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jnpetty
Contributor
Contributor
‎10-21-2022 05:46 PM

SnS Expiration Clarification

Due to an issue outside of our control our SnS is going to expire over the weekend. I was hoping to get some verification that this should have no impact on services, such as distributed switches. Am I correct in assuming that this would only limit us from opening support requests and downloading updates?

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scott28tt
VMware Employee
VMware Employee
‎10-21-2022 11:27 PM

SnS has nothing to do with your licensing.

If this is anything like a production system you might want to renew your SnS.

 


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bahl
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Contributor
‎10-22-2022 12:45 PM

So it is safe to say if there is a lapse in keeping the SnS current on the production system, functional services like vDS and vSAN should not be impacted other than obtaining support and access to software upgrades/patches? 

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Kinnison
Commander
Commander
‎10-23-2022 10:16 AM

Hi,


In a nutshell, if your license are "permanent", not "term" (or subscription) then yes, when SNS expire nothing happens, at least this is what I have found in my personal experience.


In a production environment, letting SNS expire is never a good idea, if you run into a problem whose remedy is known only to support, then it's a mess. Ultimately, your choice, your risk.


Regards,
Ferdinando

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