Feature licenses

Use this page to view information about feature licenses, or to activate or remove feature licenses from the IBM® TS7700 Cluster.

In a Cluster Pair configuration, features are shared by paired clusters: the primary cluster and the secondary cluster. The primary cluster is the cluster on which feature code (FC) 9269, Cluster Pair Feature for Primary, is installed and activated. The secondary cluster is the cluster on which FC 5269, Cluster Pair Feature for Secondary, is installed and activated. Once the feature keys are activated the clusters have a physical, cluster-pair configuration and additional features activated on the primary cluster are automatically inherited by the secondary cluster. Cluster Pair configuration features are exclusive. If FC 9269 or FC 5269 is installed on a cluster, attempts to install the other feature code on the same cluster is rejected. Only the cluster that activates a feature key can deactivate it. The secondary cluster cannot deactivate features that have been inherited from the primary cluster.

Cluster common resources
The Cluster common resources table displays a summary of resources affected by activated features. Information displayed includes:
Cluster-Wide Disk Cache Enabled
The amount of disk cache enabled for the entire cluster, in terabytes (TB). If the selected cluster does not possess a physical library, the value in this field displays the total amount of cache installed on the cluster. Access to cache by a cluster without a physical library is not controlled by feature codes.
Note: Refer to the topic Data storage values in the Related Information section for additional information concerning the use of binary prefixes.
Cross-Cluster Communication (Grid)
Whether cross-cluster communication is enabled on the Grid. If this option is enabled, multiple clusters can form a grid. Possible values are Enabled and Disabled.
Peak data throughput
The Peak data throughput table displays for each vNode the peak data throughput in megabytes per second (MB/s). Information displayed includes:
vNode
Name of the vNode.
Peak data throughput
The upper limit of the data transfer speed between the vNode and the host, displayed in MB/s.
Currently activated feature licenses
The Currently activated feature licenses table displays a summary of features installed on each cluster.
Note: You can back up these settings as part of the ts7700_cluster<cluster ID>.xmi file and restore them for later use. When the backup settings are restored, new settings are added but no settings are deleted. You cannot restore feature license settings to a cluster different than the cluster that created the ts7700_cluster<cluster ID>.xmi backup file. After you restore feature license settings on a cluster, it is recommended that you log out then log in to refresh the system.
Feature Code
The feature code number of the installed feature.
Feature Description
A description of the feature installed by the feature license.
License Key
The 32–character license key for the feature.
Node
The name and type of the node on which the feature is installed.
Node Serial Number
The serial number of the node on which the feature is installed.
Activated
The date and time the feature license was activated.
Expires
The expiration status of the feature license. Possible values are:
Day/Date
The day and date on which the feature license is set to expire.
Never
The feature is permanently active and never expires.
One-time use
The feature can be used once and has not yet been used.
Shared by Pair
Whether the feature is shared by a Cluster Pair. Possible values are Yes (feature is shared) and No (feature is not shared).
Use the drop-down menu on the Currently activated feature licenses table to activate or remove a feature license. You can also use this drop-down menu to sort, and filter feature license details.