Cisco DNA Center Activation Check

Gathering proof of “in-use” activation for Cisco DNA Center when telemetry is not on.

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Why?

Simplify the customer process and workflow of Gathering proof of “in-use” activation for Cisco DNA Center. Use this automated process to gather proof of “in-use” activation only when you don't have telemetry turned on. The preferred method continues to be turning on telemetry. With this process data is automatically gathered and filtered.

Features

• Login into the DNA Center Appliance given as input
• Activation Check data gathering for Wireless Assurance
• Activation Check data gathering for SDA
• Data export and encrypt
• Executable created for each OS platform -> DOWNLOAD from the Release Tab

Technologies & Frameworks Used

This is Cisco Sample Code!

Cisco Products & Services:

• Cisco DNA Center
  • Example: https://sandboxdnac.cisco.com

Prerequisites

• DNA Center with NB REST API Bundle enabled
  • in order for the Cisco DNA Center Activation Check to work NB REST API Bundle MUST be enabled
• DNA Center hostname and credentials

Dependencies

NONE. There are 3 executables one for each supported OS platform:

• Windows OS
• Linux OS
• Mac OS

Chose the one suited for your Environment, download it and run it.

Tools & Frameworks:

• Python3
• File Encryption

Usage

For Windows OS:

• Download the dnaactcheck_windows from the Release Tab
• Open the executable by double clicking
• Provide the hostname and credentials
• Confirm the Activation Checker process by typing in yes (or press Enter)
• You will be asked for name and cco id - it is used by validator to identify cases/customer
• Wait for the "DONE - Data saved in file ..." message
  • in case of partial run(fail) acknowledge the error, press enter and try again
• Press enter to close the application
• You will notice two new files in the same folder with the executable
  • Most important is 'dna-/date/-extracted.json'. It should be emailed to emearsupport-dnac-activation@cisco.com for valdiation
  • The other one is a 'dna-/date/.json' file detailing the information gathered. It's generated localy and can be deleted

For Linux OS:

• Download the dnactcheck_linux from the Release Tab
• Run the executable: ./actchecklinux
  • if the app is not executed, verify if the execute option is set, chmod +x actchecklinux
• Provide the hostname and credentials
• Confirm the Activation Checker process by typing in yes (or press Enter)
• You will be asked for name and cco id - it is used by validator to identify cases/customer
• Wait for the "DONE - Data saved in file ..." message
  • in case of partial run(fail) acknowledge the error, press enter and try again
• Press enter to close the application
• You will notice two new files in the same folder with the executable
  • Most important is 'dna-/date/-extracted.json'. It should be emailed to emearsupport-dnac-activation@cisco.com for valdiation
  • The other one is a 'dna-/date/.json' file detailing the information gathered. It's generated localy and can be deleted

For Mac OS:

• Download the dnaactcheck_mac from the Release Tab
• Run the executable: ./actcheckmac
  • if the app is not executed, verify if the execute option is set, chmod +x actcheckmac
• Provide the hostname and credentials
• Confirm the Activation Checker process by typing in yes (or press Enter)
• You will be asked for name and cco id - it is used by validator to identify cases/customer
• Wait for the "DONE - Data saved in file ..." message
  • in case of partial run(fail) acknowledge the error, press enter and try again
• Press enter to close the application
• You will notice two new files in the same folder with the executable
  • Most important is 'dna-/date/-extracted.json'. It should be emailed to emearsupport-dnac-activation@cisco.com for valdiation
  • The other one is a 'dna-/date/.json' file detailing the information gathered. It's generated localy and can be deleted

Authors & Maintainers

• Cisco DAT TEAM EMEAR (opreda@cisco.com, wrog@cisco.com)

License

This project is licensed to you under the terms of the Cisco Sample Code License.