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# sk164058 - The "cpstat threat-emulation -f contract" command shows an unlimited amount of Maximal VMs spawned when it should be a set value

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk164058 |
| Date Created | 2019-12-16 |
| Last Modified | 2019-12-18 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- When running the "cpstat threat-emulation -f contract" command, the amount of VMs does not seem to have a set limit despite it being a set number from the licensing. This is causing performance implications.  
For example:

```
[Expert@GW:0]# cpstat threat-emulation -f contract

TE Contract Name: temu_local
TE Subscription Expire Date: 0
TE Cloud Hourly Quota: 2500
TE Cloud Monthly Quota: 50000
TE Cloud Remaining Quota: 50000
TE Maximal VMs Number: 4294967295
```

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