Import new license file to container after the license is expired

[eclipses]

Hi,

I did not notice but one of my docker containers running locally had an expired license.

It took a few minutes to figure out what was the issue then I used the following command to import the new license
Import-NavContainerLicense -licenseFile "C:\Licenses\dev.flf" -containerName helloworld-dev
Unfortunately, it does not work because the BCInstance was not running, here the error retrieved:

ServerInstance 'MicrosoftDynamicsNavServer$BC' is not running.
at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 4
ServerInstance 'MicrosoftDynamicsNavServer$BC' is not running.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\navcontainerhelper\0.7.0.3\ContainerHandling\Invoke-ScriptInNavContainer.ps1:37 char:13
+             Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock $scriptbloc ...

The container was running but the instance cannot be run because the license is expired.

I've imported first the file and then invoked the script in the container to change the license and start the instance.
Here the code:

Copy-FileToNavContainer -containerName helloworld-dev -localPath "C:\Licenses\dev.flf" -containerPath c:\run\dev.flf

Invoke-ScriptInNavContainer -containerName helloworld-dev -scriptblock {
  Import-NAVServerLicense BC -LicenseData ([Byte[]]$(Get-Content -Path "c:\run\dev.flf" -Encoding Byte))
  Start-NAVServerInstance -ServerInstance BC
} 

I was thinking if some extra checks maybe could be inserted in the function Import-NavContainerLicense to handle this scenario as well.

[freddydk]

Thanks, will have a look.

[freddydk]

Shipped in 0.7.0.6

[eclipses]

Hi Freddy,

The fix does not seem to work if the BC Instance inside the BC Container is stopped and you run

Import-NavContainerLicense -licenseFile "C:\Licenses\dev.flf" -containerName helloworld-dev -restart

[freddydk]

Ahh - so your point is that

Import-NAVServerLicense -LicenseFile $licensefile -ServerInstance $ServerInstance -Database NavDatabase -WarningAction SilentlyContinue

Doesn't work if the service tier isn't running - you need to do the data thing?
Sorry, didn't see that.

/Freddy

[eclipses]

Probably what is failing the code is this parameter

-Database NavDatabase

if you remove it should work

[eclipses]

rather than the -restart you could insert at the same point a check that if the instance is not running it will be started (just a suggestion)

[freddydk]

I actually cannot make the import-navserverlicense work if I have stopped the service tier - no matter what parameter set I use:-(

[eclipses]

But my code worked with Instance stopped:

Copy-FileToNavContainer -containerName helloworld-dev -localPath "C:\Licenses\dev.flf" -containerPath c:\run\dev.flf

Invoke-ScriptInNavContainer -containerName helloworld-dev -scriptblock {
  Import-NAVServerLicense BC -LicenseData ([Byte[]]$(Get-Content -Path "c:\run\dev.flf" -Encoding Byte))
  Start-NAVServerInstance -ServerInstance BC
}

[freddydk]

No - not on the container I am testing this on.

[eclipses]

You're right, it is not working on mine as well, it's a mystery how it worked in that container. Sorry about this

[freddydk]

Maybe a servicetier which is out-of-license isn't stopped, but just unresponsive to connections?

[eclipses]

Still I cannot explain what happened, Import-NavContainerLicense failed then I run my script and worked. Next time I will investigate further before to open an issue

[TysvdHeuvel]

For anyone still strugling with outdate licenses in containers, that fail to update when using Import-NavContainerLicense.
I couldn't update with what ever I tried. Updated my container helper. Tried several other approaches found on the web. Nothing worked.
But, if you change your host system date to some point back in time when the current license was still valid. Restart the container, then again apply Import-NavContainerLicense. Change the host date back to today. Restart container again, and now you should be able to get back in.

[freddydk]

Thanks for adding this information.