License states, Replication licenses overview, Replication license policies – HP P6000 Continuous Access Software User Manual

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License states

General

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Expiring. All discovered licenses are currently valid. However, one or more expires within 60
days.

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Over capacity. One or more resources has exceeded a license's capacity.

Replication licenses overview

To use local and remote replication features on a given array, the replication manager verifies
that appropriate HP replication licenses exist for that array.

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For information on acquiring and installing local replication licenses, see the HP P6000
Replication Solutions Manager Administrator Guide
.

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For information on acquiring and installing remote replication licenses, see the HP P6000
Continuous Access Implementation Guide
.

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Replication licenses are verified during automatic and global refreshes. See

Refreshing resources

(automatic)

and

Refreshing resources (global).

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Replication license status is displayed in the GUI. See

License status

.

Replication license policies

HP license policies determine how the replication manager interacts with resources that require
HP replication licenses.

The following list summarizes the policies:

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Verification. License verification includes factors such as:

Type of license

◦

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Expiration date (if any)

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Capacity range (amount of storage)

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Multi-array volumes. If a volume is comprised of virtual disks on two or more arrays, each
array must have an HP replication license in order in order to be considered fully licensed.

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GUI actions. Some GUI actions may be disabled if an applicable HP license is not verified.
Disabled actions appear in gray and cannot be selected. A tooltip indicates why the action
cannot be performed. See

Tooltips

.

For example, if you select a virtual disk and the New Snapclone action is disabled, it can be
because the storage system that contains the disk does not have a local replication license.

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Job commands. Some job commands may not execute if an applicable HP license is not
verified when a job is run. An event in the job log indicates the command did not execute
due to a licensing issue.

For example, if a SnapcloneStorageVolume command in a job did not execute when the job
was run, it may be because the storage system that contains the disk did not have a local replication
license.

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