Cisco Cisco License Manager SDK Data Sheet
Data Sheet
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Cisco License Manager assists in failure recovery by deploying licenses stored in its database or
by retrieving and then deploying all the licenses for a device from the license server on the Cisco
Website. Cisco License Manager provides the capability to back up its database and configuration
files and restore them later.
Cisco License Manager resides at the customer premises and has access to the customer
network; it needs Internet connectivity to the Cisco Website for many of its features. It also
supports two-stage license deployment for isolated networks where customers can move Cisco
License Manager to a network domain with Internet connectivity and obtain and save licenses to
its database by securely communicating with the license server on the Cisco Website. Cisco
License Manager can then be moved back to the original isolated network domain to deploy
previously obtained licenses to network devices. Figure 1 illustrates how Cisco License Manager
should be deployed in a typical scenario.
Figure 1. Cisco License Manager Typical Deployment Scenario
Figure 2 shows the most common Cisco IOS Software activation workflow with Cisco License
Manager.
Figure 2. Software Activation Workflow with Cisco License Manager