Complete this task to apply the activation codes that enable you
to begin configuring storage on a storage
unit.
Notes: - The initial enablement of any optional DS6000™ licensed
function is a concurrent activity (assuming that the appropriate level of
microcode is installed on the machine for the given function). The
following activating activities are disruptive and require a machine initialization
or reboot:
- Removal of a DS6000 licensed
function to deactivate the function. Contact your IBM service representative
to perform this operation.
- A lateral change or reduction in the license scope. A lateral change is
defined as changing the license scope from fixed block (FB) to count key data
(CKD) or from CKD to FB. A reduction is defined as changing the license scope
from all physical capacity (ALL) to only FB or only CKD capacity.
- Before you begin this task, you must resolve any current
open problems.
- Before you configure, disable or provide paths through any firewalls,
because they might interfere with DS6000 communication.
The easiest way to apply the feature activation codes is to download
the activation codes from the IBM Disk Storage Feature Activation (DSFA) Web
site to your local computer and then to import the file into the DS Storage Manager. If you cannot access the DS Storage Manager from
the same computer that you used to access the DSFA Web site, you can download
the file to a diskette or write down the information. If you are using either
of these latter methods, ensure that you have your diskette containing the
downloaded activation codes file or your paper that contains the written activation
codes before you begin the following steps.
- Ensure that the Import activation codes page is not open. You cannot
have both the Apply activation codes page and the Import activation codes
page open at the same time. You must close one in order to access the other.
- In the navigation, select . On the Storage units main
page, select the storage
unit that you want to import the activation code for.
- From the Select Action menu, select Configure..., and then click Go. The Storage unit properties page is displayed. Click on the Activation
codes tab. The Activation codes page is displayed.
- If you already imported your activation codes from a file or
retrieved existing codes from the storage unit, the values are displayed in
the fields and you can modify or overwrite them, as appropriate.
- If you are importing your activation codes from a file that
you downloaded from the DSFA Web site, click Import key file.
Once you complete the import process, the data from the file is displayed.
- If you did not download your activation codes into a file, enter
the codes into the appropriate fields.
Note: The Capacity and Storage
type fields
are populated based on the information that is contained within the activation
codes.
- Click OK to complete the process.