License requirements

System Manager is an unlicensed application and is free to download, install, and use. However, you require storage system software licenses to enable certain services and features on your storage system, such as 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 high availability feature.

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.

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 high availability 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.