Cannot create a new Domain server. Reason: License violation detected

[czinu]

Hello,

In the LAB env we have what you can see on the attached screenshot. MDS is running with NG MDS eval license for 50 gws and 5 domains. it is clean 80.40 installation.

This error appears when I try to configure anything related to VSX (System, Router, Switch).

Any suggestions which might point me to the right direction?

Thanks in advance,

Marcin

[the_rock]

Im not licensing expert by any means, but just to be sure, can you send the output of cplic print -x? I recall having message like this ages ago and I just applied full eval license and then it went away.

[czinu]

[Expert@CP-MDS-8040:0]# cplic print -x
Host Expiration Signature Features
192.168.1.49 16Mar2022 acn7JBEqKYTYBrxRQwbVGp8jArNZbjkFRu3y CPSM-C-50 CPSM-NGSM CPSB-WKFL-50 CPSB-NPM CPSB-EPM CPSB-LOGS CPSB-MNTR CPSB-MPTL CPSB-UDIR CPSB-PRVS CPSB-COMP-50 CPSB-SME-50 CPSB-RPRT-N-C2500 CPSB-RPRT-N-C2500 CK-5E165310DF31

It is been installed today and I did mdsstop / mdsstart after applying just to be sure. Do you suggest re-applying the same license?

[the_rock]

You can try that, but not sure if it might make a difference. I know sometimes on the gateway, when you apply eval, it may give a message that since number of cores changed, it would need a reboot, but if you never got that warning, then rebooting would most likely not be needed, though since its a lab, it does not hurt to do it.

Andy

[czinu]

I have deleted and re-added license, but still the same thing. Anyone ? : )

[the_rock]

Sorry brother, not sure...if reboot does not do anything, maybe Provider-1 gurus can help : - )

[Chris_Atkinson · Accepted solution]

Was the domain / cma portion attached correctly ... should look like CPSM-DOMAINS-5 CPSB-GBLP

[czinu]

What do you mean by "attached correctly"? I have installed license on MDS with the command cplic put ... 

Interesting thing is that I do not want to add domain, but a vsx feature. Why would it even bother?

[czinu]

When starting mds on the CLI in fact I can see that something is wrong with the license.

Starting Domain Management Servers
Adding Virtual IPs .
Initialize starting of Domain Management Servers: 1 out of 1
[1] Done /opt/CPmds-R80.40/scripts/wrap_proc_run /opt/CPmds-R80.40/scripts/mdsstart_customer CP-MS-8040 -novip -no_cpm_check
Number of Domain Management Servers started so far: 1 out of 1

WARNING: No Multi-Domain Server license.
WARNING: Multi-Domain Server will not start properly.
Starting Multi-Domain Server
cpwd_admin:
Process CPVIEWD started successfully (pid=12358)
cpwd_admin:
Process CPVIEWS started successfully (pid=12361)
Multi-Domain Server Started

[Chris_Atkinson]

So are you installing management environment as MDS or not?

I also note the license IP from the CLI output  doesn't match to that of the mgmt object in your screenshot.

[czinu]

I have MDS at .49 and Management Server at .50. I am requesting license for .49 and apply it on MDS. Is it wrong?

[G_W_Albrecht]

MDS has other license commands:

cp_conf lic add

or

cplic db_add

See Multi-Domain Security Management R81.10 Administration Guide p.162ff - seems you did not license the MDM correctly...

[czinu · Accepted solution]

I must have been blind and did not spot that there is second product. Now it is working after adding 2nd license. It was added also with cplic and then mdsstop/mdstart.

Thanks everyone !

[the_rock]

Hm, maybe thats it...I remember in old days, before R80, when I worked on R77.xx flavors of Provider-1, I always used cplic put local command to apply the license and never had any issues.