HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.3 User and Troubleshooting Guide (T1789-96322, August 2011)

Because this is a short term unplanned surge in storage requests, you can install TB-Days of Meter
based Term license to monitor the additional usable capacity for the specified duration. To monitor
25TB for five days (at the rate of 25TB a day), generate and install 125TB-Days on 11/30/2010.
As 125TB-Days are sufficient for five days, P9000 Performance Advisor ends the grace period and
updates the following fields in the License screen – License Status section:
• After installation on 11/30/2010:
• License Capacity: 50TB, +125TB-Days
• License Status: Installed
• Term (Days): N/A
• End Date: Never
• After 1:00 PM on 11/30/2010:
• License Capacity: 50TB, +100TB-Days
Consider that 25TB-Days are used after installation.
• 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:
• The usable capacity is reduced to within the Permanent licensed capacity limit
• Extra TB-Days installed to monitor the 25TB usable capacity
• Another Permanent license installed to monitor the 25TB usable capacity
As a result, P9000 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:
• License Capacity: 50TB, 0TB-Days
• License Status: Capacity Insufficient
• Term (Days): 0
• End Date: Expired
If 100TB-Days are completely used in the second half of 12/04/2010, P9000 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, P9000
Performance Advisor considers it as a capacity violation and enters a grace period of 60 days. During
the grace period, P9000 Performance Advisor begins reducing the installed TB-Days. Within 60 days,
if a Permanent license is installed, P9000 Performance Advisor stops reducing the TB-Days and ends
the grace period for that particular P9000 disk array. If appropriate TB-Days are installed, P9000
Performance Advisor uses part of the units to nullify the negative count and the rest of the units to end
the grace period.
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