DNA licencing on 9K switches

[carl.townshend]

Hi All

Just a quick question on the licencing for a 9K switch.

When we purchase a switch, say it has Network advantage and DNA advantage 3 year, does Cisco automatically apply the DNA licence from the factory when it is shipped?

Or, do we need to register it with our Smart account and get it to check in with Call home or smart direct access? for it to pull down the DNA licence.

In the Smart account, I can see the licence says available 1, in use 0, which means it has not been taken up.

Config on the switch is as follows.

show license all
Smart Licensing Status
======================

Smart Licensing is ENABLED

Export Authorization Key:
Features Authorized:
<none>

Utility:
Status: DISABLED

Smart Licensing Using Policy:
Status: ENABLED

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

Transport:
Type: Callhome

Miscellaneous:
Custom Id: <empty>

Policy:
Policy in use: Merged from multiple sources.
Reporting ACK required: yes (CISCO default)
Unenforced/Non-Export Perpetual Attributes:
First report requirement (days): 365 (CISCO default)
Reporting frequency (days): 0 (CISCO default)
Report on change (days): 90 (CISCO default)
Unenforced/Non-Export Subscription Attributes:
First report requirement (days): 90 (CISCO default)
Reporting frequency (days): 90 (CISCO default)
Report on change (days): 90 (CISCO default)
Enforced (Perpetual/Subscription) License Attributes:
First report requirement (days): 0 (CISCO default)
Reporting frequency (days): 0 (CISCO default)
Report on change (days): 0 (CISCO default)
Export (Perpetual/Subscription) License Attributes:
First report requirement (days): 0 (CISCO default)
Reporting frequency (days): 0 (CISCO default)
Report on change (days): 0 (CISCO default)

Usage Reporting:
Last ACK received: Jan 18 16:02:48 2024 UTC
Next ACK deadline: Apr 17 16:02:48 2024 UTC
Reporting push interval: 30 days
Next ACK push check: <none>
Next report push: Feb 17 15:57:48 2024 UTC
Last report push: Jan 18 15:57:48 2024 UTC
Last report file write: <none>

Trust Code Installed: Dec 14 03:57:31 2023 UTC

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

network-advantage (C9200L-NW-A-24):
Description: C9200L-24 Network Advantage
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: IN USE
Export status: NOT RESTRICTED
Feature Name: network-advantage
Feature Description: C9200L-24 Network Advantage
Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED
License type: Perpetual

dna-advantage (C9200L-DNA-A-24):
Description: C9200L-24 DNA Advantage
Count: 1
Version: 1.0
Status: IN USE
Export status: NOT RESTRICTED
Feature Name: dna-advantage
Feature Description: C9200L-24 DNA Advantage
Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED
License type: Subscription

Product Information
===================
UDI: PID:C9200L-24P-4X,SN:XXXXXXXXX

Agent Version
=============
Smart Agent for Licensing: 5.1.30_rel/137

License Authorizations
======================
Overall status:
Active: PID:C9200L-24P-4X,SN:XXXXXXXXX
Status: NOT INSTALLED

Purchased Licenses:
No Purchase Information Available

ip host tools.cisco.com 72.163.4.38
ip host vrf Mgmt-vrf tools.cisco.com 72.163.4.38
ip name-server 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
ip name-server vrf Mgmt-vrf 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4

!

service call-home
call-home
! If contact email address in call-home is configured as sch-smart-licensing@cisco.com
! the email address configured in Cisco Smart License Portal will be used as contact email address to send SCH notifications.
contact-email-addr sch-smart-licensing@cisco.com
http resolve-hostname ipv4-first
no http secure server-identity-check
profile "CiscoTAC-1"
active
destination transport-method http

[Torbjørn]

Hello @carl.townshend,

The bootlevel seems to be set appropriately such that it should consume your DNA-advantage license in your smart account. Is this switch managed by a DNA Center, or has it been registered with your smart account manually? Can you post the output of "show license summary"?

[carl.townshend]

Hi, it says
show license summary
License Usage:
License Entitlement Tag Count Status
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
network-advantage (C9200L-NW-A-24) 1 IN USE
dna-advantage (C9200L-DNA-A-24) 1 IN USE

So, how come it is not consuming the licence we have in our portal? has the above DNA licence been applied from the factory and shipped with it? if so why do we need to set all the smart call home stuff? 

As I mentioned, nothing is consuming the licence we have in the smart account, it says in use 0

[balaji.bandi]

You have License that - License type: Perpetual 

For that one no limitration, if you looking DNAC that is subscription, you can configure DNAC as License server using any template to push to device - DNAC should have you smart account configured.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cloud-systems-management/network-automation-and-management/dna-center/2-3-3/admin_guide/b_cisco_dna_center_admin_guide_2_3_3/b_cisco_dna_center_admin_guide_2_3_3_chapter_010.html?bookSearch=true

check the video for smart license with DNAC :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QBJzY93wTM