How to manage licensing for SDNs and SD-WANs

How to manage licensing for SDNs and SD-WANs

Overview

When using cloud-based integrations like Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, or VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN in Site24x7, the discovery process can return a large number of devices, including WAN devices, LAN switches, and Wi-Fi access points (APs). This article explains how licensing is applied and how you can control which discovered devices are monitored and counted toward your licenses.

What happens during discovery

When you enable network discovery for Meraki or VeloCloud SD-WAN:
  1. Site24x7 connects to the respective cloud controller or API.
  2. Site24x7 automatically discovers all devices available under that SDN or SD-WAN—this often includes WAN routers, LAN switches, wireless controllers, and APs.

How licensing works in this scenario

  1. Licenses are only consumed for the devices you choose to monitor.
  2. You can review the list of discovered devices and selectively choose which ones to add for monitoring. Additionally, you can rediscover monitors within Meraki Organizations or VeloCloud Orchestrators by using the Rediscover button. 
For example:
  1. If 50 devices are discovered, but you only want to monitor 10 WAN edge devices, you can select and add only those 10.
  2. Only the selected 10 devices will count toward your network device licenses.

Key points to remember

  1. Discovery does not equal monitoring: Licensing applies only to devices added for monitoring, not all discovered devices. You can rediscover devices as needed. 
  2. Selective monitoring helps control your license usage: Filter for and add only what matters (e.g., WAN edge devices).
  3. You can revisit the discovery results at any time: Newly added or updated devices from the vendor cloud can be reviewed and added later as needed.

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