Cautions on licenses, Related topics – HP XP7 Storage User Manual

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Table 23 Example of window display (continued)

Term (days)

Licensed capacity

Key type

Status

License key status (example)

Number of remaining
days before expiration

-

emergency

Installed

installed with the emergency
key.

Number of remaining
days before expiration

-

temporary

Expired

A temporary key was
installed, but has expired.

Blank

Blank

blank

Not installed

A term key or an emergency
key was installed, but has
expired.

-

Permitted and Used

permanent or term

Not Enough License

Installed with the permanent
key or the term key, but the
licensed capacity was
insufficient.

Number of remaining
days before expiration

Permitted and Used

permanent or term

Grace Period

Installed with the permanent
or term key, and then LDEVs
are added, but the license
capacity was insufficient.

Number of remaining
days before expiration

Permitted and Used

temporary

Installed

Installed with the temporary
key, and then reinstalled with
the permanent key, but the
license capacity was
insufficient.

Number of remaining
days before expiration

Permitted and Used

emergency

Installed

Installed with the permanent
or term key, then reinstalled
with the emergency key.

Related Topics

“License Keys window” (page 203)

Cautions on license capacities in non-license-related windows

License capacities are displayed not only in license-related windows but also in the Pools window
and the Replication window.

When you overwrite-install the temporary key or emergency key for an installed software application,
the license capacity before the overwrite installation is displayed as Permitted (TB): in license-related
windows. However, “Unlimited” (license capacity for the temporary key or emergency key) is
displayed as Licensed Capacity in the Pools window or Replication window.

For example, if you install Continuous Access Synchronous with a license capacity of 5 TB by the
term key and when the term has expired and you use the emergency key, ”5TB” (capacity of the
term key) is displayed in Permitted (TB): on license-related windows, but ”Unlimited” (capacity for
the emergency key) is displayed in Licensed Capacity on the Replication window.

Cautions on licenses

Observe the following precautions when working with licenses:

CAUTION:

If you use Thin Provisioning, the licensed capacity might become insufficient because

the used capacity of Dynamic 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 Provisioning Guide for Open Systems.

CAUTION:

When you remove Data Retention an error might occur even if the Permitted Volumes

column of the License Keys window indicates that the licensed capacity is 0 TB.

To resolve the Data Retention error and continue removal:

Installing and uninstalling software

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