Implementing Changes To Licensed Capacity; Increasing Licensed Capacity; Decreasing Licensed Capacity - Sun Microsystems StorageTek SL500 User Manual

Implementing Changes to Licensed
Capacity

Increasing Licensed Capacity

Following are special considerations for installing new licensed storage capacity.
See "License Installation Process" on page 120
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installing a Capacity license.
If the new licensed capacity exceeds the physical capacity, no corrective action is
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necessary. Physical cells that cannot be activated due to licensed capacity limits will
be activated later whenever additional licensed capacity is installed.
You must configure all affected library host applications to recognize the new
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licensed storage cells. See
details.
In non-partitioned libraries, all newly licensed cells are immediately available for
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use.
In partitioned libraries, all newly licensed cells are added as "unallocated," and are
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therefore not available for use. You must manually allocate the new cells to
partitions before the cells can be used for cartridge storage. See
Configuration Tasks" on page 156

Decreasing Licensed Capacity

Following are special considerations for deleting licensed storage capacity.
Caution – Deleting licensed capacity is an exceptional situation; use caution when
doing so.
See "Delete a License Key File" on page 126
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Storage cells corresponding to the reduced capacity will become inaccessible, and
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any cartridges within those cells will be orphaned. No checks are made to identify
cartridges that will be orphaned. See
Libraries" on page 140
You must configure all affected library host applications to recognize the licensed
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storage cell changes. See
details.
For partitioned libraries:
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The total number of storage cells allocated to all library partitions cannot exceed
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the licensed capacity of the library.
Caution – You must manually de-allocate cells from partitions so the total allocation
does not exceed the new licensed capacity.
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for details on purchasing and
"Host Notification of Capacity Changes" on page 142
for detailed instructions.
for details on deleting licensed capacity.
"Orphaned Cartridges in Non-Partitioned
for details.
"Host Notification of Capacity Changes" on page 142

Implementing Changes to Licensed Capacity

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