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Veeam VMware: License Expiry

Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents.LicenseExpiry (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The vSphere host license has expired.

Causes

Check the license status & expiry date.

Resolutions

Refer to this VMware KB article for more information on configuring licensing in vCenter 4, and this VMware KB article for licensing in vSphere 5.

Use the Alerts View to see all current open issues for this object. Use the Events View to review any error and warning events for this object. Open a Performance View to see the performance metrics for this object and all contained objects. Open a Diagram View to analyse the relationships of this object to other components.

External

See the Help Center for more information including reference lists of all Rules and Monitors and full set of User Guides for the Veeam MP for VMware.

See the VMware Online Documentation for more information on VMware vSphere, in particular:

Element properties:

TargetVeeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityLow
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Veeam VMware: License Expiry
{0} Affected host: {1}
Event LogVeeam VMware

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
Alert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents.LicenseExpiry" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="VeeamVEVMwareLib!Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>.</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Veeam VMware</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[6]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="System!System.Entity"]/DisplayName$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">com.vmware.license.LicenseExpiryEvent</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="Alert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>0</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertOwner/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents.LicenseExpiry.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>[$Data/Params/Param[1]$] $Data/Params/Param[11]$</AlertParameter1>

        <AlertParameter2>$Data/Params/Param[5]$</AlertParameter2>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/Params/Param[11]$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>