Hey,
What happens when a SMART license has expired or failed to verify for 1 year?
I found this community post and the answer was just "Cisco is still having issues with their licensing and are not enforcing it"
I found this Cisco blog post saying "At this point, the product returns to evaluation mode under the terms of the particular product’s evaluation policy." but that's very vague.
I read the "Configuring Smart Licensing" Chapter for Gibraltar and it doesn't mention what happens if a device fails to check in.
Since we have SMARTnet, I called TAC and they said they wouldn't open a case for this and to post on the community forum.
So, few questions for a device that the SMART license has been expired for 1 year on:
1. Is there any loss of functionality? Specifically for Cisco Cat9k switches in regards to permanent and/or term licenses.
2. If I have a device where the license has been expired for more than a year and want to get the device licensed again, do I have to pay to license the device for all of the years the device was running without a license?
3. Where is the official Cisco published documentation on the above?
Thank you!
