License requirements

System Manager is an unlicensed application and is free to download, install, and use. However, you will need storage system software licenses to enable certain services and features on your storage system, such as active/active and NFS.

Preinstalled software licenses

Many of the software licenses that are needed for your storage system services and features should be installed on the storage system at the factory. So you should not need to enter the license code during initial setup of the storage system except for special circumstances described below.

CIFS

The storage system requires a software license to enable CIFS service. The license is installed on the storage system at the factory per your order; therefore, the initial setup of your storage system does not involve entering license codes.

Cluster

The Cluster software license is required to enable active/active service.

Deduplication

The Deduplication software license is required to run deduplication on the storage system. The deduplication license consists of the A-SIS license and the NearStore Option license.

Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP)

Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) is a service that enables you to manage Fibre Channel target adapters for use with LUNs. The storage system requires a software license to enable the FCP service. You are provided with the appropriate license codes when your storage system or software is shipped from the factory or when you are given instructions for obtaining the software over the Internet.

HTTP

The HTTP software license is required to enable HTTP service.

NFS

The storage system requires a software license to enable NFS services. The license is installed on the storage system at the factory per your order, so you should not need to enter the license code for this software.

SnapRestore

SnapRestore enables you to revert a volume or file quickly to the state it was in when a particular Snapshot copy was made. The storage system requires a license to enable the SnapRestore service.

SnapVault Linux Primary

SnapVault is a disk-based storage backup feature on Data ONTAP that enables data stored on multiple storage systems and open systems to be backed up to a central, secondary storage system quickly and efficiently on read-only Snapshot copies.

The license is installed on the storage system at the factory per your order. However, you might need to enter license codes if any of the following conditions apply:

•	You purchased a storage system with a release earlier than Data ONTAP software 4.0 and you are upgrading it.

•	You want to enable SnapVault Linux primary service, which was not previously installed for your storage system.

•	You reinstalled the file system on your storage system.

•	You are provided with the appropriate license codes when the software upgrade kit is shipped to you or when you are given instructions for obtaining the software upgrade online.

SnapVault UNIX Primary

SnapVault is a disk-based storage backup feature of Data ONTAP that enables data stored on multiple storage systems and open systems to be backed up to a central, secondary storage system quickly and efficiently.

The license is installed on the storage system at the factory per your order. However, you might need to enter license codes if any of the following conditions apply: :

•	You purchased a storage system with a release earlier than Data ONTAP software 4.0 and you are upgrading it.

•	You want to enable SnapVault UNIX primary service, which was not previously installed for your storage system.

•	You reinstalled the file system on your storage system.

•	You are provided with the appropriate license codes when the software upgrade kit is shipped to you or when you are given instructions for obtaining the software upgrade online.

UNIX

The storage system requires a UNIX software license to enable NFS services.

Windows Shares (CIFS)

The storage system requires a software license to enable CIFS service. The license is installed on the storage system at the factory per your order, so you should not need to enter the license code for this software.

Software licenses that must be installed

The following software license must be installed to support the iSCSI feature.

Note: For active/active configurations, you must install licenses on both systems.

iSCSI

The iSCSI service enables you to manage adapters that support the iSCSI protocol on your storage system. The storage system requires a software license to enable the iSCSI service. You are provided with the appropriate license codes when your storage system or software is shipped from the factory or when you are given instructions for obtaining the software over the Internet.