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Table 68. Base Function license feature codes
Feature Code Feature code for licensed function indicator
8151 BF - 10 TB (up to 100 TB capacity)
8152 BF - 15 TB (from 100.1 TB to 250 TB capacity)
8153 BF - 25 TB (from 250.1 TB to 500 TB capacity)
8154 BF - 75 TB (from 500.1 to 1250 TB capacity)
8155 BF - 175 TB (from 1250.1 TB to 3000 TB capacity)
8156 BF - 300 TB (from 3000.1 TB to 6000 TB capacity)
8160 BF - 500 TB (from 6000.1 TB to 10,000 TB capacity)
Base Function license rules
The Base Function license authorizes you to use the model configuration at a
specific capacity level. The Base Function license must cover the full physical
capacity of your storage system, which includes the physical capacity of any
expansion frames within the storage system. The license capacity must cover both
open systems data (fixed block data) and IBM Z data (count key data). All other
licensed functions must have a capacity that is equal to or less than the Base
Function license.
Note: Your storage system cannot be logically configured until you activate the
Base Function license. On activation, drives can be logically configured up to the
extent of the Base Function license authorization level.
As you add more drives to your storage system, you must increase the Base
Function license authorization level for the storage system by purchasing more
license features. Otherwise, you cannot logically configure the additional drives for
use.
Database Protection
The IBM Database Protection feature provides the highest level of protection for
Oracle databases by detecting corrupted Oracle data and preventing it from being
processed to storage.
The IBM Database Protection feature complies with the Oracle Hardware Assisted
Resilient Data (HARD) initiative, which provides an end-to-end data protection
between an Oracle database and permanent storage devices.
Data must pass through many software and hardware layers on its way to storage.
It is possible for the data to become corrupted, on a rare occasion, caused by a
malfunction in an intermediate layer. With the IBM Database Protection feature, an
IBM DS8000 model can validate whether Oracle data blocks are consistent using
the same logic that Oracle uses. This validation is done before the write request is
processed. You can designate how the transaction is managed: either rejected and
reported, or processed and reported.
Encryption Authorization
The Encryption Authorization feature provides data encryption by using IBM Full
Disk Encryption (FDE) and key managers, such as IBM Security Key Lifecycle
Manager.
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