Technical Note: VM license update error 'Invalid license presented'

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Description

The error 'Invalid license presented' may be displayed under license information after uploading the license file.

This error will be seen when the number of CPU cores allocated to the VM are greater than the number that is allowed on the purchased VM license.

Scope

FortiMail  v5.3 and above

Solution

Reduce the number of CPU’s allocated to the VM.