Smart Licensing

From Cisco Unity Express Release 9.0.5 onwards, only Cisco Smart Software Licensing is supported.
In Cisco Smart Software Licensing, the purchased licenses are not tied to the hardware and Product
Activation Key (PAK). Licenses can be configured by communication to the Cisco Smart Software
Manager (CSSM) or Smart Software Manager satellite. You must migrate to the licenses specific to
Cisco Unity Express Virtual 10.0.

Configure Smart Licensing

Use this procedure to configure Smart Licensing:

Step 1 Launch Cisco Unity Express GUI, and choose Administration > Smart License > Configuration. The
Configuration page appears.
Step 2 To set up Transport mode, select one of the three modes under Transport Settings section.
• Direct—Select this option to send data directly to Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM).
• Transport Gateway—Select this option to use a Cisco Call Home transport gateway or a
premise-installed Smart Software Manager satellite. Specify the URL for the respective Smart
Software Manager satellite or CSSM.
• HTTP/HTTPS Proxy—Select this option to use an intermediate HTTP/HTTPS proxy to send data.
Enter the proxy server address and port number in IP Address and Port fields respectively.
Click Apply to update the Smart Licensing transport mode.
Step 3 To generate a token ID, log in to your Smart Account in CSSM or your Smart Software Manager satellite.
Navigate to the virtual account containing the licenses to be used by this product instance. Generate a
product instance Registration Token, and copy or save the token ID.
Step 4 To register your product instance, enter or paste your Token into the Product Instance Registration
Token field under Smart Software Licensing Product Registration section. Then, click Register.
Step 5 To re-register the product instance, enter or paste your Token into the Product Instance Registration
Token field, select the Reregister this product instance if already registered check box, and then click
Register.
Step 6 To unregister the product instance, click Deregister.
Step 7 To renew the ID certificate, click Renew Registration. By default, registration is automatically renewed
every six months.

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Step 8 To renew authorization with CSSM or Smart Software Manager satellite, and enable the product instance
to remain compliant, click Renew Authorization. By default, authorization periods are renewed every
30 days.

Note Cisco Unity Express Virtual, Transport Gateway, and satellite or proxy must have connection to CSSM
or cisco.com for registration and license renewal.

View Smart License Summary

You can view the status of Smart License Registration, Authorization, and Usage from Cisco Unity
Express GUI at: Administration > Smart License > License Summary.

Smart Software Licensing Status

Parameter Description
Registration Status Displays the current Smart License registration
status.
• Registered—The device instance is registered
with CSSM or Smart Software Manager
satellite.
• Unregistered—Smart Software Licensing is
enabled on the device, but the device instance
is not registered with CSSM or Smart
Software Manager satellite.
• Registration Expired—The registration is not
renewed prior to the expiration date, and the
device instance has been removed from
CSSM or Smart Software Manager satellite.
Last Renewal Attempt Displays the date and time of previous registration
renewal.
Next Renewal Attempt Displays the date and time of next registration
renewal attempt.
Registration Expires Displays the expiry date and time for the licenses.
One year duration from the date of license
registration.
Failure Reason Provides the reason due to which the latest license
registration failed.

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Parameter Description
License Authorization Status Displays the current Smart License authorization
status.
• Evaluation Mode—The device is running in
evaluation mode. The evaluation period
expires after 90 days.
• Authorized—Registration has been
completed with a valid Smart Account and
license consumption has begun. The number
of licenses consumed is less than the licenses
available for use. This is an indication of
being in compliance.
• Out of Compliance—The device has
exceeded the number of licenses that were
purchased. The virtual account containing the
product instance has a shortage of one or
more of license types used.
• Evaluation Expired—The Evaluation period
has expired and the device instance will be in
unlicensed state.
• Authorization Expired—The authorization is
not renewed prior to the expiration date.
Last Authorization Attempt Displays the date and time of previous
authorization attempt.
Next Authorization Attempt Displays the date and time of next authorization
attempt.
Authorization Expires Displays the expiry date and time for the license
authorization.
Smart Account Displays the name of the smart account to which
the product is registered.
Virtual Account Displays the name of the virtual account to which
the product is registered.
Product Instance Name Displays the name of the product instance.
Export-Controlled Functionality Specifies if the export controlled functionality is
enabled for the product instance (Not applicable
for Cisco Unity Express because Export Control
functions are part of the underlying infrastructure
that Cisco Unity Express runs on).

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Smart License Usage

Smart License Usage area displays the basic consumption statistics per license entitlement, and the
compliance status for each license type.

Parameter Description
License Displays the name of the license.
Entitlement Tag Unique string associated with the Cisco Unity
Express smart licenses.
Count Displays the number of active voice mailboxes or
IVR sessions consumed by this product instance.
Status Displays the compliance status of the license.

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