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AnushNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
Using tags to license clusters

In portal, we have a feature where we can tag licenses based on our requirements, to be used on different clusters. However, please be informed that this functionality is only applicable while licensing clusters through Prism Element and not Prism Central. Tag usage for Prism Central licensing is being worked upon and will be available for use in the coming days. However, we have a comprehensive KB on how we can work around this and continue to assign licenses that are tagged while licensing through Prism Central on this KB-16865. As always, should you have any questions or face any issues, please feel free to reach out to us or create a case by writing to portal-accounts@nutanix.com and we will be happy to assist you.  

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Sethuram Subramanian
Nutanix Employee
14 days ago
irisw
Nutanix Employee
iriswNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) Licensing Conversion Map

Requirements and limitations to consider before converting your legacy licenses to cloud platform licenses. This topic provides a conversion table of old (legacy) to new (cloud platform) licenses.Licensing Conversion Map

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irisw
Nutanix Employee
15 days ago
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kkovaNutanix Employee
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How to reclaim licenses and mark a cluster as decommissioned in the Support and Insights portal.

Reclaiming the licenses applied to a cluster is necessary:When you remove one or more nodes from a cluster or move nodes from one cluster to another. First, move the nodes, then re-apply the licenses and reclaim the excess. If you plan to destroy or decommission a cluster.  First, reclaim the licenses and then destroy the cluster. A cluster's license must be reclaimed to remove the cluster from the Support & Insights page. If you want to modify or downgrade licenses. For example, when changing from Ultimate to Pro level licenses.The License Manager Guide describes full procedures for this. Once a cluster's licenses have been reclaimed, the cluster can be destroyed and marked as decommissioned on the Support & Insights page in the support portal. These instructions are found in the Acropolis Advanced Administration Guide. Refer to the chapter in the Manually Reclaim Licenses by Unlicensing in the License Manager Guide for the most up-to-date procedures for reclaiming licenses.  

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Stephen Smith
Nutanix Employee
15 days ago
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Nutanix Employee
kkovaNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
You’ve uploaded an older/inactive cluster summary file(CSF) / You’ve uploaded an outdated and inactive cluster summary file(CSF)

You’ve uploaded an older/inactive cluster summary file(CSF) / You’ve uploaded an outdated and inactive cluster summary file(CSF) Please review this article if one of the following errors is displayed upon uploading the Cluster Summary File (CSF) to the licensing portal.Error 1:You’ve uploaded an older/inactive cluster summary file(CSF). To continue, download the latest CSF from Prism Element or Prism Central.Example screenshot:Error 2: You’ve uploaded an outdated and inactive cluster summary file(CSF). If you’ve previously encountered an error during license file generation or been instructed by support, please proceed with the licensing workflow by clicking Next. Please make sure that you have uploaded the latest CSF downloaded from the Prism Central.Example screenshot:  These messages appear when uploading a Cluster Summary File (CSF) downloaded at step one of the three-step license workflow in Prism.   Solution:Confirm that the CSF is current and that you are logged in to the correc

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Nutanix Employee
1 month ago
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kkovaNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
Unable to view the cluster ( PE / PC) while opening a support case through support portal

For the clusters to be visible while opening a case, there are two criteria. Either pulse has to be enabled. Steps to enable Pulse here.  Or the cluster must be licensed completely with valid licenses. It takes anywhere between 6-24 hours for the clusters to reflect in the case creation window after they are relicensed/licensed, or Pulse is enabled. 

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Nutanix Employee
1 month ago
Stephen Smith
Nutanix Employee
Stephen SmithNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
PnP 2.0 license conversion workflow improvements.

