System pod nsx-ncp-[ID] in namespace vmware-system-nsx is not running.

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• From within vCenter > Inventory > Workload Management the following warning is displayed. 
  
  System pod nsx-ncp-[ID] in namespace vmware-system-nsx is not running.
  
  
• From the master node the NCP pod is continuously crashing.

root@[ID] [ ~ ]# k get pod -A | grep nsx
vmware-system-nsx                           nsx-ncp-[ID]                                          1/2     CrashLoopBackOff

• NCP pod logs show the process terminates due to expired licence.
  
  kubectl logs nsx-ncp-[ID] -n vmware-system-nsx  -p

[ncp GreenThread-49 W] nsx_ujo.common.controller NamespaceController worker 1 failed to sync [UUID] due to nsx manager exception: This feature is not supported with the current applied license. Please upgrade your license in order to use this feature. details: This feature is not supported with the current applied license. Please upgrade your license in order to use this feature.
[ncp GreenThread-49 E errorCode="NCP00203"] nsx_ujo.ncp.utils The license to use NCP has expired or is not available on NSX. Please renew or upgrade your license in order to start/continue using NCP. Shutting down
[ncp GreenThread-143 I] nsx_ujo.common.controller NSXNetworkInfoController worker 2 start sync [U], queue size 0
[ncp MainThread W] nsx_ujo.ncp.main Receive signal for handling 15
[ncp MainThread W] nsx_ujo.ncp.main Main process is exiting, terminate election process!
• The NSX Manager does not contain a valid licence under NSX Manager > System > Licences

Environment

VMware NSX

Resolution

Add a valid NSX/NCP licence to the NSX Manager.

Additional Information

NSX Licence Types