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Chapter 4 Configuring Controller Settings
Installing and Configuring Licenses
Step 8 Read and accept the conditions of the end-user license agreement (EULA), complete the rest of the text
boxes on this page, and click Submit.
Step 9 On the Review and Submit page, verify that all information is correct and click Submit. A message
appears indicating that your registration request has been submitted, and you will receive an e-mail that
contains your RMA request ID.
Step 10 Select the status of your RMA registration request by following the instructions in the e-mail.
Step 11 After you receive another e-mail notifying you that your RMA registration request is approved (usually
within 1 hour), follow the instructions in the “Installing a License” section on page 4-7 to install the
license on the replacement controller.
Configuring the License Agent
If your network contains various Cisco-licensed devices, you might want to consider using the Cisco
License Manager (CLM) to manage all of the licenses using a single application. CLM is a secure
client/server application that manages Cisco software licenses network wide.
The license agent is an interface module that runs on the controller and mediates between CLM and the
controller’s licensing infrastructure. CLM can communicate with the controller using various channels,
such as HTTP, Telnet, and so on. If you want to use HTTP as the communication method, you must
enable the license agent on the controller.
The license agent receives requests from CLM and translates them into license commands. It also sends
notifications to CLM. It uses XML messages over HTTP or HTTPS to receive the requests and send the
notifications. For example, CLM sends a license install command, and the agent notifies CLM after the
license expires.
Note You can download the CLM software and access user documentation at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/clm
Using the GUI to Configure the License Agent
To configure the license agent on the controller using the controller GUI, follow these steps:
Step 1 Choose Management > Software Activation > License Agent to open the License Agent Configuration
page (see Figure 4-10).