Configure storage unit — Activation codes (real-time only)

Use this page to review or to apply activation keys.

Introduction

Activation keys must be applied to activate capacity so that it can be used and configured. You must enter the activation codes before you can configure any of the storage on the storage image. If you open this page after you import the activation codes from a file, all the codes are displayed in the associated boxes. Otherwise, the boxes are empty.

To obtain activation keys, write down the machine information as displayed. You will need the serial number and machine signature to obtain activation keys from the DFSA site. If you cannot reach the DFSA site from this management console, you can use the Export machine information button to save the machine information to a file, and then use that file on the machine that you use to access the DFSA site. Go to the Disk Storage Feature Activation (DFSA) Web site and follow the instructions to obtain the activation keys and to download a key file. Use the Import key file button to import the activation keys from the file that you just downloaded from the DFSA site. Select OK or Apply to apply the activation keys.

Note: You cannot have both the Apply activation codes and the Import activation codes pages open at the same time.

Menu path

Real-time manager > Manage hardware > Storage units > Select Action: Configure... > Go

Fields

Operating Environment code

Enabled with data from the file, or empty.

Point in time copy

Enabled with data from the file, or empty.

Remote Mirror and Copy

Enabled with data from the file, or empty.

Parallel Access Volumes (PAVs)

Enabled with data from the file, or empty.

Capacity: The capacity for this image.
Storage type: The storage type (for example, fixed block [FB], count-key-data [CKD], or ALL). Parallel Access Volumes contain only CKD or ALL.

Import key file (optional)

Imports the LMC activation codes file that you previously downloaded from the Activation codes Web site. This code file is in .xml format. Once you have imported the file, the table is populated with the data from the file. If you previously entered any of the codes manually, an error message asks you whether you want the code from the file to overwrite the information that is currently in the fields.