Check days left in license for Veeam 10?

[riahc3]

Hello

I had this Powershell script for Veeam 9.x to check the days left in my license:

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$warn=45
$crit=15
$returnStateOK = 0
$returnStateWarning = 1
$returnStateCritical = 2
$returnStateUnknown = 3
$regBinary = (Get-Item 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\VeeaM\Veeam Backup and Replication\license').GetValue('Lic1')
$veeamLicInfo = [string]::Join($null, ($regBinary | % { [char][int]$_; }))  
$ExpirationDateFormat = "Expiration date\=\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{1,4}"
$ExpirationDate = [regex]::matches($VeeamLicInfo, $ExpirationDateFormat)[0].Value.Split("=")[1]
$end= (Get-Date $ExpirationDate).tostring(“dd-MM-yyyy”)
$today=[datetime](Get-Date)
$daysleft=(NEW-TIMESPAN –Start $today –End $end).Days
if ( ($daysleft -gt $warn) -and  ($daysleft -gt $crit))
{
    Write-Host "OK: Veeam License Days Left: $daysleft|daysleft=$daysleft"
    exit $returnStateOK
}
elseIf ( ($daysleft -le $warn) -and ($daysleft -gt $crit)) 
{
    Write-Host "WARNING: Veeam License Days Left: $daysleft|daysleft=$daysleft"
    exit $returnStateWarning
}
elseIf ( ($daysleft -le $crit)) 
{
    Write-Host "CRITICAL: Veeam License Days Left: $daysleft|daysleft=$daysleft"
    exit $returnStateCritical
}
else
{
    Write-Host "UNKNOWN: Cannot get Veeam License information"
    exit $returnStateUnknown
}

But it seems that Veeam 10's license has changed so....


Could someone please tell me the new format on getting the days left in the license?

Thank you

[veremin]

Use new cmdlet - Get-VBRInstalledLicense. The return object should contain information you're after. Thanks!

[riahc3]

FINNALY! A cmdlet! Thank you very much for adding it...

Im redoing my script now

[riahc3]

Get-VBRInstalledLicense : Access to the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication' is denied.

I dont think that cmdlet should need admin rights to READ that. That registry key should be open to Everyone for READING purposes....

[riahc3]

Also cmdlet is VERY slow

[evilaedmin]

Get-VBRInstalledLicense : Access to the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication' is denied.

I dont think that cmdlet should need admin rights to READ that. That registry key should be open to Everyone for READING purposes....

You can use registry ACLs to do what you wish. A Read permission on a key and admin rights are completely separate (but related) topics. I can't say at all if this is supported or unsupported and you will need to think if it applies to your environment, but we give special users of Backup server read:

[oleg.feoktistov]

I dont think that cmdlet should need admin rights to READ that. That registry key should be open to Everyone for READING purposes....

It's a matter of permissions for a specific account, not for a specific cmdlet. Allowing that by default would also mean non-admin users could get other VBR infrastructure-related info
with VeeamPSSnapin cmdlets. But you can use the solution @evilaedmin mentioned.

Also cmdlet is VERY slow

Are you using remote VBR console? Just tested it in my lab and it resolved license information in a matter of seconds.

Thanks,
Oleg

[veremin]

Get-VBRInstalledLicense : Access to the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication' is denied. I dont think that cmdlet should need admin rights to READ that. That registry key should be open to Everyone for READING purposes....

Try to run under admin account and see whether it makes a difference. Thanks!

[mwiles]

I have not opened a case for this yet, but we are seeing an issue when we have list of VBRs (VBR-A & VBR-B)
If we try to retrieve the Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummaryObject it will only come back non-null for one of the them.
If in a new/separate PS session for each server, it works fine.

I have pulled this snipped from the PS1 file ....

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$Servers = "VBR-A,VBR-B"
$Servers_Array = $Servers.split(",")
foreach($Server in $Servers_Array)  {
       Connect-VBRServer -Server $Server -User $User -Password $Pass
       $license = Get-VBRInstalledLicense
       $license_summary = $license.InstanceLicenseSummary
       $license_summary_details= $license_summary.Object      #<-----this is null sometimes
       Disconnect-VBRServer 
}

Any help would be appreciated.

