ISE Subscription (active endpoint)
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- Unit
- Device
- Aliases
- ISE Essentials; ISE Advantage; ISE Premier; ISE-E-LIC; ISE-A-LIC; ISE-P-LIC; formerly Base/Plus/Apex (EOL)
- Definition
- Cisco ISE subscription licenses are based on the number of active endpoints and are available in three tiers: Essentials, Advantage, and Premier. The quantity of licenses required is determined by the maximum number of active endpoints expected to connect concurrently on any given day.
- Counting rules
- Cisco ISE license consumption is based on active endpoint counts measured through RADIUS sessions. In situations where RADIUS sessions are not present or cannot be correctly counted, then unique endpoint attributes may be used (example: PassiveID etc). If you enable privacy/private MAC/MAC randomization/rotating and changing MAC in endpoints, the license consumption may be higher. Subscription licenses are structured in a nested model, where each higher tier includes all the features of the lower tiers. A license is out of compliance when the deployment uses more than 100 percent of active endpoints compared to the quantity purchased. SLR: reserve each tier (Essentials, Advantage, Premier) separately; higher-tier licenses do not automatically cover lower tiers in SLR mode. There is no conversion from sessions to users or DNA devices. Catalyst Advantage also includes Cisco ISE Advantage licenses; quantity varies depending on Switch model — no conversion table quoted.
- Floors / minimums
- A-la-carte any quantity, starting from 50. Evaluation: upon installation, a 90-day Evaluation license that supports 100 endpoints and enables all Cisco ISE features. Terms: 1-, 3-, and 5-year terms. 30 days out of compliance in a 60-day period → lose administrative control.
- Applies to products
- Cisco ISE
- Applies to editions
- Advantage
- Essentials
- Premier
- Applies to versions
- 3.x
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