IBM DS8882F, Introduction And Planning Manual

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2. Before you begin this task, you must resolve any current system problems.
Contact IBM Hardware Support for assistance.
3.
Before you configure, disable or provide paths through any firewall because it
might interfere with system communication.
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Complete the following steps to activate feature activation codes.
Procedure
You can activate the licensed functions from one of two locations in the DS8000
Storage Management GUI: the System Setup wizard during initial configuration; or
the Licensed Functions tab of the System settings page.
1.
Click Activate Licensed Functions or Activate.
2. Enter the license keys.
v If you received your license keys from a technical service representative,
enter them in the Activate Licensed Functions window.
v If you need to obtain your license keys from the IBM Data storage feature
activation (DSFA) website, complete the following steps.
a. Go to IBM Data storage feature activation (DSFA) website
(www.ibm.com/storage/dsfa).
b. Click DS8000 series.
c. Enter the machine type, serial number, and machine signature of your
DS8000 system. You can find this information either by clicking Need
Help
in the Activate Licensed Functions window or by selecting the
Properties action on the System page.
d. Download the license keys XML file.
e. In the Activate Licensed Functions window, click the Browse icon to
select the license keys XML file that you downloaded and click Open.
3. Click Activate.
Scenarios for managing licensing
These topics provide scenarios for managing your licenses after you initially
activate them.
The following scenarios are provided:
v Adding storage capacity to an existing storage system
v Managing an active license feature
Note: More scenarios can be found on the IBM DS8000 Information Center.
Adding storage to your machine
You can add storage (in terabytes) to an existing licensed function, such as Copy
Services.
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For example, assume that you initially purchased 250 TB of Copy Services capacity.
After several months, you need an extra 100 TB for your point-in-time copy
operations. To increase storage, you must purchase and activate a larger license.
Chapter 10. License activation and management
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