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atomicsp
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VSMP not licensed

Hi,

I powered off my server, when powering back up it claims I don't have the correct license for my servers.

Error message "Feature vsmp not licensed, requires 16 have 8"

I have not done any other changes to the server.

Server details:

HP Proliant DL380 G6

Processor sockets: 2

Processors cores per socket: 6

Logical processors: 24

Hyperthreading: Enabled

Details for license:

Product: VMware vSphere 5 Hypervisor Licensed for 2 physical CPUs (unlimited cores per CPU)

License Key: [Removed]

Expires: Never

Product Features:

Up to 8-way virtual SMP

Anyone else had this problem?

If I change the settings and lower the CPU's the server starts.

Any help would be appreciated 🙂

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rcporto
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Looks like you're using the free vSphere ESXi 5 hypervisor license that has a limitation of 8 vCPU per VM. So, when did you applied that license to your host?

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Richardson Porto
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atomicsp
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The system was installed with the license a little over 2 years ago.

What is strange is that it suddenly didn't support more vCPU's.

Is there a maybe a time limitation on the license?

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a_p_
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There's no time limitation, it's just the license which restricts VM's from being powered on if they use unlicensed features.

When did you last power on (not reboot) the virtual machine. What I could think of, is that the VM was powered on while the host was still running in evaluation mode, and the host license was applied later (just a guess)!?

André

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