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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 7ff7
xx ) is output on the Alerts tab in the Storage Systems window.
The following table describes the four types of license keys.
Type Description
Effective
term
1
Estimating
licensed
capacity
Permanent For purchase No limit Required
Term For purchase 365 days Required
Temporary For trial use before purchase (try and buy) 120 days Not required
Emergency For emergency use 30 days Not required
Notes:
1. When you log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator, a warning message appears if 45
days or less remain before the expiration.
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
the status field of the License Keys window, and the software application
is not enabled.
• If the capacity of the usable volume exceeds the licensed capacity while
the storage system is running (for example, when an LDEV is additionally
258 Managing license keys
System Administrator Guide for VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models