Permanent Key; Term Key - Hitachi MK-96RD621-08 User Manual

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For Server Priority Manager, the expiration of a temporary license key has
the following effects:
– No monitoring functions may be performed.
– No new configuration settings (for example, upper limit control,
threshold control, or selection of port type) may be performed.
– Configuration settings that were made before the temporary license key
expired may be expunged from the SVP only (not from the Storage
Navigator). Contact your Hitachi Data Systems service representative.

Permanent Key

A permanent key is purchased if you want to use program product options
indefinitely. A permanent key has an upper limit of volume capacity that can
be used for each program product option.
Before purchasing the permanent key, you need to estimate the volume
capacity that can be used for the program product option. This volume
capacity is called the licensed capacity. If you add volumes and the available
amount of volume capacity exceeds the licensed capacity, Capacity
Insufficient will be displayed in Status in the License Key window. In this
case, you need to purchase the additional license to cover the capacity
shortage within 30 days. For details on the licensed capacity, see Licensed
Capacity.
If you use Dynamic Provisioning, the licensed capacity might become
insufficient even though you did not add any volumes. When you use Dynamic
Provisioning, see the Dynamic Provisioning User's Guide for details on the
license capacity.

Term Key

A term key is purchased if you want to use the program product option for
specified days.
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The term key is available for 365 days.
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You can set the term key to enable or to disable for each program product
option.
Only days when the program product option is enabled with the Term key
are deducted from 365 days when the date changes.
For example, if the term key is set enable for 150 days and set disable for
100 days since you installed the license key, the remaining days are 215
days, which is calculated by 365 minus 150, although 250 days have
passed in total.
You can save the expiration of the term key by setting the term key to
disable when you are not using the program product option.
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The term key, as same as the permanent key, has a limit of the volume
capacity that can be used for each program product option.
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