HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 215)

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 183
4. Select the license file.
5. Click OK.
Viewing Cumulative Licenses
Use view cumulative license feature to view the complete number of elements the management
server supports at the current time. The software adds up the number of licensed components from
the licenses and takes into account the expiration date. See Table 17 on page 179 for more
information about the licensing capacities displayed.
IMPORTANT: You cannot modify the license file since it is encrypted. If you want to increase the
number of elements the management server is allowed to manage, contact technical support.
To view cumulative licenses:
1. Click Deploy > License Manager > Storage Essentials > Manage Storage Essentials
Keys
in HP Systems Insight Manager.
2. Click the View Cumulative Licenses button.
The properties for the cumulative licenses are displayed:
Notice in the Cumulative License window each feature has a property that is either set to true
or false. If a value for a property is set to true, your license lets you access that feature. Likewise,
if the value is set to false, the license does not let you access that feature.
You can determine how many elements your licenses supports by looking at the Current Usage
Summary
table at the bottom of the page. The management software displays the cumulative
number for each type of licensed capacity in this table.
Viewing a Specific License
IMPORTANT: Do not manually edit the license. If you want to increase the number of elements the
management server is allowed to manage, contact technical support.
To view a license for a type of user:
1. Click Deploy > License Manager > Storage Essentials > Manage Storage Essentials
Keys
in HP Systems Insight Manager.
2. Click the button corresponding to the license you want to view.
The license name and file name is listed, along with its properties.
You can determine how many MAPs and/or MALs this license supports by looking at the
properties in the license file. However, that can be misleading if you have other licenses that
also provide support for MAPs and MALs. It is suggested you look at the cumulative licenses to
obtain a total of the MAPs and MALs that are supported. See the topic,” Viewing Cumulative
Licenses ” on page 183 for more information about viewing cumulative licenses.