HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.4 User Guide (T1789-96328, April 2012)

For P9000 Performance Advisor to continue configuration collection for additional internal raw disk
capacities on the monitored XP disk arrays or usable capacities on the monitored P9000 disk arrays,
install Permanent licenses on P9000 Performance Advisor for each of the XP or the P9000 disk arrays.
Contact your HP representative to procure the additional licenses.
Related Topics
• “Generating licenses” on page 36
• “Installing licenses” on page 37
P9000 Performance Advisor licenses
P9000 Performance Advisor supports the following licenses:
• Permanent (for XP and P9000 disk arrays)
• Meter based Term license (only for P9000 disk arrays)
To install these licenses on Performance Advisor, see the Hewlett-Packard Authorization Center (HPAC)
website: http://webkey.external.hp.com
Permanent licenses
Permanent licenses are primary licenses that you generate and install on P9000 Performance Advisor
to monitor an XP or a P9000 disk array. Permanent licenses are for an unlimited duration, perpetual,
and unique to an XP or a P9000 disk array. After generating a Permanent license, the P9000
Performance Advisor LTU and the registration number are bound to the following:
• The XP or the P9000 disk array serial number
• The XP or the P9000 disk array type
• The internal raw disk capacity or the usable capacity for which the license is generated
After installing a Permanent license, if you increase the internal raw disk capacity or the usable
capacity beyond the Permanent licensed capacity, the existing Permanent license cannot be used.
P9000 Performance Advisor considers it as a license capacity violation and initiates a grace period
of 60 days for that XP or the P9000 disk array. To end the grace period:
• For an XP disk array, generate and install additional Permanent license for the internal raw disk
capacity that you want P9000 Performance Advisor to monitor.
• For a P9000 disk array, you can generate and install one of the following based on your require-
ment:
• A Permanent license.
• A Meter based Term license, which is a secondary license that works only if a Permanent license
is already installed.
Managing licenses for XP and P9000 disk arrays28