Cisco 9200L License Question

[CSSTIC]

Hi,

The enterprise recently bought several Cisco 9200L-48P-4X.

I installed them and configured them. The enterprise is using them as layer 2 (no ip routing...etc).

Regarding licenses; do I have anything to do? Do I have to register them or use CLSU etc?

One is Perpetual, the other is Subscription.

Do I have anything to check or do so that the switch will keep working after the 90 days period?

License Usage
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network-essentials (C9200L-NW-E-48):
  Description: C9200L-48 Network Essentials
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: IN USE
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED
  Feature Name: network-essentials
  Feature Description: C9200L-48 Network Essentials
  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED
  License type: Perpetual

dna-essentials (C9200L-DNA-E-48):
  Description: C9200L-48 DNA Essentials
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: IN USE
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED
  Feature Name: dna-essentials
  Feature Description: C9200L-48 DNA Essentials
  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED
  License type: Subscription

Thank you for your time.

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

If the switches are used for Layer 2 (and ONLY Layer 2), then there is no need to worry nor do anything. 

Network Essentials will never expire because the "Essentials" level is the lowest Licensing can go.  

The logs may get spammed about Smart License but this can either be ignored or can be muted with a logging discriminator.

[CSSTIC]

Thank you!

[CSSTIC]

Hi,

I noticed that there's one Cisco 9200L that shows a different output, I think it's from trying to configured the registration and call-home etc, I'm not sure why it's different:

License Usage
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Handle: 1
  License: network-essentials
  Entitlement Tag: regid.2018-05.com.cisco.C9200L-NW-E-48,1.0_[random string]
  Description: C9200L-48 Network Essentials
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: IN USE(15)
  Status time: Jun 26 12:10:12 2024 EST
  Request Time: Jun 26 12:10:12 2024 EST
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED
  Feature Name: network-essentials
  Feature Description: C9200L-48 Network Essentials
  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED
  License type: Perpetual
  Measurements:
    ENTITLEMENT:
      Interval: 00:15:00
      Current Value: 1
      Current Report: 1703063609       Previous: 0
  Soft Enforced: True

Handle: 2
  License: dna-essentials
  Entitlement Tag: regid.2018-05.com.cisco.C9200L-DNA-E-48,1.0_[random string]
  Description: C9200L-48 DNA Essentials
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: IN USE(15)
  Status time: Jun 26 12:10:12 2024 EST
  Request Time: Jun 26 12:10:12 2024 EST
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED
  Feature Name: dna-essentials
  Feature Description: C9200L-48 DNA Essentials
  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED
  License type: Subscription
  Measurements:
    ENTITLEMENT:
      Interval: 00:15:00
      Current Value: 1
      Current Report: 1703063610       Previous: 0
  Soft Enforced: True

- Is it normal that they don't grab a license from the Cisco Smart Account ? (No 9200L in service)

- Should I disable the Call-Home feature on the 9200L?

Thank you for your time.