IBM TotalStorage DS8000, User Manual

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Activate your licenses
Before any configuration can be applied to your DS8000 network, you must
activate your license activation codes according to the processes that are
described for activating your licenses.
Real-time component (preinstalled on 2107)
Use the real-time component selections of the DS8000 Storage Manager to
work with the logical configuration and Copy Services features when your
storage unit is attached to a DS8000 network.
Copy Services
You can use the Copy Services selections of the Real-time Manager if you have
purchased the optional Copy Services features.
Activating licenses
After the IBM service representatives have completed your DS8000 storage
complex installation, your first step is to activate your licenses.
To activate your licenses, you must perform the following actions:
v Obtain your feature activation codes.
v
Apply the activation codes to your storage unit. You can apply the activation
codes by importing a file that you download from the IBM Disk Storage Feature
Activation (DSFA) Web site.
The initial enablement of any optional DS8000 licensed function is a concurrent
activity (assuming the appropriate level of microcode is installed on the machine for
the given function).
Note: The following activating activities are disruptive and require a machine IML
(Model 921 and Model 922) or reboot of the affected image (Model 9A2):
v Removal of a DS8000 licensed function to deactivate the function.
v A lateral change or reduction in the license scope. A lateral change is
defined as changing the license scope from fixed block (FB) to count key
data (CKD) or from CKD to FB. A reduction is defined as changing the
license scope from all physical capacity (ALL) to only FB or only CKD
capacity.
Obtaining activation codes
To obtain your feature activation codes for the licensed features for each storage
unit, you must connect to the IBM Disk Storage Feature Activation (DSFA) Web
site.
Before connecting to the site, ensure that you have the following items:
v The IBM License Function Authorization documents. If you are activating codes
for a new storage unit, these documents are included in the shipment of the
storage unit. If you are activating codes for an existing storage unit, IBM sends
these documents to you in an envelope.
v A diskette for downloading your activation codes into a file if you cannot access
the IBM TotalStorage DS Storage Manager from the system that you are using to
access the DSFA Web site. Instead of using a diskette, you can also write down
the activation codes and then go over to the system that runs the DS Storage
Manager and manually enter them.
1. Start the DS Storage Manager application.
2. In the navigation panel select Real-time ManagerManage Hardware , then
select Storage Units .
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