 10:56:23 2020 CEST
  Next Communication Attempt: Oct 23 10:56:22 2020 CEST
  Communication Deadline: Dec 22 10:51:21 2020 CEST

Export Authorization Key:
  Features Authorized:
    <none>

Utility:
  Status: DISABLED

Data Privacy:
  Sending Hostname: yes
    Callhome hostname privacy: DISABLED
    Smart Licensing hostname privacy: DISABLED
  Version privacy: DISABLED

Transport:
  Type: Callhome

License Usage
==============

C9200L DNA Advantage, 24-port Term license (C9200L-DNA-A-24):
  Description: C9200L DNA Advantage, 24-port Term license
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: AUTHORIZED
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

C9200L Network Advantage, 24-port license (C9200L-NW-A-24):
  Description: C9200L Network Advantage, 24-port license
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: AUTHORIZED
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

Product Information
===================
UDI: PID:C9200L-24P-4G,SN:JAE23190ZCR

Agent Version
=============
Smart Agent for Licensing: 4.8.5.4_rel/22

Reservation Info
================ 
License reservation: DISABLED

swINF02#show version | begin Technolo
Technology Package License Information: 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technology-package                                     Technology-package
Current                        Type                       Next reboot  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
network-advantage       Smart License                    network-advantage   
dna-advantage           Subscription Smart License       dna-advantage

So we tried the same with a 9300L swtich, but there, it only registers the Smart License (network-advantage) but not the Subscription Smart License:

On the switch:

swTST03#show license all 
Smart Licensing Status
======================

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Registration:
  Status: REGISTERED
  Smart Account: CompanyA
  Virtual Account: DEFAULT
  Export-Controlled Functionality: ALLOWED
  Initial Registration: SUCCEEDED on Sep 24 10:39:16 2020 CEST
  Last Renewal Attempt: None
  Next Renewal Attempt: Mar 23 10:39:17 2021 CEST
  Registration Expires: Sep 24 10:34:11 2021 CEST

License Authorization: 
  Status: AUTHORIZED on Sep 25 11:59:13 2020 CEST
  Last Communication Attempt: SUCCEEDED on Sep 25 11:59:13 2020 CEST
  Next Communication Attempt: Oct 25 09:59:57 2020 CEST
  Communication Deadline: Dec 24 09:54:56 2020 CEST

Export Authorization Key:
  Features Authorized:
    <none>

Utility:
  Status: DISABLED

Data Privacy:
  Sending Hostname: yes
    Callhome hostname privacy: DISABLED
    Smart Licensing hostname privacy: DISABLED
  Version privacy: DISABLED

Transport:
  Type: Callhome

License Usage
==============

C9300L 24P Network Advantage (C9300L 24P Network Advantage):
  Description: C9300L 24P Network Advantage
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: AUTHORIZED
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

Product Information
===================
UDI: PID:C9300L-24P-4G,SN:FOC2341L0CG

Agent Version
=============
Smart Agent for Licensing: 4.8.7_rel/52

Reservation Info
================ 
License reservation: DISABLED

swTST03#show version | begin Technolo
Technology Package License Information: 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technology-package                                     Technology-package
Current                        Type                       Next reboot  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
network-advantage       Smart License                    network-advantage   
None                    Subscription Smart License       None     

swTST03#show version | include \*
* 1 29 C9300L-24P-4G 16.12.2 CAT9K_IOSXE INSTALL

Can anyone help here?

willwetherman · ‎09-25-2020

It appears that the 9300L switch has been configured to only boot with the network-advantage license and not with the addon dna-advantage/dna-essentials license.

Configure the following and reboot.

conf t

license boot level network-advantage addon dna-advantage

Hope that this helps

Will

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willwetherman · ‎09-25-2020