[mwiles]

typo above -- actually $license_summary is the null variable.

[mwiles]

case 04213956 opened.

[oleg.feoktistov]

if you write to a variable inside a loop, it always holds the latest value written. You need to create a variable with an empty array right before the loop and append $licence_summary_details to it each iteration. This variable will hold the array of license objects for each VBR server when all the iterations are done.
Thanks!

[mwiles]

I did not share the entire script, but those variables are created outside of the loop. I think something is not clearing the connection / session. Not sure if additional information is helpful, but one VBR is licensed for Backup, the other is for CCR.
When I connect to the first server I get that license, never get one from the servers after. Disconnect-Server does not help. If I close the PowerShell IDE, restart, change the order of the servers ... I still only ever get the first one. Since there is no argument for Get-VBRInstalledLicense, I can only assume Connect/Disconnect is sufficient.

[mwiles]

I do get much of the license information (e.g. Status, Exp Date, Type, Edition ... etc) from the primary VBRInstalledLicense object. I also get partial information (e.g.. License Instance Number, Used Instance Number, New Instance Number ... etc) from the InstanceLicenseSummary ... but the InstanceLicenseSummary.Object is null after the first connection to the server.

[veremin]

Do you have any workload already protected with instances? Thanks!

[mwiles]

Yes workload already exists in backup server, but dont think VCCR works that way?

If I run a query for single server, restart powershell session, run other server ...

backupserver

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PS C:\Windows\system32> C:\Get-VBRLicenseUsage.ps1
backupserver
===========license===========
Status                              : Valid
ExpirationDate                      : 9/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
Type                                : Rental
Edition                             : EnterprisePlus
LicensedTo                          : REDACTED
SocketLicenseSummary                : {Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRSocketLicenseSummary}
InstanceLicenseSummary              : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummary
CapacityLicenseSummary              : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRCapacityLicenseSummary
SupportId                           : 
SupportExpirationDate               : 
AutoUpdateEnabled                   : False
FreeAgentInstanceConsumptionEnabled : True
CloudConnect                        : Disabled
===========license_summary===========
LicensedInstancesNumber : 130000
UsedInstancesNumber     : 110
NewInstancesNumber      : 11
RentalInstancesNumber   : 0
Object                  : {Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummaryObject}
Workload                : {Test-2-BxDK, Server-02-2FKV, AppVM1-mNJd, devbox-F4KC...}
===========license_summary_details===========
Type                : VM
Count               : 10
Multiplier          : 11
UsedInstancesNumber : 110

restart Powershell session and run for vccrserver

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PS C:\Windows\system32> C:\Get-VBRLicenseUsage.ps1
vccrserver
===========license===========
Status                              : Valid
ExpirationDate                      : 9/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
Type                                : Rental
Edition                             : EnterprisePlus
LicensedTo                          : REDACTED
SocketLicenseSummary                : {Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRSocketLicenseSummary}
InstanceLicenseSummary              : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummary
CapacityLicenseSummary              : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRCapacityLicenseSummary
SupportId                           : 
SupportExpirationDate               : 
AutoUpdateEnabled                   : False
FreeAgentInstanceConsumptionEnabled : True
CloudConnect                        : Enabled
===========license_summary===========
LicensedInstancesNumber : 20000
UsedInstancesNumber     : 50
NewInstancesNumber      : 30
RentalInstancesNumber   : 0
Object                  : {Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummaryObject}
Workload                : {}
===========license_summary_details===========
Type                : CloudConnectReplicationVM
Count               : 5
Multiplier          : 10
UsedInstancesNumber : 50

running them back to back ....

