3 Licensing

This chapter explains how to obtain and install the product license keys. A license key is required to use all of the product features. The License Entitlement Certificate provides instructions on how to obtain a license key. In the meantime, a temporary, instant-on license key is available so that you can immediately start using all of the features. The instant-on key is valid for 60 days from the first use. Upon expiration of the instant-on license key, the features will be disabled. You must obtain a permanent license key to continue using the features.

Retrieving a license key

When you purchase this product, you receive a License Entitlement Certificate. You will need information from this certificate to retrieve and enter your license keys.

You can use any of the following methods to request a license key:

•Obtain a license key from http://www.hp.com/software/licensing.

•Use AutoPass to retrieve permanent license keys. See “Using AutoPass to retrieve permanent license keys” (page 22).

•Fax the Password Request Form that came with your License Entitlement Certificate. See the certificate for fax numbers in your area.

•Call or email the HP Password Center. See the certificate for telephone numbers in your area or email addresses.

Using AutoPass to retrieve permanent license keys

To retrieve permanent license keys:

1.Start AutoPass, located in the CLX product's bin directory: clxautopass -ovlicensemgr

AutoPass requires that a JRE and/or SDK be installed on the cluster node. See the CLX SPOCK website for the latest supported JRE versions.

2.Take one of the following actions:

•If you have an Internet connection, click Retrieve/Install License Key.

•If you installed the product on a system that does not have an Internet connection, click Retrieve License Key through Email/Fax. When you receive the license key in email, start AutoPass and click Install/Restore License Key.

3.For MSFC environments only: After installing the permanent license keys, restart the product so that the license will be recognized. You can restart the product by restarting the Microsoft cluster service.

Two types of licensing model supported by CLX

There are two types of licensing model supported by CLX.

1.Host based permanent license: In this licensing model, HP 3PAR CLX license needs to be procured for each node that uses HP 3PAR Cluster Extension (CLX). If Microsoft Failover Cluster has [Nh] number of nodes which has CLX software installed connected to [Na] number of storage arrays, you need to procure [Nh] number of host based permanent licenses to make CLX work. For example, if a user has five cluster nodes having CLX installed, he needs to have five host based CLX licenses – one for each node. Applying Host based permanent license is a node specific operation. For more information, see “Applying host based permanent license ” (page 23). This licensing model is supported since previous releases.

2.Device based permanent license: In this newly introduced licensing model, user needs to procure licenses for each storage device connected to the failover cluster independent of the

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