Verify that your Smart Account is Ready to Deploy Universal Permanent License Reservation

In order to prevent problems with deploying your permanent license, complete this procedure before you make any changes in your Cisco Smart Software Manager.

Before you begin

  • Complete all Prerequisites.

  • Make sure you have your Secure Firewall Management Center credentials.

Procedure

Step 1

Sign in to the Secure Firewall Management Center:

https://software.cisco.com/#SmartLicensing-Inventory

Step 2

If applicable, select the correct account from the top right corner of the page.

Step 3

Click Manage licenses under the Smart Software Manager tile.

Step 4

Click the Inventory tab.

Step 5

Click the Licenses tab.

Step 6

Verify the following:

  • There is a License Reservation button.

  • In the License column, there is a Cisco FMC Universal License Feature license.

  • In the Purchased column for this Cisco FMC Universal License Feature, the number of available licenses matches the number of Secure Firewall Management Center instances (hardware or virtual) that you will deploy.

  • There are enough platform and feature licenses for the devices and features you will deploy, including Base licenses and Secure Firewall Management Center Virtual entitlements for your devices.

Step 7

If any of these items is missing or incorrect, contact your account representative to resolve the problem.

Important

Do not continue with this process until all the problems are corrected!