Cisco Catalyst 9400 User Manual

Supported Product InstancesMinimum Required Cisco IOS XE
Version
4
Minimum Required SSM On-Prem
Version for Smart Licensing Using
Policy
3
• Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series
Switches
• Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series
Switches
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series
Switches
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series
Switches
• Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series
Switches
Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.3Version 8, Release 202102
3
The minimum required SSM On-Prem version. This means support continues on all subsequent releases
- unless noted otherwise
4
The minimum required software version on the product instance. This means support continues on all
subsequent releases - unless noted otherwise.
For more information about SSM On-Prem, see Smart Software Manager On-Prem on the Software Download
page. Hover over the .iso image to display the documentation links.
Concepts
This section explains the key concepts of Smart Licensing Using Policy.
License Enforcement Types
A given license belongs to one of three enforcement types. The enforcement type indicates if the license
requires authorization before use, or not.
• Unenforced or Not Enforced
Unenforced licenses do not require authorization before use in air-gapped networks, or registration, in
connected networks. The terms of use for such licenses are as per the end user license agreement (EULA).
All licenses available on Cisco Catalyst Access, Core, and Aggregation Switches are unenforced licenses.
• Enforced
Licenses that belong to this enforcement type require authorization before use. The required authorization
is in the form of an authorization code, which must be installed in the corresponding product instance.
An example of an enforced license is the Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) Client license, which is
available on Cisco’s Industrial Ethernet Switches.
• Export-Controlled
Licences that belong to this enforcement type are export-restricted by U.S. trade-control laws and these
licenses require authorization before use. The required authorization code must be installed in the
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Concepts

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 9400
Category	Switch
Language	English