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Package VE is not licensed in the cluster

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)
  • ONTAP Select
  • NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE)
  • NetApp Aggregate Encryption (NAE)

Issue

  • When trying to enable NVE or NAE from CLI, an error message appears - Package'VE'is not licensed in the cluster.
  • The volume encryption (VE) license is shown as not-installed for system license show-status command output :

Cluster::> system license show-status
Status    License              Scope     Detailed Status
--------- -------------------  --------- ----------------------
valid
          NFS                  cluster   -
          CIFS                 cluster   -
          iSCSI                cluster   -
          SnapRestore          cluster   -
          SnapMirror           cluster   -
          FlexClone            cluster   -
          SnapVault            cluster   -
          Cloud                node      Cluster-01: Subscription valid until: 7/25/2023 23:59:59.
                                         Cluster-02: Subscription valid until: 7/25/2023 23:59:59.
          MT_EK_MGMT           site      -
          S3                   site      -
          Anti_ransomware      site      - 

not-installed
          FCP                  -         -
          TPM                  -         -
          VE                   -         -
          DP_Optimized         -         -



metrocluster check cluster shows -instance

              Type of Check: licenses
                         Cluster Name: XXXXXXX
                  Result of the Check: warning
Additional Information/Recovery Steps: VE license is absent in XXXXXXX, but present in YYYYYYY.   

Solution

 Please reach your Sales Representative or open a non-technical case about VE license.

 

 

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