Data Domain precheck error for existent license in the system is being deprecated
Résumé: Data Domain system gives a pre-check alert for licenses going deprecated.
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Symptômes
When performing a DDOS pre-check on a system configured with legacy licenses, the following warning messages may be displayed:
sysadmin@ddsystemxxx# system upgrade status
Current Upgrade Status: DD OS upgrade Failed
Node Severity Issue Solution
---- -------- ------------------------------ --------
0 WARNING The existent license in the Please visit Software
system is being deprecated License Central to update
and will be unavailable in your license.
Cause
Starting with DDOS 8.6.x and subsequent releases, support for legacy licensing formats (.lic and .xml) is being phased out as Dell Dynamic Licensing (DL) becomes the preferred licensing model.
Résolution
This pre-upgrade check generates a warning only and does not prevent the upgrade from proceeding. The upgrade can continue and is expected to complete successfully.
After completing the upgrade to a version that supports Dynamic Licensing, customers are encouraged to migrate their existing licensing configuration to the Dynamic Licensing.
The procedure is outlined below-
From the Data Domain UI, navigate to Administration > Licenses, and then select the "Add Dynamic License" option from the right pane.
Option 1 -
Click on Apply button and Verify that the message "The license was applied successfully" is displayed.
Option 1 -
The Dell Software Licensing Central (SLC) option is recommended for systems connected through Dell Connectivity Services or a Secure Connect Gateway (SCG).
Click on Apply button and Verify that the message "The license was applied successfully" is displayed.
Option 2 -
Select License Type "Offline Registration File" and hit the Upload button to browse and select .dl file. and click on apply.
Verify that the message "The license was applied successfully" is displayed and that the license details are visible on the Licenses page.
Informations supplémentaires
If you encounter any issues while converting a legacy license to a Dynamic License, please refer to the steps outlined in the associated guide. https://dl.dell.com/content/manual55607184
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Numéro d’article: 000491930
Type d’article: Solution
Dernière modification: 29 juil. 2026
Version: 1
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