Adding Activation Keys - IBM DS8800 Introduction And Planning Manual

2. From the Action menu, select Storage Image > Add Activation Key. The Add
3. Click Import key file. The Import page is displayed.
4. In the Select file to import field, specify the target file. Use the Browse button
5. After you have specified the key file, click Next to complete the process.

Adding activation keys

Complete this task to apply the activation codes that enable you to begin
configuring storage on a storage image.
Notes:
The easiest way to apply the feature activation keys is to download the activation
keys from the IBM Disk Storage Feature Activation (DSFA) website to your local
computer and then to import the file into the DS Storage Manager. If you cannot
access the DS Storage Manager from the same computer that you used to access
the DSFA website, you can download the file to a CD or USB flash drive, or write
down the information. If you are using either of these latter methods, ensure that
you have your CD or USB flash drive containing the downloaded activation keys
file or your paper that contains the written activation codes before you begin the
following steps.
1. Ensure that the Import key file page is not open. You cannot have both the Add
2. In the navigation, select Home > System Status. On the System Status main
3. From the Action menu, select Storage Image > Add Activation Key. The Add
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Activation Key page is displayed.
to navigate to the appropriate directory.
1. The initial enablement of any optional DS8000 licensed function is a
concurrent activity (assuming that the appropriate level of microcode is
installed on the machine for the given function). The following
activating activities are non-disruptive, but take effect at the next
machine IML for Model 941 and Model 951:
v Removal of a DS8000 licensed function to deactivate the function.
Contact your IBM service representative to perform this operation.
v A lateral change or reduction in the license scope. A lateral change is
defined as changing the license scope from fixed block (FB) to count
key data (CKD) or from CKD to FB. A reduction is defined as
changing the license scope from all physical capacity (ALL) to only
FB or only CKD capacity.
2. Before you begin this task, you must check the error log and resolve
any current DS8000 problems. Contact IBM Support for assistance in
resolving these problems.
3. Before you configure, disable or provide paths through any firewalls,
because they might interfere with DS8000 communication.
activation key page and the Import key file page open at the same time. You
must close one to access the other.
page, select the storage image for which you want to import the activation
keys.
Activation Key page is displayed.
a. If you already imported your activation keys from a file or retrieved
existing codes from the storage unit, the values are displayed in the fields
and you can modify or overwrite them, as appropriate.