HP XP Performance Advisor Software - Manual (Page 38)

◦ Term (Days): N/A
◦ End Date: Never
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After 1:00 PM on 11/30/2010:
License Capacity: 50TB, +100TB-Days
Consider that 25TB-Days are used after installation.
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◦ License Status: Installed
◦ Term (Days): 4
◦ End Date: 12/04/2010
If the remaining 100TB-Days are completely used in the first half of 12/04/2010 and any of the
following is not done:
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The usable capacity is reduced to within the Permanent licensed capacity limit
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Extra TB-Days installed to monitor the 25TB usable capacity
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Another Permanent license installed to monitor the 25TB usable capacity
As a result, HP XP7 Performance Advisor again enters 60 days grace period after 1:00 PM on
the same day and 0TB-Days are available. In addition, it begins reducing (negative count) the
installed TB-Days by 25TB and updates the following fields in the License screen – License Status
section daily.
After 1:00 PM on 12/04/2010:
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License Capacity: 50TB, 0TB-Days
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License Status: Capacity Insufficient
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Term (Days): 0
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End Date: Expired
If 100TB-Days are completely used in the second half of 12/04/2010, HP XP7 Performance
Advisor enters 60 days grace period on the same day but updates the License screen - License
Status section only after 1:00 PM on 12/05/2010. In this case, the License Capacity shows 50TB,
– 25TB-Days on 12/05/2010.
Exceeding Meter based Term licensed capacity and grace period
When the existing TB-Days are not sufficient to monitor the additional usable capacity, HP XP7
Performance Advisor considers it as a capacity violation and enters a grace period of 60 days.
During the grace period, HP XP7 Performance Advisor begins reducing the installed TB-Days.
Within 60 days, if a Permanent license is installed, HP XP7 Performance Advisor stops reducing
the TB-Days and ends the grace period for that particular XP7 disk array. If appropriate TB-Days
are installed, HP XP7 Performance Advisor uses part of the units to nullify the negative count and
the rest of the units to end the grace period.
The every day reduction in TB-Days is equal to the additional usable capacity because of which
the grace period has started.
NOTE: Reduction or negative counting is only applicable for the installed TB-Days. It is not
applicable for Permanent licenses.
After 60 days grace period, HP XP7 Performance Advisor stops configuration data collection for
any additional usable capacities. It continues performance data collection for the existing usable
capacity.
Example scenario 8
38 Managing licenses for XP and XP7 disk arrays