Telco Cloud Automation Manager license expiration behavior and expiry alarm handling

Products

• VMware Telco Cloud Automation
• VMware Telco Cloud Platform

Issue/Introduction

• This informational article outlines the expected licensing behaviors, operational states, and expiration handling across various VMware Telco Cloud Automation versions. This document clarifies Day-0 and Day-N licensing states, evaluation versus paid license behaviors, and guidance on managing expiry alarms without disrupting running services. 

Environment

TCA: 2.3, 3.x

TCP: 3.x, 4.x, 5.x

Resolution

License behavior varies by release version, license type, and operational lifecycle phase. Follow the guidance below based on your deployed version:

 

 

• Acknowledge and Ignore Paid License Expiry Alarms (TCA 3.x - 3.5.0):

  • For paid licenses running on versions 3.0.0.1 through 3.5.0, expired licenses do not block or degrade features.

  • The expiry alarm is informational and intended to prompt license renewal. You can safely ignore or acknowledge the alarm while awaiting renewed license keys from Broadcom. No patch release is required for legacy versions.

• Understand Version-Specific Licensing Behaviors:

  Review the behavior matrix below to verify feature availability and alarm states for your environment:

  Feature / State	TCA 2.3.0	TCA 3.x - 3.5.0
  Day-0 Configuration	Applying a license during initial setup is optional, but certain features remain disabled until a license is applied. License can be applied on Day-1.	Applying a license during initial setup is optional, but certain features remain disabled until a license is applied. License can be applied on Day-1.
  Day-N Unlicensed State	If no license is applied, certain features remain disabled.	If no license is applied, certain features remain disabled.
  Evaluation License Expiry	Blocks all features after the expiration date.	Blocks all features after the expiration date.
  Paid License Expiry	Blocks all features after the expiration date.	All features work normally. After expiration, features continue to function, but the system raises an alarm.
  Expiry Alarm Raised	Yes	Yes

• Multi-Manager License Key Sharing:

  • A single paid license key can be applied across multiple TCA Manager appliances.

• Applying a Renewed License Key:

  • Once a renewed or updated license key is obtained, log in to the TCA Manager appliance interface.

  • Navigate to the licensing administration view and update the license key to clear active expiry alarms.