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PS C:\Windows\system32> C:\Get-VBRLicenseUsage.ps1
backupserver
===========license===========
Status                              : Valid
ExpirationDate                      : 9/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
Type                                : Rental
Edition                             : EnterprisePlus
LicensedTo                          : REDACTED
SocketLicenseSummary                : {Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRSocketLicenseSummary}
InstanceLicenseSummary              : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummary
CapacityLicenseSummary              : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRCapacityLicenseSummary
SupportId                           : 
SupportExpirationDate               : 
AutoUpdateEnabled                   : False
FreeAgentInstanceConsumptionEnabled : True
CloudConnect                        : Disabled
===========license_summary===========
LicensedInstancesNumber : 130000
UsedInstancesNumber     : 110
NewInstancesNumber      : 11
RentalInstancesNumber   : 0
Object                  : {Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummaryObject}
Workload                : {Test-2-BxDK, Server-02-2FKV, AppVM1-mNJd, devbox-F4KC...}
===========license_summary_details===========
Type                : VM
Count               : 10
Multiplier          : 11
UsedInstancesNumber : 110

vccrserver
===========license===========
Status                              : Valid
ExpirationDate                      : 9/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
Type                                : Rental
Edition                             : EnterprisePlus
LicensedTo                          : REDACTED
SocketLicenseSummary                : {Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRSocketLicenseSummary}
InstanceLicenseSummary              : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummary
CapacityLicenseSummary              : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRCapacityLicenseSummary
SupportId                           : 
SupportExpirationDate               : 
AutoUpdateEnabled                   : False
FreeAgentInstanceConsumptionEnabled : True
CloudConnect                        : Enabled
===========license_summary===========
LicensedInstancesNumber : 20000
UsedInstancesNumber     : 0
NewInstancesNumber      : 0
RentalInstancesNumber   : 0
Object                  : {}
Workload                : {}
===========license_summary_details===========

[veremin]

Object is not null, it's an array of Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRInstanceLicenseSummaryObject objects. To access it you can use "."

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$licensesummary.object

Thanks!

[mwiles]

i believe Veeam support has reproduced my use case. Stay tuned

[abarrett]

Hey all,

I have the exact same issue.
A single Powershell session will keep the first results for Get-VBRInstalledLicense.

Process:

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Add-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapin
Connect-VBRserver -Server VBR01 -User username -password password
$license1=Get-VBRInstalledLicense
$license1.InstanceLicenseSummary 
Disconnect-VBRserver
--
Connect-VBRserver -Server VBR02 -User username -password password
$license2=Get-VBRInstalledLicense
$license2.InstanceLicenseSummary 

$license1 and $license2 are these same. The workload VMs names are the same, and that's not possible.

Any update on this?

Thanks

Aaron

[mwiles]

Had a working session with Veeam Support today and we recreated the issue together. Remove-Variable, Clear-Variable, nothing seemed to clear session information. The Engineer will work in his lab to recreate and see if he can find a resolution. I will update as I know more.

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi guys,

Tested your scripts in our labs for two VBRs v10 P2. Both return correct information and details for socket licensing, however for instance licensing it renders the same details for both servers. @mwiles, please let us know once support engineer investigated this. Meanwhile, I'll test it further and raise a question internally if needed.

Thanks,
Oleg

[stressederic]

I also have the same issue when obtaining InstanceLicenseSummary information.

The problem occurs even when I query 2 separate B&R servers in different scripts, as with abarrett if I call the scripts from the same powershell session the most values of the first script are returned for the second script.

Interestingly the value for LicensedInstancesNumber is correct but all other values return the results of the first B&R server queried

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PS > .\Veeam_License_Usage_REDACTED.ps1


LicensedInstancesNumber : 5385
UsedInstancesNumber     : 2640
NewInstancesNumber      : 88
RentalInstancesNumber   : 0


PS > .\Veeam_License_Usage_REDACTED.ps1



LicensedInstancesNumber : 6600
UsedInstancesNumber     : 2640
NewInstancesNumber      : 88
RentalInstancesNumber   : 0

[mwiles]

I still am pending update from Engineering. So will post more as soon as I know.

[abarrett]

Obligatory Monthly bump. Any progress MWiles?

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Aaron,

Confirmed as a bug. Scheduled to be fixed in v11.
Please, reach our support to check if a hotfix is available for that.
Michael's Case ID reference - 04213956.

Thanks,
Oleg

[abarrett]

Thanks Oleg!

[mwiles]

sorry @abarrett, did not get notification of you asking. Thanks @oleg.feoktistov for replying.