HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v6.0 User Guide

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Where, month, day, year refers to the date till when
the grace period is valid.
The above status message is also displayed on the
Dashboard screen.
• You have installed a Permanent license on HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor for at least one
monitored XP or P9000 disk array during the instant-on period, it does the following:
◦ Disables the instant-on license and initiates a grace period of 60 days on all the monitored
XP and P9000 disk arrays, excluding those for which Permanent licenses are installed
on HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
◦ Displays the following details in the View License Status section for the XP or the P9000
disk array that has a Permanent license installed on HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor:
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Displays the aggregate capacity of all valid license
keys installed.
License capacity (TB)
Displays the current status of the license, as Installed.License status
Displays Never, as Permanent license is for an
unlimited duration.
End Date
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor begins to monitor the XP or the P9000 disk array for
the new installed license (Permanent). Ensure that you generate and install valid license
keys for every XP or P9000 disk array being monitored, so that HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor continues collecting data for those arrays.
Related Topics
• “Generating licenses” (page 29)
• “Installing licenses” (page 30)
Grace period expiration
The grace period that follows the instant-on license is valid for 60 days. After the grace period
expires and if valid licenses are not installed, the following changes occur:
• HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor cannot monitor the XP or the P9000 disk arrays for any
new configuration changes made after the grace period is over. However, it continues to
20 Managing licenses for XP and P9000 disk arrays