Cisco Catalyst 9400

Tasks for Product Instance-Initiated Communication
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1. CSLU Installation
Where task is performed: A Windows host (laptop, destop, or a Virtual Machine (VM)
Download the file from Smart Software Manager > Smart Licensing Utility.
Refer to the Cisco Smart License Utility Quick Start Setup Guide for help with installation and set-up.
2. CSLU Preference Settings
Where tasks are performed: CSLU
a. In the CSLU Preferences tab, click the Cisco Connectivity toggle switch to off. The field switches
to “Cisco Is Not Available”.
b. Configuring a Smart Account and a Virtual Account (CSLU Interface), on page 138
c. Adding a Product-Initiated Product Instance in CSLU (CSLU Interface), on page 139
3. Product Instance Configuration
Where tasks are performed: Product Instance
a. Ensuring Network Reachability for Product Instance-Initiated Communication, on page 139
b. Ensure that transport type is set to cslu.
CSLU is the default transport type. If you have configured a different option, enter the license smart
transport cslu command in global configuration mode. Save any changes to the configuration file.
Device(config)# license smart transport cslu
Device(config)# exit
Device# copy running-config startup-config
c. Specify how you want CSLU to be discovered (choose one)
• Option 1:
No action required. Name server configured for Zero-touch DNS discovery of cslu-local
Here, if you have configured DNS (The name server IP address is configured on the product
instance), and the DNS server has an entry where hostname cslu-local is mapped to the CSLU
IP address, then no further action is required. The product instance automatically discovers
hostname cslu-local.
• Option 2:
No action required. Name server and domain configured for Zero-touch DNS discovery of
cslu-local.<domain>
Here if you have configured DNS, (The name server IP address and domain is configured on the
product instance), and the DNS server has an entry where cslu-local.<domain> is mapped to
the CSLU IP address, then no further action is required. The product instance automatically
discovers hostname cslu-local.
• Option 3:
Configure a specific URL for CSLU.
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.4.x (Catalyst 9400 Switches)
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Smart Licensing Using Policy
Workflow for Topology: CSLU Disconnected from CSSM