Overview - Hitachi VSP G200 System Administration Manual

Overview

When you install a license key, it is automatically enabled and the timer on
the license starts at that time. To preserve time on a term key license, you
can disable it without uninstalling it. When you need the software, enable the
license again.
If you do not install the software before you install the license key software,
the software will install correctly but will be disabled. To enable a license key,
install the prerequisite software, and then enable the key.
License key types
To use software, you must install the license key provided when you purchase
that software.
You can use software with licensed capacity for a term key by installing a
term key and overwriting a permanent key as long as the term key is valid. If
the term key expires when the system is being used, and the capacity
needed for the operation is insufficient, operations that you can perform are
limited. In this case, a SIM that indicates the term key expiration (reference
code 7ff7xx) is output on the Alerts tab in the Storage Systems window.
The following table describes the four types of license keys.
Permanent
Term
Temporary
Emergency
Notes:
Using the permanent key
You can purchase the permanent key to use a software application
indefinitely. You must estimate a licensed capacity required for using the
software application and purchase a license key for the amount of the
required capacity.
• If insufficient license capacity is installed, Not Enough License displays in
• If the capacity of the usable volume exceeds the licensed capacity while
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System Administrator Guide for VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models
Type
For purchase
For purchase
For trial use before purchase (try and buy)
For emergency use
1. When you log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator, a warning message appears if 45
days or less remain before the expiration.
the status field of the License Keys window, and the software application
is not enabled.
the storage system is running (for example, when an LDEV is additionally
Description
Managing license keys
Estimating
Effective
licensed
1
term
capacity
No limit Required
365 days Required
120 days Not required
30 days Not required