HP StoreVirtual 4000 Storage - Manual (Page 231)

18 Registering advanced features
Advanced features expand the capabilities of the LeftHand OS software and are enabled by
licensing the storage systems through the HP License Key Delivery Service website, using the license
entitlement certificate that is packaged with each storage system. However, you can use the
advanced features immediately by agreeing to enter an evaluation period when you begin using
the LeftHand OS software for clustered storage. Throughout the evaluation period you receive
reminders to register and obtain a license for the advanced features. Create the SAN and begin
using all the available features before obtaining the licenses, and then apply the license keys when
you obtain them.
The advanced features that require licensing are listed below.
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Multi-System Virtualization and Clustering—clustered storage systems that create a single pool
of storage
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Managed Snapshots—recurring scheduled snapshots of volumes
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Remote Copy—scheduled or manual asynchronous replication of data to remote sites
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Multi-Site SAN—automatic synchronous data mirroring between sites
Evaluation period for using advanced features
When you use any feature that requires a license key, a message opens, asking you to verify that
you want to enter the evaluation period. During this evaluation period you may configure, test,
and modify any feature. At the end of the evaluation period, if you do not obtain a license key,
all volumes and snapshots related to the feature become unavailable to any clients. The data is
safe, and you can continue to manage the volumes and snapshots in the CMC. You can restore
the entire configuration to availability by obtaining the license keys and applying them to the
storage systems in the management group that contains the configured advanced features.
Starting the evaluation period
You start the evaluation period for an advanced feature when you configure that feature in the
CMC.
Table 71 Descriptions of advanced features
And enters the license evaluation period
when Provides this functionality Advanced Feature
You add two or more storage systems
to a cluster in a management group. Clustering multiple storage systems to
create pools of storage Multi-Node Virtualization and
Clustering
You create a remote volume in
preparation for making a remote
snapshot. Creating secondary volumes and
snapshots in remote locations Remote Copy
You create a schedule to snapshot a
volume. Creating schedules to snapshot
volumes Managed Snapshot
You create a cluster with multiple sites. Multi-site clusters which synchronously
and automatically mirror data between
sites Multi-Site SAN
Tracking the time remaining in the evaluation period
Track the time left on your evaluation period by using either the management group Registration
tab or the reminder notices that open periodically.
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