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ONTAP License Validation Certificate Expiry EMS Alert – No Functional Impact

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)

Issue

  • Customers receive the following EMS alert or SNMP/Email notification regarding an expiring license validation certificate:

Message: license.cert.expired.check: Certificate to validate licenses will expire on <date/time>.Description: This message occurs when the license validation certificate is near its expiration date. After the certificate expires, no new license can be validated.Corrective Action: Contact your sales representative or reseller about renewing your license validation certificate.Source: mgwd

Example log output:

license.cert.expired.check: Certificate to validate licenses will expire on Nov 1 00:51:18 2025 GMT.

  • Event Cluster Certificate About to Expire screenshot :

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  • But security certificate show doesn't show any expired certificates.

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