HP XP Performance Advisor Software User Manual

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5.

Click Add License.

CAUTION:

After the licenses are installed, do not modify the date and time on the

management station where HP XP7 Performance Advisor is installed. Modifying them may
result in inaccurate configuration and performance collections.

The following details are updated in the View License File Status section. These details are for
the specific XP/XP7 disk array serial number for which the license is generated:

Description

Screen elements

Displays the type of XP/XP7 disk array that HP XP7
Performance Advisor monitors.

Hardware Platform

Displays the serial number of the XP or XP7 disk array.

Serial Number

Displays the internal raw disk capacity of an XP disk
array or the usable capacity of an XP7 disk array.

Array Capacity (TB)

Displays the aggregate capacity of all valid license keys
installed. The License Capacity (TB) is updated every day
after 1:00 PM.

License Capacity (TB)

If 15TB Permanent license is installed for an XP or
an XP7 disk array, the License Capacity (TB) displays
15TB.

If 15TB Permanent license and 100TB-Days of Meter
based Term license are installed for an XP7 disk
array, the License Capacity (TB) displays15TB,
+100TB-Days.

Displays N/A after the TB-Days are installed. The Term
(Days) is updated every day after 1:00 PM to show the
remaining number of installed TB-Days.

NOTE:

Term (Days)

Applicable only for Meter based Term license.

Displays 0, if the installed TB-Days are insufficient to
monitor the additional usable capacity.

For an XP disk array record, the Term (Days) displays
N/A, as only a Permanent license is used to monitor
the internal raw disk capacity.

The Term (Days) displays N/A for an XP7 disk array
record, if the usable capacity is monitored using only
the Permanent license.

Displays Installed, which indicates that new
configuration collection is possible.

License Status

If a Permanent license is installed for an XP or an XP7
disk array, the End Date displays Never, which
indicates that the license is for an unlimited duration.

If TB-Days are installed for an XP7 disk array, the date
when the license ends appears. The End Date is updated
every day after 1:00 PM to show the date when the
installed TB-Days will be completely used.

End Date

Displays the appropriate messages for each XP/XP7
disk array record. The message includes the type of
license installed, license duration, and expiry date.

Comments

Click Refresh to view the latest data on the License screen.

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Managing licenses for XP and XP7 disk arrays

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