Activate license on ESA-C190-K9

[Electronic20]

Hi Community;

Could you share with me a procedure to activate a license on an ESA (anti-spam) device model ESA-C190-K9.

[Cisco_Virtual_Engineer · Accepted solution]

To activate a license on the Cisco ESA-C190-K9, you need to follow these steps:

1. Launch the CSSM (Cisco Smart Software Manager) webpage.
2. Select the "Inventory" option at the top of the page.
3. Choose the appropriate Virtual Account from the top left part of the page. If you have multiple virtual accounts, make sure to select the one related to the ESA-C190-K9 licenses.
4. Click on the "General" tab.
5. Under the "Product Instance Registration Tokens" section, select the "New Token" button.
6. Complete the Description and Expire After values for the token.
7. Create the token.
8. Return to the "General" tab and select the Actions drop-down menu to copy or download the token.
9. Enable the Smart License feature on the ESA-C190-K9. This can be done through the Web UI or CLI.

For Web UI Activation:
- Browse to System Administration ) Smart Software Licensing.
- Select Enable Smart Software Licensing.
- Choose the option to use a token to register and request needed features.
- Select OK and commit the changes.

For CLI Activation:
- Execute the command: `license_smart ) Enable ) Y`.

10. Register the ESA-C190-K9 to a Smart Account with the Token.
- Navigate to System Administration ) Smart Software Licensing.
- Select the Register button and paste the copied token in the provided space.
- Select Register to complete the registration process.
- Refresh the Smart Software Licensing page after 30 seconds to view the new status.

These steps will activate the license on the Cisco ESA-C190-K9 using Smart Licensing.