NSX Edge deployment fails with the error: 'This feature is not supported with the current applied license'

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• When attempting to deploy an Edge node from the NSX Manager UI, the deployment fails and outputs the following error at the end:
  

  This feature is not supported with the current applied license. Please upgrade your license in order to use this feature.

  

• After manually deploying an NSX Edge using an OVA file or installing a bare-metal Edge, executing the join command outputs the following error:
  

  nsx_edge> join management-plane <NSX_Manager_IP> username admin password <Password> thumbprint <Thumbprint>
  % Node registration failed: 'This feature is not supported with the current applied license. Please upgrade your license in order to use this feature.'

• The results of the GET /api/v1/licenses/licensed-features API indicate that the EDGE_NODE feature is not in a licensed state:
  

    }, {
      "feature_name" : "EDGE_NODE",
      "is_licensed" : false
    }, {

Environment

VMware NSX

Cause

A license that enables the EDGE_NODE feature has not been applied to the environment.

Resolution

Apply a valid license that supports the EDGE_NODE feature.