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3 Licensing P9500 disk arrays
IMPORTANT:
Licensing is applicable only for P9500 disk arrays.
P9000 Application Performance Extender follows a band-based pricing structure. For a new purchase,
you buy the base license and then purchase all the capacity licenses from the capacity band that
matches the total capacity required.
For an upgrade purchase, first verify how much capacity is already installed. Then, add to it the
amount of capacity you intend to purchase. Further, locate the capacity band that contains the sum
you just calculated and purchase all of the desired upgrade license capacity from this band. P9000
Application Performance Extender is licensed on USABLE capacity for P9500 disk arrays and on
RAW capacity for XP disk arrays.
P9000 Application Performance Extender requires a valid license key for each P9500 disk array. If
an array does not have a valid license key, P9000 Application Performance Extender functionality
is disabled for that array.
The usable capacity is calculated as the sum of the following: Total allocated LDEV capacity + total
unallocated LDEV capacity + reserved capacity.
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Total allocated LDEV capacity includes the allocated internal LDEVs
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Total unallocated LDEV capacity includes the unallocated internal LDEVs
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Reserved capacity includes the pool volumes, such as thin provisioning, snapshot, and continuous
access journal volumes
So, usable capacity = Internal LDEVs — (External Volumes + Virtual Volumes)
You can generate a frame license of type, Permanent at the Hewlett-Packard Authorization Center
(HPAC) license key website, using the following URL:
The license
can be generated for a specified usable capacity of your choice, and for an unlimited duration. Each
permanent license is perpetual and unique to a P9500 disk array. After generating a license for a
P9500 disk array, the P9000 Application Performance Extender LTU and the registration number are
bound to the following:
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The P9500 disk array serial number
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The P9000 disk array type
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The usable capacity for which the license is generated
IMPORTANT:
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It is mandatory that you have the P9000 Application Performance Extender registration number
to generate a permanent frame license. This registration number is included in the product entitle-
ment certificate that is provided with every P9000 Application Performance Extender License To
USE (LTU) purchased. For more information on generating licenses, see “
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