We have created new subscription licenses that will replace legacy Cisco® Identity Services Engine (ISE) term licenses (Advanced, Wireless, and Wireless Upgrade) in the future. There is no change to the ISE Base Licenses and no change in pricing: list prices for the new ISE subscription licenses are the same as the legacy term licenses. The new subscription licenses are only available on the Cisco Commerce Workspace (CCW) through its innovative order-processing capabilities.
The new ISE subscription licenses include a term license option allowing customers to select the duration of the subscription (1, 3, or 5 years). Customers must specify a duration when they order the license. The default term is 3 years.
To order a new subscription license, use its product ID (PID). New subscription licenses have an "S" in the PID (for example, L-ISE-ADV-S-1K=).
During the configuration section of the order, select the desired term of the subscription license. Orders for subscription licenses cannot be processed until a term (1, 3, or 5-years) is selected. The default term is 3 years.
The examples in Table 1 compare legacy ISE term licenses with the new subscription licenses and term options:
Table 1. License Comparison
ISE License Type
Legacy ISE Advanced License PID
New ISE Advanced Subscription License PID
New ISE Term License Option PID
5-year Advanced License for 1000 endpoints
L-ISE-ADV5Y-1K=
L-ISE-ADV-S-1K=
ISE-ADV-5YR-1K
3-year Wireless License for 2500 endpoints
L-ISE-AD3Y-W-2500=
L-ISE-W-S-2500=
ISE-W-3YR-2500
1-year Wireless Upgrade License for 5000 endpoints
L-ISE-W-1UPG-5K=
L-ISE-WU-S-5K=
ISE-WU-1YR-5K
To order, refer to Tables 2, 3, and 4, which list all legacy ISE term licenses together with the new subscription licenses and term options. The default term is 3 years, which customers can change during ordering.
The new ISE subscription licenses use the same Product Authorization Key (PAK) registration process as the legacy ISE term licenses and are delivered electronically. The new ISE subscription license term begins when the sales order is processed and the PAK sent. To compensate for deployment and staging of equipment, we add an additional 30 days to the license term (New subscription licenses only).
The new ISE subscription licenses allow customers to use the ISE software and benefit from software upgrades during the term of the license. Cisco SMARTnet™ support provides software support if physical appliances are used. Software Application Support plus Upgrades (SASU) provides support if the deployment is on virtual machines.
