How Can I Convert a Fulfilled Product Activation Key (PAK) to a Smart License in Smart License Manager (SSM)?

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Updated:April 23, 2024
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For External Customer / Partner Use Only: These instructions are provided to help customers / partners perform the action themselves to resolve the issue. If the customer / partner runs into issues in the instructions, please have them open a case with licensing support (https://www.cisco.com/go/scm) to help resolve. Please DO NOT perform these actions yourself if you are an internal Cisco resource outside of the Licensing Support team.

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Caution: You cannot convert Smart Licenses back to PAK-based licenses (Classic licenses).


Before you start, ensure that you have:

  • An active Cisco.com account
  • Admin or User access to a target Smart Account/Virtual Account
  • Access to the Smart Account to which PAK was assigned
  • Device Details on which the PAK was fulfilled
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Note: Since the PAK is fulfilled, converting the PAK to Smart License is not possible. Hence the Device conversion is required.


Step 1: Go to Cisco Software Central and log in with your Cisco.com credentials.

Step 2: Select the Smart Account from the Smart Account Selector at the top right corner

Step 3: Click on the Manage licenses under the Smart Software Manager section

Step 4: Click on Convert to Smart Licensing Tab

Step 5: Click Convert license tab

Step 6: Search the device using Device Identifiers(Ex- UDI)

Step 7: Find the device and click Convert licenses action

Step 8: Choose the Destination Virtual Account and Select the checkbox next to the Transaction ID

Step 9: Enter the number of licenses to be converted in Quantity to Convert Column then Click Next

Step 10: Review the details and Click Convert License


Troubleshooting:

  1. I can locate the device for conversion, but a particular license shows not eligible for conversion?  Open a Licensing case at Support Case Manager (SCM) using Software Licensing option.
  1. I am getting an error when trying to convert the device.  Open a Licensing case at Support Case Manager (SCM) using Software Licensing option.


If you experience an issue with this process, that you cannot address, please open a Licensing case at Support Case Manager (SCM) using Software Licensing option.


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Revision History

Revision Publish Date Comments
2.0
23-Apr-2024
Video Relocation Update
1.0
26-Sep-2023
Initial Release

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