Licensed Functions

The Licensed Functions tab on the System settings page displays information about the licensed functions that are currently activated on your DS8000® storage system. You can also activate new licensed functions.

Actions

On the Licensed Functions tab of the System settings page you can activate new licensed functions.

Activate

After the IBM® service representatives complete your DS8000 series installation, your first step is to activate your licensed functions. You can also activate new licenses that are purchased after installation. Click the Need Help button in the Activate Licensed Functions window for instructions and machine information required to obtain license keys.

Licensed function properties

Licensed functions are used to activate advanced features of the DS8000 storage system.

Name

The name of the licensed function. For a list of licensed functions, see the online product documentation about licensed functions.

Enabled

Indicates if the licensed function is enabled on the storage system.

Capacity

The maximum capacity that is supported by the licensed function. This includes capacity for data, spares, parity and metadata on the arrays.

Storage type

The type of storage and server with which the licensed function can be used:

Fixed block (FB)

The function can be used only with data from Fibre Channel attached servers.

Count key data (CKD)

The function can be used only with data from FICON attached servers.

Both FB and CKD (All)

The function can be used with data from all attached servers.

Key code

The license key code that was used to activate the licensed function on the storage system.