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eLicensing
Arrays running HYPERMAX OS use Electronic Licenses (eLicenses).
Note
For more information on eLicensing, refer to EMC Knowledgebase article 335235 on
the EMC Online Support website.
You obtain license files from EMC Online Support, copy them to a Solutions Enabler or
a Unisphere for VMAX host, and push them out to your arrays. The following figure
illustrates the process of requesting and obtaining your eLicense.
Figure 62 eLicensing process
New software purchase either as
part of a new array, or as
an additional purchase
to an existing system.
1. EMC generates a single license file
for the array and posts it
on support.emc.com for download.
2.
A License Authorization Code (LAC) with
instructions on how to obtain the license
activation file is emailed to the
entitled users (one per array).
3. 3.
The entitled user retrieves the LAC letter
on the Get and Manage Licenses page
on support.emc.com, and then
downloads the license file.
4.
The entitled user loads the license file
to the array and verifies that
the licenses were successfully activated.
5.
Note
To install array licenses, follow the procedure described in the Solutions Enabler
Installation Guide and Unisphere for VMAX online Help .
Each license file fully defines all of the entitlements for a specific system, including the
license type and the licensed capacity. To add a feature or increase the licensed
capacity, obtain and install a new license file.
Most array licenses are array-based, meaning that they are stored internally in the
system feature registration database on the array. However, there are a number of
licenses that are host-based.
Array-based eLicenses are available in the following forms:
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An individual license enables a single feature.
Licensing
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