Capacity-On-Demand (Cod); Partitions - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

• During configuration of the library.
• During a feature upgrade.
• To activate additional storage slots in your current configuration.
• To replace the control module. License keys are tied to the serial number of the control module. If
you replace the control module, you will need a new license key.
Details about licensable features include:
• A given license key can be used only once and cannot be transferred to another library.
• License keys do not expire.
• A given license key can encode several features.
• License keys are absolute values that can only increase licensed features. For example, if you have
a 5U control module with 9U expansion module (128 slot) configuration, and you want to increase
the storage capacity of the library from the 82 slots that you activated at the time of purchase up to
the maximum 128 slots for the configuration, you will need a COD license key with 128 slots
licensed.
• Once you install a license key, you cannot remove it without re-initializing the system. However,
entering a new license key does not require re-initializing the library. See
Restarting the Library
• The number of licensed slots can never decrease.
• The license key is associated with the serial number of the 5U control module. If you must replace
your control module for some reason, you will need to request a replacement license key from
Quantum.
• The library control blade (LCB) compact flash card contains information about your library
configuration. If you must replace your LCB flash card, you will need to request a replacement
license key from Quantum.
While you are entering a license key, backup operations may be
CAUTION
interrupted.

Capacity-On-Demand (COD)

All Scalar i500 library configurations ship with the purchased number of slots pre-activated. At any time, the
COD feature allows you to enable the inactive storage slots within a library by using COD license keys. COD
license keys are available in 46-slot increments. For information on obtaining a COD license key, see
Obtaining a Capacity-On-Demand License Key
To see your library's current configuration and slot availability, you can open the Library Configuration report
from the Reports menu of the web client interface.
that are available in the different library configurations.
Once you receive the firmware license key, enter the key via the operator panel of the library. When the
license key is entered, the total number of available slots in the library increases. An additional expansion
module may be required, depending on your configuration. See
information on activating a licensed feature.

Partitions

Partitions are virtual sections within a library that present the appearance of multiple, separate libraries for
purposes of file management, access by multiple users, or dedication to one or more host applications.
20 Description
on page 90 for more information on re-initializing the library
on page 53.
Table 8
Shutting Down or
on page 54 shows the number of licensable slots
Applying License Keys on page 53 for more