04-03-2020 01:32 AM
Hi there
What are the steps to activate smart licenses on the Cat9K in the stack ?
my understanding is that one license is required for each Cat9K that makes up the stack.
Plus, If a Cat9K in the stack is broken, how do I activate the license to incorporate another device into the stack ?
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04-03-2020 07:58 AM
Hello,
For the stack switch to install the smart licensing you need to generate the id token separately for all the switches.Kindly use the below given steps:
In order to register the switch with the licensing server, you need to make sure that the licensing server, DNS server (TCP/UDP port 53) and NTP server (UDP port 123) are reachable from the switch.
In other words, basic IP connectivity has to be ensured to the mentioned servers. Please also make sure to allow HTTPS TCP port 443, which is required to access https://tools.cisco.com/.
The set of commands (example) should be sufficient when it comes to registering a switch with the licensing server – either external or local (Smart Software Manager satellite).
conf t service call-home service internal == > Needed with 16.8.1a software ip domain-lookup ip domain-lookup vrf Mgmt-vrf ip name-server vrf Mgmt-vrf <IP address – DNS server> = > use if the server is reachable via VRF ip name-server <IP address – DNS server> ntp server vrf Mgmt-vrf calo-ntp-1.cisco.com (use your NTP server) ntp server calo-ntp-1.cisco.com (use your NTP server) ip http client source-interface Gi0/0 ! call-home contact-email-addr sch-smart-licensing@cisco.com profile "CiscoTAC-1" active reporting smart-call-home-data reporting smart-licensing-data destination transport-method http no destination transport-method email destination address http https://tools.cisco.com/its/service/oddce/services/DDCEService ! license smart enable
license smart register idtoken <paste your token here>
Here is how to generate the Token:
1. Go to www.software.cisco.com<https://csone--c.na69.visual.force.com/apex/www.software.cisco.com>; and log into your Smart Account.
2. Under the Padlock icon, click Smart Software Licensing.
3. Go to the Inventory Tab -> General
4. Click the New Token... button
5. Enter a brief description of the token (optional)
6. Finish the token generation.
7. Go to your device and use the following commands: "license smart enable" "license smart id token ....." <- paste the token string in place of the dots
8. Your device should now be connected to the Licensing Portal
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for every new device.
When you are splitting the stack then your license will be there on each switch, so no need to perform anything.
Regards,
Priyanka
04-03-2020 01:55 AM
04-03-2020 02:07 AM
This document seems not describing about stacking. I don't know what I have to activate a license individually before incorporating it into the stack or not. And how I deactivate the license when a device is broken in the stack.
04-03-2020 03:19 AM
@yk-kawabata wrote:
This document seems not describing about stacking.
There is no difference.
Whether the entire stack is loaded with IP Base or IP Services, legacy licensing regime looks at the entire stack as a single unit. CSL is the same thing. The difference with legacy licensing and CSL is that CSL calls back to the "mother ship" and reports all the members of the stack. If you add another member to the stack, CSL will send the new member back.
04-03-2020 07:58 AM
Hello,
For the stack switch to install the smart licensing you need to generate the id token separately for all the switches.Kindly use the below given steps:
In order to register the switch with the licensing server, you need to make sure that the licensing server, DNS server (TCP/UDP port 53) and NTP server (UDP port 123) are reachable from the switch.
In other words, basic IP connectivity has to be ensured to the mentioned servers. Please also make sure to allow HTTPS TCP port 443, which is required to access https://tools.cisco.com/.
The set of commands (example) should be sufficient when it comes to registering a switch with the licensing server – either external or local (Smart Software Manager satellite).
conf t service call-home service internal == > Needed with 16.8.1a software ip domain-lookup ip domain-lookup vrf Mgmt-vrf ip name-server vrf Mgmt-vrf <IP address – DNS server> = > use if the server is reachable via VRF ip name-server <IP address – DNS server> ntp server vrf Mgmt-vrf calo-ntp-1.cisco.com (use your NTP server) ntp server calo-ntp-1.cisco.com (use your NTP server) ip http client source-interface Gi0/0 ! call-home contact-email-addr sch-smart-licensing@cisco.com profile "CiscoTAC-1" active reporting smart-call-home-data reporting smart-licensing-data destination transport-method http no destination transport-method email destination address http https://tools.cisco.com/its/service/oddce/services/DDCEService ! license smart enable
license smart register idtoken <paste your token here>
Here is how to generate the Token:
1. Go to www.software.cisco.com<https://csone--c.na69.visual.force.com/apex/www.software.cisco.com>; and log into your Smart Account.
2. Under the Padlock icon, click Smart Software Licensing.
3. Go to the Inventory Tab -> General
4. Click the New Token... button
5. Enter a brief description of the token (optional)
6. Finish the token generation.
7. Go to your device and use the following commands: "license smart enable" "license smart id token ....." <- paste the token string in place of the dots
8. Your device should now be connected to the Licensing Portal
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for every new device.
When you are splitting the stack then your license will be there on each switch, so no need to perform anything.
Regards,
Priyanka
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