Adding licenses

If your storage system software was installed at the factory, System Manager automatically adds the software to its list of licenses. If the software was not installed at the factory or if you want to add additional software licenses, you can add the software license through the Add Licenses dialog box.

Before you begin

•	The software license code for the specific Data ONTAP service must be available.

•	In an HA configuration, both nodes must have the software license installed for the same functionality, such as SyncMirror, CIFS, or NFS.

If a takeover occurs, the takeover node can provide only the functionality for the licenses installed on it. If the takeover node does not have a license that was used by the partner node to serve data, your HA configuration loses the functionality after a takeover.

Steps

1.	From the Home tab, double-click the appropriate storage system.

2.	In the navigation pane, click Configuration > System Tools > Licenses.

3.	In the Licenses window, click Add.

4.	In the Add Licenses dialog box, enter the software license key and click Add.

You can add multiple licenses by entering the software license keys, separated by commas.

5.	Click Close.

Result

The software license is added to your storage system. The newly added license is also included in the list of licenses in the Licenses window.

Related reference

Licenses window