topic Unable to use Add-NaLicense for Disk Sanitizer License in Microsoft Virtualization Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Unable-to-use-Add-NaLicense-for-Disk-Sanitizer-License/m-p/58638#M2869 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hoping someone has come across this issue before.</P><P></P><P>Trying to automate the deployment of a NetApp Filer using powershell, and utilise Add-NaLicense. It works well until trying to add the Disk Sanitizer license where the script hangs. Looking at the console I can see the NetApp is waiting for a prompt:</P><P></P><P>Filer&gt; You will not be able to remove this license, are you sure you</P><P>wish to continue? [no]</P><P></P><P>I tried the following with the same result.</P><P></P><P>Add-NaLicense xxxxxx -Confirm:$false</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:11:31 GMT ADMINSTEWARJ 2025-06-05T06:11:31Z Unable to use Add-NaLicense for Disk Sanitizer License https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Unable-to-use-Add-NaLicense-for-Disk-Sanitizer-License/m-p/58638#M2869 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hoping someone has come across this issue before.</P><P></P><P>Trying to automate the deployment of a NetApp Filer using powershell, and utilise Add-NaLicense. It works well until trying to add the Disk Sanitizer license where the script hangs. Looking at the console I can see the NetApp is waiting for a prompt:</P><P></P><P>Filer&gt; You will not be able to remove this license, are you sure you</P><P>wish to continue? [no]</P><P></P><P>I tried the following with the same result.</P><P></P><P>Add-NaLicense xxxxxx -Confirm:$false</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:11:31 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Unable-to-use-Add-NaLicense-for-Disk-Sanitizer-License/m-p/58638#M2869 ADMINSTEWARJ 2025-06-05T06:11:31Z Re: Unable to use Add-NaLicense for Disk Sanitizer License https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Unable-to-use-Add-NaLicense-for-Disk-Sanitizer-License/m-p/58642#M2871 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">Hi Stewarj </SPAN><SPAN style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;">thanks for bringing this to our attention.</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:51:12 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Unable-to-use-Add-NaLicense-for-Disk-Sanitizer-License/m-p/58642#M2871 vinith 2013-01-25T09:51:12Z Re: Unable to use Add-NaLicense for Disk Sanitizer License https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Unable-to-use-Add-NaLicense-for-Disk-Sanitizer-License/m-p/58645#M2872 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is a Data ONTAP API bug, not something we can address in the Toolkit.&nbsp; Merely calling the API remotely to add this license causes ONTAP to prompt for confirmation on the controller console.&nbsp; So while this is inconvenient, the sticky nature of this license means it only has to be applied once.&nbsp; Sorry for the trouble.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:43:04 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Microsoft-Virtualization-Discussions/Unable-to-use-Add-NaLicense-for-Disk-Sanitizer-License/m-p/58645#M2872 cknight 2013-01-25T19:43:04Z