HPE XP7 User Manual page 68

Table 4: Meter based Term licenses for P9500 array 53036 with 105 TB-Days
capacity
License Capacity
100 TB-days
100 TB-days
100TB-Days
In the above table, the License Capacity shows the total count of the TB-Days installed, while the
Available Capacity shows the remaining TB-Days. So, the aggregate TB-Days is 115TB-Days. When you
remove Meter based Term license, the aggregate TB-Days are removed, which is 115TB-Days. You
cannot remove individual TB-Days, such as 5TB-Days or 10TB-Days. In such Remove licenses 53 a
case, PA considers it as capacity insufficient violation and enters a grace period for that disk array. You
can install the required TB-Days of Meter based Term license to end the grace period.
If the TB-Days count is negative, the removal of the Meter based Term license is not allowed. For
example, consider the following scenario where different TB-Days have been installed:
Table 5: Meter based Term licenses for P9500 array 53036 with negative TB-Days
capacity
License Capacity
100 TB-days
100 TB-days
100 TB-Days
The aggregate capacity is –11TB-Days. In such a case, PA does not allow the removal of Meter based
Term license keys and enters the grace period. You can install the required TB-Days of Meter based Term
license to end the grace period.
NOTE: If the aggregate capacity is 0TB-Days, you can still remove the Meter-based Term license. In
such a case, PA enters the grace period and starts negative counting.
1. In the HPE XP7 Performance Advisor main menu, click Licence.
2. In the License Status pane, select the XP7 disk array record for which you want to remove the Meter
based Term license, and from the Actions menu, click Remove.
3. In the Remove License dialog box, select METER from the License Type list.
4. Click Remove License(s).
The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.
5. Click Yes.
The message indicating the removal of the license appears on top of the Remove License dialog box.
Once the Meter based Term Licenses are removed, you cannot install it again on the same management
station. However, it can be installed on a different management station. The available capacity will be
same as the license capacity of the Meter based Term license key. When the positive Meter based Term
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Available Capacity
10TB-Days
5TB-Days
100TB-Days
Available Capacity
–1TB-days
–7TB-days
–3TB-Days
Status
Active
Active
Active
Status
Expired
Expired
Expired