# VMW0084: Application-aware backups fail with error "[Hardware Snapshot Enabler] is not available"

## Symptom

Application-aware backups performed using the Virtual Server Agent (VSA) fail with a message indicating the Hardware Snapshot Enabler license is not available.

The license.log file can include the following error messages:

    9396 159c 06/13 13:55:19 ### No permanent license is available for license type [163].
    9396 159c 06/13 13:55:19 ### License - Type [163] Name [Hardware Snapshot Enabler]: No permanent license available. Will check if free eval licenses are present
    9396 159c 06/13 13:55:19 ### Number of used license [7] is equal to number of licenses issued [7]. So no free eval licenses available for license type [163]
    9396 159c 06/13 13:55:19 ### License - Type [163] Name [Hardware Snapshot Enabler]: No free license is available.
    9396 159c 06/13 13:55:19 ### [7] eval license [Hardware Snapshot Enabler (163)] are issued

The following error messages might be listed instead:

    Failed to consume the license [163] for apptype [1092]. Error [ This license [Hardware Snapshot Enabler] is not available at this time.]
    Arguments passed are: clientid [1016], apptype [1092], licType [163], bConfigure [1]: 67109161
    LibConfigAppClientProp::setGeneralProperties() - Failed to allocate License for Snap Backup.Please check if License is not available

## Cause

In situations where Commvault software packages were obtained through a reseller, the default OEM license package might not include the Hardware Snapshot Enabler license, which is required for VSA application-aware backups.

## Resolution

To resolve this issue, update the identifier for the OEM in the database:

1. Run the following query with the Commvault OEM identifier as input:

        qoperation execscript -sn $[UpdateOEM] -si $[oem_id]

   For example:

       qoperation execscript -sn $[UpdateOEM] -si $[15]

2. Retry application-aware backup jobs.

For more information, see UpdateOEM.

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