Updating License Reservation

You can reserve license for a new feature or modify the existing license reservation for a feature.

Note
You can only update the Specific License reservations and not the Permanent License reservations.
Note
You can also update the license reservation using the license_smart > reauthorize sub command in the CLI.

Procedure

Step 1

Go to the CSSM portal to generate an authorization code to update the already reserved licenses.

Note
For more information on how to generate an authorization code, go to the Inventory: Product Instances Tab > Update Reserved Licenses section of the Help documentation at Smart Software Licensing Online Help (cisco.com).
Step 2

Copy the authorization code obtained from the CSSM portal.

Step 3

Go to System Administration > Smart Software Licensing page in Secure Email and Web Manager .

Step 4

Select Reauthorize from the 'Action' drop-down list and click GO.

Step 5

Paste the authorization code obtained from the CSSM portal in Secure Email and Web Manager in any one of the following ways:

  • Select the Copy and Paste authorization code option and paste the authorization code in the text box under the ‘Copy and Paste authorization code’ option.

  • Select the Upload authorization code from the system option and click Choose File to upload the authorization code.

Step 6

Click Re-authorize.

Step 7

Click Copy Code to copy the confirmation code.

Note
You need to use the confirmation code in the CSSM portal to update the license reservations.
Step 8

Click OK.

Step 9

Add the confirmation code obtained from Secure Email and Web Manager in the CSSM portal.

Note
For more information on how to add the confirmation code, go to the Inventory: Product Instances Tab > Update Reserved Licenses section of the Help documentation at Smart Software Licensing Online Help (cisco.com).
The license reservations are updated. The reserved license is moved to the 'Reserved in Compliance' state. All licenses that are not reserved for the second time are in the 'Not Authorized' state.

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