HP XP RAID Manager Software - Manual (Page 55)

Table 17 License key types (continued)
Estimating licensed
capacity Expiration Description Type
Not required 30 days For emergency use. Use this key when: Emergency
•
The temporary key or the term key is set to expire in
the near future and you cannot get the permanent key
in time because of special circumstances (for example,
a licensed server has crashed or there are problems
with the communication infrastructure).
•
You do not intend to purchase the program product
but you need to undo a configuration change that was
made during the lifetime of the temporary key or the
term key.
If you forcibly install an emergency key to an program
product that has already has a permanent, term, or meter
key, the license of that program product will expire in 30
days.
Required The remaining
meter licensed For purchase (prepaid licensed capacity). With the
permanent license key, install an excess amount of the Meter
capacity / (the permanent licensed capacity as the meter licensed
used capacity capacity. The meter licensed capacity reduces daily by
- permanent subtracting an excess amount of the permanent licensed
capacity from the meter licensed capacity.
licensed
capacity)
When you log in to Remote Web Console, a warning message appears if 45 days or less remain
before the expiration. See
“Using the meter key” (page 56) for details.
Using the permanent key
You can purchase the permanent key to use a program product indefinitely. You must estimate a
licensed capacity required for using the program product and purchase a license key for the amount
of the required capacity.
•
If the license capacity is not enough, Not Enough License is displayed in the status field of the
License Key window, and the program product is not enabled.
•
If the capacity of the usable volume exceeds the licensed capacity while the storage system
is running, for example, an LDEV was additionally installed, Grace Period is displayed in the
status field of the License Key window. You can continue to perform the same operation as
the case where Installed is displayed, but the deficient amount of license must be purchased
within 30 days.
•
If the deficient amount of license is not installed, Not Enough License is displayed, and the
program product is disabled.
Using the term key
You can purchase the term key to use the program product for a specific number of days. You
must estimate a licensed capacity required for using the program product and purchase a license
key for the amount of the required capacity.
•
Not Enough License or Grace Period displays in the status field of the License Key window if
there is a deficiency of the license capacity.
•
You can enable or disable the term key for each program product. Unlike the temporary key
and the emergency key, the number of days the term key is enabled is counted as the number
of effective days of the term key rather than the number of elapsed days from the date of
installation.
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