Activating an instant-on license, Retrieving licenses | HP P6000

Obtaining license keys

To obtain a license:

1.Browse to HP Webware at http://webware.hp.com/.

2.Click Generate New Licenses.

3.Enter a username and password.

4.Enter the Order Number which can be found on your License Entitlement Certificate.

5.Select the licenses to purchase, and provide the WWN.

For more information about HP P6000 Command View LTUs, browse to:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/cmdvieweva/index.html

Under Product Information, click CV EVA Licensing.

Activating an instant-on license

NOTE: This section applies to EVA4400, P6300 EVA, and P6500 EVAs only.

After initializing a storage system with array-based management, you must activate instant-on licensing before you can use it. This is a one-time procedure. See also “Licenses to use and license keys” (page 21).

To activate a license key from the storage system point of view:

1.In the navigation pane, select the storage system. The Initialized Storage System Properties page opens.

2.Select the Licensing tab and click Install Licenses.

3.Click Activate Instant-on.

The instant-on license is activated.

Retrieving licenses

License keys can be retrieved from HP P6000 Command View using the Export Licenses option within Server options. To store a copy of a key in a text file:

1.From the settings point of view, click Management Options.

2.Click Import/Export Licenses.

3.Click Export Licenses.

A pop-up window with File Download options appears.

4.Click Save to save the license keys in a file on the local system.

Entering license keys

See the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array License Key Installation Instructions shipped with the product and available online.

Configuring email to receive LTUs

If you receive a license by email, HP recommends that you configure your email application to use ASCII format to preserve the format of the information. To change an Microsoft Outlook message format to ASCII:

1.In Outlook, select Tools→Options.

2.Select the Mail Format tab.

3.Under Message format, select Plain Text.

4.Click OK.

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Contents

Abstract HP P6000 Command View User Guide See Internet Protocol support Contents Monitoring storage system events Configuring HP P6000 Command View advanced tasksTroubleshooting HP P6000 Command View Maintaining and managing HP P6000/EVA storage systems Components Glossary 100 Index 103 Support and other resourcesHP array event code formats and descriptions Prerequisites HP P6000 Command View software suiteOverview Server-based and array-based management HP P6000 Command View features Server-based configuration HP Management Integration Framework Array-based configuration User interface Hardware-SeeHardware Storage systems point of view Settings point of view Settings point of view Browsing to array-based HP P6000 Command View Accessing HP P6000 Command ViewBrowsing to server-based HP P6000 Command View Running server-based HP P6000 Command View from the desktop IP address formats Internet Protocol support Password protection for storage systems Managing security and passwordsServer-based HP P6000 Command View security groups Array-based HP P6000 Command View security groups Considerations Enabling management of a password-protected storage systemPassword formats Setting a password for HP EVA storage systems Disabling management of a password-protected storage system Single sign-on from HP Systems Insight Manager Disabling management of a password-protected storage system Managing security and passwords Instant-on licenses Licensing HP P6000/EVA storage systemsLicenses to use and license keys License types Fcip licenses Model upgrade licensingModel upgrade support Data migration licenses Entering license keys Configuring email to receive LTUsActivating an instant-on license Retrieving licenses Adding an LTU Importing licensesValidating the license Displaying temporary license expiration date Deleting incorrectly entered license keys Working with disk groups Provisioning storageDisk groups General guidelines Disk typesDisk group types Number of physical disks in a group Disk group occupancy and occupancy alarm levelDisk group capacity Redundancy Vraid levels Virtual disks Working with virtual disks in HP P6000 Command View Virtual disks Hosts Working with hosts in HP P6000 Command View Thin provisioning PresentationOnline virtual disk migration Mirrorclone migration Thin provisioned disk Snapclones Replicating storageHP P6000 Business Copy software Monitoring snapshot space SnapshotsSnapshot types Snapshot guidelines Mirrorclone guidelines Mirrorclones Fractured mirrorclone guidelines Synchronized mirrorclone guidelines Mirrorclone states Containers Optimizing snap creation Using containers preallocationOptimizing replication performance Planning for host I/O workloads Minimizing simultaneous replication operations Minimizing snapclone workloadsMinimizing the number of snapshots DR groups HP P6000 Continuous Access softwareWorking with DR groups in HP P6000 Command View Data replication protocol options Creating DR groups Replicating storage Initializing storage systems Maintaining and managing HP P6000/EVA storage systems USER-INITIATED Service Mode Active on this Storage System User-initiated service mode Shutting down the storage system Uninitializing storage systemsStarting the storage system HSV210A controller rear view Hardware Working with hardware in HP P6000 Command View Storage system identity information Remote service testVerifying hardware status Updating HP controller software Using multiple management servers to manage arrays Configuring iSCSI devices Management server event log Monitoring storage system eventsEvents overview Email notification Controller termination event log Viewing events Viewing additional information Configuring event notificationConfiguring host notification Applying a customized host notification list Filtering events by severity Selecting individual events Applying a customized event configuration fileRetrieving the parse file Retrieving the Management Information Base Sending the event file Creating page footer messages Configuring HP P6000 Command View advanced tasksSetting user interface options Setting a remote location for audit logs Setting audit logging options Changing the login credentials array-based management Changing port and timeout parameters Https//managementmoduleIPaddress2373 Running HP P6000 Command View in a multi-homed environment Optimizing performance Troubleshooting HP P6000 Command ViewRestarting the HP P6000 Command View service Using the right-click menu Navigation pane lists duplicate arrays Failed entities reported on the disk enclosure Error messages in the user interfaceFailed communication link to iSCSI devices Failed connection warning for empty controller host ports Failed I/O module Troubleshooting access to array-based HP P6000 Command ViewFailed blower power supply Failed transceiver IPFilter page incorrectly displays IPv6 address Unexpected behavior when using older Windows HBA driverStorage system connection down error message Virtual disk sizes displayed incorrectly Webes 5.5 receiving events inconsistently Version numbers differ \Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\EVA Performance Monitor Components HP P6000 Performance Data Collector valid objecttype values Displaying historical state changes and performance data HP P6000 Performance Data Collector objectid values Configuring the HP P6000 Command View server Displaying HP P6000 Command View access credentials Configuration file for performance and state data logging Events and logs Configuring HP P6000 Performance Data CollectorLogging configuration file Connecting to HP P6000 Performance Data Collector remotely Configuration recommendations SSL protocol Prohibited commands Adding friendly names Using friendly namesBackward compatibility Creating the friendly names host file Adding friendly names manually Mapping worldwide names to friendly names Using short names Refreshing data Using the command line interfaceViewing arrays Specifying the output Specifying data output in multiple files Filtering data HP P6000 Performance Data Collector commands Commands Luns HP P6000 Performance Data Collector command modifiers Command modifiers Nots Using the graphical user interfacePage Objects and counters Configure filteringData filtering HP EVA virtual disk HP EVA storage arrayHP EVA storage controller HP EVA virtual disk group HP EVA host port statistics HP EVA host connection HP EVA physical disk group HP EVA physical disk HP EVA DR tunnels HP EVA DR Group Information Related information Support and other resourcesContacting HP Document conventions Typographical conventionsWebsites Software component IDs HP array event code formats and descriptionsEvent code format Event code types and descriptions HP array event information packet EIP types Corrective action codesEvent information packet EIP types HP array coupled crash control codes Coupled crash control codes HP array dump/restart control codes Dump/restart control codes EVA Glossary SAN See also virtual disk CLI Index Index 105