8.3.1 Operating Environment License (OEL) - required feature
The user must order an operating environment license (OEL) feature, the IBM TotalStorage DS Operating Environment, for every DS6000 series. The operating environment model and features establish the extent of IBM authorization for the use of the IBM TotalStorage DS Operating Environment. The OEL licenses the operating environment and is based on the total physical capacity of the storage unit (DS6800 plus any DS6000 expansion enclosures). It authorizes you to use the model configuration at a given capacity level.
Once the OEL has been activated for the storage unit, you can configure the storage unit. Activating the OEL means that you have obtained the feature activation key from the IBM disk storage feature activation (DSFA) Web site and entered it into the DS Storage Manager. The feature activation process is discussed in more detail in 8.3.7, “Disk storage feature activation” on page 137.
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Table 8-1 Operating environment license feature codes
Feature code | Description |
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5000 | |
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5001 | |
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5002 | |
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5003 | |
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5004 | |
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Licensed functions are activated and enforced within a defined license scope. License scope refers to the following types of storage, and types of servers with which the function can be used:
Fixed block (FB) - The function can only be used with data from Fibre
Count key data (CKD) - The function can only be used with data from
Both FB and CKD (ALL) - The function can be used with data from all attached servers.
Some licensed functions have multiple license scope options, while other functions have only a single license scope.
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Table 8-2 License scope for each DS6000 licensed function
Licensed function | License scope options |
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Operating environment | ALL |
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FB, CKD, or ALL | |
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Remote Mirror and Copy (RMC) | FB, CKD, or ALL |
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PAV | CKD |
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FICON attachment | CKD |
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