CSLU Disconnected from CSSM 101
No Connectivity to CSSM and No CSLU 102
Supported Products 103
Interactions with Other Features 104
High Availability 104
Upgrades 105
Downgrades 107
How to Configure Smart Licensing Using Policy: Workflows by Topology 110
Workflow for Topology: Connected to CSSM Through CSLU 110
Workflow for Topology: Connected Directly to CSSM 112
Workflow for Topology: Connected to CSSM Through a Controller 113
Workflow for Topology: CSLU Disconnected from CSSM 114
Workflow for Topology: No Connectivity to CSSM and No CSLU 117
Migrating to Smart Licensing Using Policy 118
Example: Smart Licensing to Smart Licensing Using Policy 118
Example: RTU Licensing to Smart Licensing Using Policy 124
Example: SLR to Smart Licensing Using Policy 128
Example: Evaluation or Expired to Smart Licensing Using Policy 135
Task Library for Smart Licensing Using Policy 138
Logging into Cisco (CSLU Interface) 138
Configuring a Smart Account and a Virtual Account (CSLU Interface) 138
Adding a Product-Initiated Product Instance in CSLU (CSLU Interface) 139
Ensuring Network Reachability for Product Instance-Initiated Communication 139
Adding a CSLU-Initiated Product Instance in CSLU (CSLU Interface) 141
Collecting Usage Reports: CSLU Initiated 141
Download All For Cisco (CSLU Interface) 142
Upload From Cisco (CSLU Interface) 143
Ensuring Network Reachability for CSLU-Initiated Communication 143
Setting Up a Connection to CSSM 147
Configuring Smart Transport Through an HTTPs Proxy 149
Configuring the Call Home Service for Direct Cloud Access 150
Configuring the Call Home Service for Direct Cloud Access through an HTTPs Proxy Server 153
Removing and Returning an Authorization Code 154
Removing the Product Instance from CSSM 156
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