Removing software, Insufficient license capacity, Exceeded capacity – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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4.

In License Status, select Enable or Disable.

5.

Click Set. The Status column changes to Install or Install (Disabled).

6.

Click Apply. The status changes.

Removing software

To remove software:

1.

Click Settings

→Install→License Key. The License Key window opens.

2.

Click

to change to Modify mode.

3.

Select the desired option that you want to remove from the list.

4.

From Mode, click Key Code.

5.

Click Uninstall. The status changes to Remove.

6.

Click Apply. The status changes from Installedto Not Installed.

7.

On rare occasions, a software option that is listed as Not Installed but still has available
licensed capacity (shown as XX TB) might remain in the list. In this case, select that option and
select Uninstall to reset the information.

Insufficient license capacity

If license capacity becomes insufficient, a message appears when you log in to Remote Web
Console.

If you add LDEVs and the available amount of volume capacity exceeds the licensed capacity,
Grace Period

appears under the Status column in the License Key window. If this occurs, you

must purchase an additional license within 30 days to cover the capacity shortage.

In the meter license, for reducing the amount exceeding the permanent license capacity among
the used capacity ((permanent license capacity) + (meter licensed capacity) < (used capacity)), if
the meter licensed capacity becomes insufficient, Grace Period is displayed in the status column
on the License Key screen. In this case, you need to purchase an additional license within 30 days
to cover the capacity shortage.

If you use Thin Provisioning, the licensed capacity might become insufficient because the used
capacity of Thin Provisioning pools could increase even if you do not add any volumes. If this
occurs, you must purchase an additional license within 30 days to cover the capacity shortage.
For details on how to calculate pool capacity, see the HP XP P9000 Provisioning for Open Systems
User Guide
.

Exceeded capacity

When the licensed capacity exceeds the mounted capacity after you reduce the number of LDEVs,
pairs or pools, Grace Period or Not Enough License message might appear in the Status
column in the License Key window. If this occurs, use the Available button to refresh the status.

To refresh the license status:

1.

Click Settings

→Install→ License Key. The License Key window opens.

2.

Click

to change to Modify mode.

3.

In Mode, click Available.

4.

Click Install. The Status column changes to Install.

5.

Click Apply. The status changes to Installed.

License key expiration

If the license key for software-A expires, the license key of software-B is also disabled if it requires
an enabled software-A. In this scenario, Installed (Disabled) appears for software-B in the

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