MDS9148t upgrade to 9.3(1) without smart license

[VikasMishra]

I have an MDS9148t that I'm planning to upgrade to 9.3(1) or newer. Issue is that I have perpetual license for the ports but release notes says I'll have to move to smart licensing.

Can I simply upgrade the switch without migrating license? This is a standalone switch and I'm not using any special feature. Just the port license it came with.

`show license usage`
Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments
Count
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FM_SERVER_PKG No - Unused -
ENTERPRISE_PKG No - Unused -
SAN_ANALYTICS_PKG No - Unused -
PORT_ACTIV_9148T_PKG No 24 In use never -
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[Bhavin Yadav · Accepted solution]

NX-OS version, 9.2.2 onwards all MDS NX-OS releases are SLP releases. So, if a switch has 9.2.2 on later NX-OS, it will require all smart licenses, no PAK licenses will work with it. Software licenses doesn’t require any activation, the port upgrade license require activation.

[VikasMishra]

Thank you Bhavin for confirmation. Much appreciated.