License activation and management
The management and activation of licensed functions are responsibilities that are associated with the role of your storage administrator.
Management refers to the use of the IBM® Entitled Systems Support (ESS) website to select a license scope and to assign a license value. You can complete these activities and then activate the function.
Activation refers to the retrieval and installation of the feature activation code into the storage system. The feature activation code is obtained by using the IBM Entitled Systems Support (ESS) website and is based on the license scope and license value.
- After the technical service representative installs your storage system, and before you configure it.
- When you increase the extent of the function authorization for a licensed function (that is, you add more capacity to your license).
To complete these activities, access the IBM Entitled Systems Support (ESS) website.
When you access the ESS website, you must enter information about your storage system so the web application can access the correct function authorization records. You can find this information either by clicking Need Help in the Activate Licensed Functions page or by selecting Properties on the System page of the DS8000 Storage Management GUI.