A warning message "Some features will become unavailable" is shown when applying a license to esxi host in evaluation mode
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A warning message "Some features will become unavailable" is shown when applying a license to esxi host in evaluation mode
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Article ID: 384221
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Updated On: 04-14-2025
Products
VMware vCenter Server 8.0VMware vCenter Server 7.0
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
A warning message "Some features will become unavailable" is shown when applying a license to esxi host in evaluation mode
"the license does not support DRS in Maintenance Mode" is shown when clicking on Details
Cause
These warning message appears if the license doesn't have the feature "DRS in Maintenance mode". This feature can automatically migrate virtual machines to another ESXi host without DRS when the host enter maintenance mode.
For more information, see "DRS Maintenance Mode Functionality with ROBO Enterprise License" section of the vSphere Resource Management
Resolution
This messages can be ignored if the licesnse have DRS feature.