vCenter shows "Virtual Machine UEFI Secure Boot Platform Key is out of date." warning for the License Server.

Products

• VMware Cloud Foundation
• VMware vSphere Foundation

Issue/Introduction

After patching vCenter from version 9.1.0.x to 9.1.1, you may see this message in the issues and alarms section of the vSphere Client where the License Server is deployed. 

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1
VMware vSphere Foundation 9.1.1

Cause

The alarm appears when you have License Servers running version 9.1.0.x or updated to version 9.1.1 in a vCenter Server 9.1.1 environment.
This alert is not critical and has no impact on the boot or the functionalities of your license server.

Resolution

To resolve the alarm, from the vSphere Client, upgrade the compatibility of the License Server VM to ESXi 6.7 and later by following the Upgrade the Compatibility of a Virtual Machine Manually procedure.

Additional Information

VCF Operations 9.1.1.0 Release Notes
Upgrade the Compatibility of a Virtual Machine Manually
Secure Boot Certificate Expirations and Update Failures in VMware Virtual Machines