• License Flexibility: Your software is not node-locked to your hardware, so you can easily use and transfer
licenses as needed.
To use Smart Licensing, you must first set up a Smart Account on Cisco Software Central (
For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to
Licenses are managed as
Smart licenses
from Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1 and later. Right-to-Use licenses are
deprecated from Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1.
Note
Overview of CSSM
CSSM enables you to manage all your Cisco smart software licenses from one centralized portal. With CSSM,
you can organize and view your licenses in groups called virtual accounts (collections of licenses and product
instances).
You can access the CSSM on
, by clicking the
Smart Software Licensing
link
under the
License
tab.
Use a Chrome 32.0, Firefox 25.0, or Safari 6.0.5 web browser to access CSSM. Also, ensure that Javascript
1.5 or a later version is enabled in your browser.
Note
Use the CSSM to do the following tasks:
• Create, manage, or view virtual accounts.
• Create and manage Product Instance Registration Tokens.
• Transfer licenses between virtual accounts or view licenses.
• Transfer, remove, or view product instances.
• Run reports against your virtual accounts.
• Modify your email notification settings.
• View overall account information.
CSSM Help describes the procedures for carrying out these tasks.
Connecting to CSSM
The following illustration shows the various options available to connect to CSSM:
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.x (Catalyst 9200 Switches)
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Configuring Smart Licensing
Overview of CSSM