A newly deployed Aria Operations stays in evaluation mode after configuring a vCenter integration

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VMware Aria Suite

Starting with VMware Aria Operations 8.16, license consumption for VMware Aria Operations is not required for entitled setups, the license consumption is tracked against your vCenter systems.
A newly deployed VMware Aria Operations works in evaluation mode for 60 days if no valid entitlement is available.
After adding a vCenter integration, the Aria Operations appliance remains in evaluation mode
A banner may appear in the Aria Operations UI with an evaluation countdown from 60 days

Aria Operation is in evaluation mode and Please update the license by going to the Administration > Licensing
Aria Operations entered restricted mode after the evaluation period ended
vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus for vSphere Foundation or vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus for VCF licenses are visible in vCenter under Administration > Licensing
A legacy Aria Operations license is not installed

Aria Operations 8.16 or newer

A vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus for vSphere Foundation or vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus for VCF license must be applied to the vCenter server.

Log into the vCenter server that is configured under Administration > Integrations in Aria Operations
Right click the vCenter object under Inventory and select Assign License...
Select a valid vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus for vSphere Foundation or vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus for VCF from the Existing Licenses and click OK
To refresh the Aria Operation license, log into Aria Operations and go to Administration > Integrations and remove the vCenter integration. (You do not have to delete data).
Re-add the vCenter integration
Log out and log back in to Aria Operations
The evaluation banner will be removed and Aria Operations will not be in restricted mode.

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