Little late now maybe, but you might want to see this doc. What is the difference between Advantage and Essential?
Cisco activate uc right to use license software#
Let's think of software as something that comes with a free service for 3 years. Once purchased, you can use the device permanently without DNA Service. The important thing is that the network license is Perpetual. In your evaluation state, you will see alerts from your smart account continuously when your license expires.Įveryone was confused about this smart license.Īs with the Catalyst 2960x, purchase a DNA Essentials (3 years) + Network Essentials license(Perpetual).ģ years is the minimum and does not need to be renewed after 3 years.
A minimum 3-year license is usually included, so make sure it is correct or your smart license home. Next, check whether the permanent license is output. The following blog post doesn't really clarify, it just states that a device will return to eval mode if it doesn't call home at the required interval: Ĭan anyone confirm based on the output below if these will continue to run without issue? (Meaning both operationally and being within licensing agreements.) #show license allĮxport-Controlled Functionality: Not AllowedĮvaluation Period Remaining: 46 days, 7 hours, 17 minutes, 24 secondsĬan anyone confirm based on the output below if these will continue to run without issue?įirst, check if the essential license is applied correctly with the following command show license right-to-use usage. With the move to smart licensing, I figure the switch would require at a minimum the Network Essentials license. A number of 9200's were added to the environment, and are currently in eval mode.Īs far as I can tell, there exists Network Essentials, Network Advantage, and DNA licenses. No special features, just access switching. I've been trying to understand what is actually required in terms of licensing for a 'plain Layer 2 switch'.
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