Hi Guys,
I have questions about licenses. I Need buy new disks, i need to buy new licenses for the new disks?
Wait
Output command #showlicense
P10000-DETRAN cli% showlicense
License key was generated on Tue Aug 28 12:03:51 2012
License features currently enabled:
InForm Suite
System Reporter
Thin Conversion
Thin Copy Reclamation
Thin Persistence
Thin Provisioning (33792G)
Virtual Copy
3par License
Re: 3par License
This seems to be a V-class/10k system without simplified licensing(as thin provisioning isn't "unlimited") so you would need a license per feature per dmag.
I'm not really sure if they still sell V-class stuff, but if they do you might consider converting to simplified licensing as it included some features, removed all GB-related licensing and added a licensing cap if you have a big system.
On the other hand.... V-class was expensive, V-class is expensive, the support is expensive, everything is expensive and as your license was created 6 years ago your system is most likely 6 years or older... So you might not need a really big upgrade to have a good business case for a complete renewal... Did I mention that V-class was expensive? Last 3PAR with FC in the backend.
I'm not really sure if they still sell V-class stuff, but if they do you might consider converting to simplified licensing as it included some features, removed all GB-related licensing and added a licensing cap if you have a big system.
On the other hand.... V-class was expensive, V-class is expensive, the support is expensive, everything is expensive and as your license was created 6 years ago your system is most likely 6 years or older... So you might not need a really big upgrade to have a good business case for a complete renewal... Did I mention that V-class was expensive? Last 3PAR with FC in the backend.
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