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Grace period expiration – HP XP Performance Advisor Software User Manual

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Table 2 (continued)

Description

Screen elements

The above status message is also displayed on the
Dashboard screen.

You have installed a Permanent license on HP XP7 Performance Advisor for at least one
monitored XP or XP7 disk array during the instant-on period, it does the following:

Disables the instant-on license and initiates a grace period of 60 days on all the monitored
XP and XP7 disk arrays, excluding those for which Permanent licenses are installed on
HP XP7 Performance Advisor

Displays

the following details in the View License Status section for the XP disk array

that

has a Permanent license installed on HP XP7 Performance Advisor:

Table

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Description

Screen elements

Displays the aggregate capacity of all valid license
keys installed.

License capacity (TB)

Displays the current status of the license, as Installed.

License status

Displays Never, as Permanent license is for an
unlimited duration.

End Date

HP

XP7 Performance Advisor begins to monitor the XP disk array for the new installed

license

(Permanent). Ensure that you generate and install valid license keys for every XP

or

XP7 disk array being monitored, so that HP XP7 Performance Advisor continues

collecting

data for those arrays.

Related Topics

“Generating licenses” (page 30)

“Installing licenses” (page 31)

Grace period expiration

The grace period that follows the instant-on license is valid for 60 days. After the grace period
expires and if valid licenses are not installed, the following changes occur:

HP XP7 Performance Advisor cannot monitor the XP or XP7 disk arrays for any new
configuration changes made after the grace period is over. However, it continues to collect

Instant-on license on HP XP7 Performance Advisor installation

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