The Cisco Smart License Manager network service runs only on the Unified CM publisher and cannot be started or stopped from the UI or CLI.

Checked 2026-10-01

runs all the time and cannot be started or stopped from UI or CLI
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Subsystem
smart-licensing
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
12.0 and later as written
Checked
2026-10-01

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 1). Troubleshooting Unified CM Smart Licensing: source note cucm-smart-licensing-troubleshooting-slm-service-publisher. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-smart-licensing-troubleshooting-slm-service-publisher

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cucm-smart-licensing-troubleshooting-slm-service-publisher,
  title  = {Troubleshooting Unified CM Smart Licensing: source note cucm-smart-licensing-troubleshooting-slm-service-publisher},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-smart-licensing-troubleshooting-slm-service-publisher},
  note   = {Source note cucm-smart-licensing-troubleshooting-slm-service-publisher, checked 2026-10-01}
}

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