Software licenses

About software licenses

The filer requires software licenses to enable these services and features:

Licenses are installed on the filer at the factory per your order, so the initial setup of your filer does not involve entering license codes.

You need to enter license codes only if any of the following conditions applies:

Network Appliance provides you with the appropriate license codes when shipping you the software upgrade kit or when giving you instructions for obtaining the software upgrade over the Internet.

Enabling services

To enter a license code to enable a protocol on your filer, use the license command with the following syntax:

license protocol=code

The protocol field can be one of these values: nfs, cifs, http, cluster, snapmirror, and snaprestore.

Example:

If the license code for NFS is ABCDEFG, enter

license nfs=ABCDEFG

The events that take place after a license command depend on the protocol specified. The following table discusses the events for each service or feature.

Service or feature Messages
NFS 
nfs license enabled.

nfs enabled.

The filer also automatically runs the nfs on command to start NFS service. However, the filer does not add the nfs on command to /etc/rc as a result of the license command. If you want the filer to run NFS service after each reboot, add nfs on to /etc/rc.

CIFS 
CIFS license enabled.

Run cifs setup to enable CIFS.

To start CIFS service, set up the filer's CIFS configuration by running cifs setup. You don't need to run cifs setup after the license command if you already set up the CIFS configuration.

HTTP 
http license enabled.

Use "options httpd.enable" to enable http.

To start HTTP service, enter the following command:

options httpd.enable on
Results: 
	 The options command takes effect immediately. If you want the filer to 
automatically start HTTP service after each reboot, add options httpd.enable 
to /etc/rc.
Cluster 
cluster site license enabled.

     Clustered Failover will be enabled upon reboot.

     Make sure that each individual service is licensed

     on both nodes or on neither node. Remember to configure

     the network interfaces for the other node.
SnapMirror 
snapmirror license enabled

     snapmirror enabled
SnapRestore 
snaprestore license enabled

     snaprestore is enabled
Example:

The following example shows how to activate several protocols with one command:

license nfs=ABCDEFG CIFS=HIJKLMN http=PQRSTUV cluster=AMPERVX

Displaying current license codes

To display licensing information, enter the license command without parameters, as follows:

toaster>license

nfs=ABCDEFG

cifs=not licensed

http=PQRSTUV

cluster=not licensed

snaprestore=not licensed

Disabling a license

To disable a license, enter DISABLE as the code for the protocol. For example, to disable your filer's license for NFS, enter

license nfs=DISABLE

After you disable a license, your filer stops service for the corresponding protocol. You can restart the service by reentering the license code.

Replacing license codes

If you misplace a license code, contact Network Appliance Technical Support to obtain a copy.

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Last updated: 02/24/99 12:15:49