Hey, just highlighting a few of the latest improvements to the workflow for those of us assisting with license conversions to the latest PnP 2.0 license model.  First, a new mechanic was added to calculate and clearly show the NBL to CBL conversion rate (node to cores) when using the “Unapplied Licenses” option.        This allows you to do the math and verify what the core count total will be at the end of the conversion and make sure that matches your intended result.      You must select the blue “Accept”  option in order to move forward to the next page but you can always select the “Back” option if needed.    The other improvement to point out which, you can see in the screenshots, you can now convert Prism Central node licenses that may have been left behind due to not being applied to the cluster. The best practice is still to apply as may of the “legacy” Prism Pro/Prism Ultimate licenses to the clusters so the system can get the exact core count, but in the situation where ther

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Hussain.abedin
Nutanix Employee
1 month ago
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Nischitha ShettyNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
Cluster has nodes/cores with don't have sufficient valid licenses

When a new node is added to an existing cluster, an alert will be triggered to notify you. This alert will provide details about the node that is still in an unlicensed state and specify which type of license is missing on the node. The cluster's licenses must be updated to resolve this alert. More info can be found in this KB Generate the Cluster Summary File(CSF) from prism and navigate to Support Portal. Select "Manage Licenses" and upload the CSF Click on "Edit Selection" under the license type which needs to be applied Select the related cluster, click on "Actions" then select "Advanced Licensing" Please note that if there are multiple clusters which need updating you will need to do this step cluster-by-cluster. You will be presented with the the quantity required on screen.  Choose "Select Licenses" for each presented tile. If the particular license ID in use has available licenses, unselect in and then select in again so that it takes the required license. If you have

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1 month ago
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Nischitha ShettyNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
No compatible products found for the uploaded cluster summary file

When uploading a cluster summary file into the license portal the error "No compatible products found for the uploaded cluster summary file" is observed. This issue arises when the account has the new licensing model (NCI, NCM, NUS products) and Prism Element (PE) CSF(Cluster Summary File) is used instead of Prism Central (PC) CSF. You must follow the below process to license the cluster: 1. Download and install Prism Central version PC.2022.4 or higher, and register your Prism Element clusters with this PC if you haven't already.2. Download the Prism Central CSF from the licensing page and upload it to the support portal instead of the PE CSF.3. Apply the license and generate the License File (LSF). Then, upload this file back to Prism Central.The minimum requirements of the Acropolis and Prism Central needed for this operation are::Applying cloud platform licenses except for Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) requires that the cluster is running the minimum versions of the following softw

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Nutanix Employee
1 month ago
Hussain.abedin
Nutanix Employee
Hussain.abedinNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
Benefit of Seamless Licensing

Nutanix has introduced Seamless licensing from AOS 6.1.0.6 and pc.2022.9. Enabling this functionality will apply and manage your licenses from the Prism Central web console without needing you to download and upload files manually. Your Prism Central will need be connected to the internet and you will need to allow outbound traffic to portal.nutanix.com:443 BenefitsWill Save your time and effort compared to the traditional 3-step licensing workflow because you do not need to download and upload files manually. Supports licensing for all Nutanix products, including the new Nutanix cloud platform packages (see Nutanix Cloud Platform Package Licensing). Allows you to apply multiple product licenses to multiple clusters in a single workflow. Automatically tracks license renewals. When your license terms extend, the Licensing page in the Prism Central web console automatically updates to display the extended terms. For more information, please check Seamless Licensing

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Hussain.abedin
Nutanix Employee
1 month ago
Hussain.abedin
Nutanix Employee
Hussain.abedinNutanix Employee
posted in NCM/NCI/NUS licensing (New Licensing)
Nutanix License Enforcement - Key Points

Nutanix has introduced product license enforcement to prevent unauthorized use of Nutanix Software. Below are the main key points regarding the prerequisites and policies: Enforcement will kick-in on a licensed cluster once the cluster is on the below SW releases or later.AOS 6.7.1 PC 2023.4 NCC 4.6.6Enforcement will be implemented in two levels:Day 0 of cluster expiration AOS/NCI: No cluster expansion / No storage creation or update Prism/NCM: Turn off Ops (UI only; except analysis and Dashboard) No Support Day 60 past cluster expiration No upgrades (including security patches) No cluster UI management or monitoring Disable access to NCM features Enforcement is disabled by default: Upgrading to an AOS/PC version will not enable the enforcement.Licensing action is required to enable enforcement: Licensing action is applying or updating licenses of a cluster. Each time a licensing action is executed, the enforcement policy will be updated on the cluster in conjunction with applied

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Hussain.abedin
Nutanix Employee
1 month ago

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