Error: One or more license servers have assets that have been removed but still use license capacity. You must reclaim used capacity manually

Products

• VCF Operations

Issue/Introduction

• The error banner in the UI appears and disappears intermittently.
• VMware Cloud Foundation Operations 9.1 > Manage > Licensing > Licenses & Registration > Version 9+ tab
  Banner: One or more license servers have assets that have been removed but still use license capacity. You must reclaim used capacity manually. > Go to License Servers
• The widget on the main page for Registration and License Server status shows 1 issue.
• Click the widget to reveal the window: Registration and License Server Issues.

Environment

VCF Operations 9.1.x

Resolution

Use the following workaround to stop all VIM instance(s):

1. Navigate to Operate > Administration > Configurations > Inventory Management.
2. Under Adapter Instance, select all Identity Broker Endpoint Instance and note the ID.
3. Navigate to Build > Developer Centre > API & SDKs > Operations API.
4. Authenticate using Administrative credentials.
5. Locate the endpoint: PUT /api/adapters/{adapterId}/monitoringstate/stop.
6. Select Try it out.
7. Input the adapter ID identified in Step 2. (try this step for each Identity Broker Endpoint Instance )
8. Click Execute.