Activate DNA Advantage License

The following script contains the CLI commands to activate the DNA Advantage License on Catalyst 8300 routers.

Let’s verify the license prior to the activation of the DNA advantage license.

Router#show license usage
License Authorization: 
  Status: Not Applicable

Router US Export Lic. for DNA (DNA_HSEC):
  Description: U.S. Export Restriction Compliance license for DNA based Routers
  Count: 0
  Status: NOT IN USE
  Export status: RESTRICTED - ALLOWED
  Enforcement type: EXPORT RESTRICTED
  License type: Invalid


Router#

Let’s activate now the DNA advantage license on the router and reload the router for the activation to take effect.

Router#config term
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#license boot level network-advantage addon dna-advantage 
% use 'write' command to make license boot config take effect on next boot

Router(config)#end
Router#
Router#wr
Building configuration...

*May 20 18:56:53.443: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console[OK]
Router#
*May 20 18:56:59.060: %SYS-6-PRIVCFG_ENCRYPT_SUCCESS: Successfully encrypted private config file
Router#reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]

*May 20 18:57:08.908: %SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested by console. Reload Reason: Reload Command.May 20 18:57:16.691: %PMANTACTION: R0/0: pvp: Process manager is exiting: process exit with reload chassis code



Initializing Hardware ...

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Wait until the router comes back online and check the license status again.

Router#show license usage
License Authorization: 
  Status: Not Applicable

network-advantage_10M (ESR_P_10M_A):
  Description: network-advantage_10M
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: IN USE
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED
  Feature Name: network-advantage_10M
  Feature Description: network-advantage_10M
  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED
  License type: Perpetual

dna-advantage_10M (DNA_P_10M_A):
  Description: dna-advantage_10M
  Count: 1
  Version: 1.0
  Status: IN USE
  Export status: NOT RESTRICTED
  Feature Name: dna-advantage_10M
  Feature Description: dna-advantage_10M
  Enforcement type: NOT ENFORCED
  License type: Subscription

Router US Export Lic. for DNA (DNA_HSEC):
  Description: U.S. Export Restriction Compliance license for DNA based Routers
  Count: 0
  Status: NOT IN USE
  Export status: RESTRICTED - ALLOWED
  Enforcement type: EXPORT RESTRICTED
  License type: Invalid


Router#

Now, the Network Advantage and DNA Advantage licenses are active. Make sure you also configure Cisco Smart Licensing.

I hope this post was informative to you. Any questions, please let me know.

Thank you.