diff --git a/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/monitor-license-status.adoc b/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/monitor-license-status.adoc index 36668dd21..f94ec8cd9 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/monitor-license-status.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/monitor-license-status.adoc @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ = Check the Status of an Enterprise Edition License -:description: pass:q[Learn how to monitor the status of your Redpanda Enterprise Edition license using `rpk`, the Redpanda Console, the Admin API, and observability tools such as logs and metrics.] +:description: pass:q[Learn how to monitor the status of your Redpanda Enterprise Edition license using `rpk`, Redpanda Console, and observability tools such as logs and metrics.] To track license expiration and ensure compliance with xref:get-started:licensing/overview.adoc[Redpanda licensing], you can monitor the status of your Enterprise Edition license using <>, <>, and observability tools such as <> and <>. @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Indicates the current state of the license. Possible values include: * `expired`: The license has expired, and restrictions may apply to enterprise features. * `not_present`: No license is currently applied. -|License violation +|License violation | A boolean value that indicates whether enterprise features are being used in violation of the licensing terms: @@ -147,6 +147,41 @@ Redpanda Console displays warnings in the following scenarios: - *Redpanda Self-Managed enterprise features are in use without a valid license*: If the Redpanda cluster is using enterprise features without a valid license, Redpanda Console displays a warning specifying the features in use without proper licensing. +== Use the Redpanda Operator to check license status + +If you deployed a Redpanda cluster in Kubernetes using the Redpanda Operator, you can monitor the Enterprise Edition license status from the Redpanda custom resource. The operator integrates license monitoring into the resource's `status.conditions` field, allowing you to get the license state with `kubectl`. + +Identify your Redpanda resources: + +[,bash] +---- +kubectl get redpanda -A +---- + +Example output: + +[.no-copy] +---- +NAMESPACE NAME LICENSE READY STATUS +redpanda cluster Valid True Redpanda reconciliation succeeded +---- + +The `License` field indicates whether the license is valid. Possible values include: + +- `Valid`: The license is valid. +- `Expired`: The license has expired. +- `Not Present`: No license is applied. + +The Redpanda Operator performs a license check during reconciliation, which is triggered in the following cases: + +- If changes are made to the Redpanda resource or its status. + +- If changes are made to resources managed by the operator, such as the StatefulSet resources for brokers or Deployment resources for Redpanda Console. + +- If no changes occur, the operator reconciles every 10 hours (default cache resync interval). + +- If you force reconciliation by making a no-op change, such as adding an annotation, to the Redpanda resource. + [[logs]] == Monitor a license in the logs