Frequently Asked Questions:
- When I attempt to assign a license to a cluster, I get the message - "License capacity is insufficient". I have procured sufficient Tanzu license capacity for our cluster spread across multiple license keys. I am unable to add the second license key to the cluster.
The product currently allows only one Tanzu license key to be assigned to the Supervisor Cluster. If the assigned key does not have the capacity to entitle the entire cluster, the above message is seen. As long as the organization has procured sufficient Tanzu license capacity to cover the total CPU usage, this message can be ignored. This does not cause an operational problem. Please ensure the license key is in the vCenter Server inventory. To add the license key to the vCenter Server Inventory, navigate to Administration → Licensing → Licenses, and click Add License.
- When I attempt to assign a license key to the cluster, - License capacity is insufficient". However, I am able to use the product normally without any operational issues. Does it mean that I don't need to procure the deficit license capacity?
vSphere 7.0 U3 has introduced this flexibility to help vSphere administrators seamlessly run the operations on a Supervisor Cluster. However, the customer organization has to ensure that at all times, customers have properly licensed the Tanzu software that they are using. In the above case, it is important to procure the required license capacity.
- The Licensing management screen is showing that the usage of my Supervisor Cluster exceeds the assigned license capacity. I have procured the required license quantity, but the system does not allow me to assign the additional license key to the Supervisor Cluster. How do I get rid of the Assignment Validation message?
The product currently allows only one Tanzu license key to be assigned to the Supervisor Cluster. To satisfy license compliance, you have to ensure total license key usage across all the Supervisor Clusters does not exceed the total capacity of all the Tanzu license keys in the License inventory. The assignment validation message can be ignored as long as you are in compliance.
- As a vSphere Administrator, how can I verify if I am satisfying the Tanzu License Compliance?
Verify Usage: To check your total usage across all Supervisor Cluster, in the vSphere client, navigate to Administration → Licensing → Licenses → Assets tab. You can find the usage for each Supervisor Cluster in the Usage column. The column total is your total usage across all Supervisor Clusters.
Verify Entitled Capacity: To verify the total entitled capacity, you can visit the VMware Customer Connect site. To remain in compliance, your usage should be within the Entitled Capacity