Thin Provisioning Setup; Flexible Tier (Auto Storage Layering) Setup; Registering The Thin Provisioning License - Fujitsu Eternus DX80 S2 User Manual

Chapter 3 Setup

3.2 Flexible Tier (Auto Storage Layering) Setup

3.1.2

Thin Provisioning Setup

For details on the setup and operation management of the Thin Provisioning function, refer to
"ETERNUS Web GUI User's Guide" or "ETERNUS CLI User's Guide".
For details on operation management when using ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser, refer to
"ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide".
3.2 Flexible Tier (Auto Storage Layering) Setup
To use the Flexible Tier (auto storage layering) function, register the Thin Provisioning license in
the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system and enable the Flexible Tier function.
For details on the usage and overview of Flexible Tier function, refer to "Overview".
3.2.1

Registering the Thin Provisioning License

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For the EMEA&I region
After the Thin Provisioning Feature License is purchased, it is activated by registering a Thin
Provisioning Feature license key in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system.
When purchasing the Thin Provisioning Feature, a Transaction Authentication Number (TAN)
and the URL of the web-site from which the license key may be obtained are notified by E-mail.
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For regions other than EMEA&I
When the Thin Provisioning Feature License is purchased separately, register the Thin Provi-
sioning license in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system.
For details on how to register the license, refer to the "Feature activation licenses" document that
is provided with the Thin Provisioning Feature License.
ETERNUS DX80 S2/DX90 S2 Disk storage system User's Guide -Operation-
• When the Thin Provisioning Feature License is purchased as a factory-
installed option, the license is registered as a factory setting.
Attach the license label plate provided with the Thin Provisioning Feature
License to the rack rail near the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system
which holds its license, for future reference.
• Check whether the license has already been registered using the pro-
vided license label plate or the ETERNUS Web GUI screen. In the fol-
lowing conditions, the license is registered.
- The license key (barcode and 16-character alphanumerical string) is
printed on the "LicenseKey" field of the license label plate.
- In the Thin Provisioning [License] screen of ETERNUS Web GUI,
"Registered" is shown in "Status".
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