HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager User Guide (T3680-96089, October 2012)

• Replication licenses are verified during automatic and global refreshes. See Refreshing resources
(automatic) and Refreshing resources (global)
• Replication license status is displayed in the GUI. See License status.
Replication license policies
HP license policies determine how the replication manager interacts with resources that require
HP replication licenses.
The following summarizes the policies.
• Verification. License verification includes factors such as:
Type of license◦
◦ Expiration date (if any)
◦ Capacity range (amount of storage)
• Multi-array volumes. If a volume is comprised of virtual disks on two or more arrays, each
array must have an HP replication license to be considered fully licensed.
• GUI actions. Some GUI actions may be disabled if an applicable HP license is not verified.
Disabled actions appear in gray and cannot be selected. A tooltip indicates why the action
cannot be performed. See Tooltips.
For example, if you select a virtual disk and the New Snapclone action is disabled, it can be
because the storage system that contains the disk does not have a local replication license.
• Job commands. Some job commands may not be executed if an applicable HP license is not
verified when a job is run. An event in the job log indicates the command did not execute
due to a licensing issue.
For example, if a SnapcloneStorageVolume command in a job did not execute when the job
was run, it may be because the storage system that contains the disk did not have a local
replication license.
IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you include validation commands in jobs and perform
validation tests to prevent or minimize the effect of license-related issues at run time.
• CLUI commands. CLUI commands that run jobs or create implicit jobs behave like job
commands. An event in the job log indicates that the command did not execute due to a
licensing issue.
Controller software features
The properties of storage systems, their virtual disks, and replication features depend upon the
controller software version. For information about controller software versions that are supported
with HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager, see Table 1.0, Array software solution compatibility,
in the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference. See (page 288).for document
location.
For support, visit the HP Storage website. See (page 289).
Controller software features - local replication
HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager supports the local replication features of the array
controller software. For more information, see Table 6.2, Supported local replication features by
controller software version, in the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference. See
(page 288) for document location. For support of newer versions, visit the HP Storage website.
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