Network essential

[mojahidahmed]

hello everyone

I have C9300 48 port and 

After making a downgrade ( from 17.03.03 to 16.12.04) for the switch

I found in “show license usage “  command below.

The switch work as “Evaluation mode”

---before the downgrade

Switch#show license usage

License Authorization:

  Status: Not Applicable

network-essentials (C9300-48 Network Essentials):

  Description: C9300-48 Network Essentials

  Count: 1

  Version: 1.0

  Status: IN USE

  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

  Feature Name: network-essentials

  Feature Description: C9300-48 Network Essentials

  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED

  License type: Perpetual

dna-essentials (C9300-48 DNA Essentials):

  Description: C9300-48 DNA Essentials

  Count: 1

  Version: 1.0

  Status: IN USE

  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

  Feature Name: dna-essentials

  Feature Description: C9300-48 DNA Essentials

  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED

  License type: Subscription

---after downgrade

Switch#show license usage

License Authorization:

  Status: EVAL MODE

  Evaluation Period Remaining: 89 days, 23 hours, 57 minutes, 46 seconds

(C9300-48 Network Essentials):

  Description:

  Count: 1

  Version: 1.0

  Status: EVAL MODE

  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

(C9300-48 DNA Essentials):

  Description:

  Count: 1

  Version: 1.0

  Status: EVAL MODE

  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

how can I return the license back from evaluation to Network-essential?

many thanks 

[balaji.bandi]

network-essentials (C9300-48 Network Essentials):

  Description: C9300-48 Network Essentials

  Count: 1

  Version: 1.0

  Status: IN USE

  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

  Feature Name: network-essentials

  Feature Description: C9300-48 Network Essentials

  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED

  License type: Perpetual

this is already network-essential (nothing going to happen to switch).

[mojahidahmed]

 thanks for your reply.

please check the show license usage 

-after downgrade

thnks

[balaji.bandi]

That is the basic License come with every switch, so you need to worry much :

C9300-48 Network Essentials):

  Description:

  Count: 1

  Version: 1.0

  Status: EVAL MODE

  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED

generally you have  90-days to register with a smart License below guide provide you with steps : (if not nothing happens to device, it work as expected, but compliance you can do the process)

https://community.cisco.com/t5/cisco-software-documents/new-deployment-method-for-smart-licensing/ta-p/4167670

[Leo Laohoo]

I am not worried.  
The "essentials" is the lowest license feature set.  If-and-when the time comes, there is no license level to "downgrade" the license to but "essentials" level.