Use the chlicense command to change license settings for system
functions.
Syntax
chlicense { -flashnumber_of_enclosures | -remotenumber_of_enclosures | -virtualizationnumber_of_enclosures | -compressionnumber_of_enclosures | -easy_tiernumber_of_enclosures }
Parameters
Important: All of the parameters are mutually exclusive. Only one licensing
function can be changed at a time.
- -flashnumber_of_enclosures
- (Required) Changes system licensing for the FlashCopy function. Specify the total number of internal and external enclosures for the
FlashCopy function.
- -remotenumber_of_enclosures
- (Required) Changes system licensing for remote copy functions such as Metro Mirror,
Global Mirror, and HyperSwap. Specify the total number of internal and external enclosures that
you have licensed on your system. You must have an enclosure license for all
enclosures.
- -virtualizationnumber_of_enclosures
- (Required) Changes system licensing for the Virtualization function. Specify the number of enclosures of external storage that you are
authorized to use.
- -compressionnumber_of_enclosures
- (Required) Changes system licensing for the compression function. Specify the total number of internal and external enclosures that
you have licensed on your system. Only models that have installed extra memory module
(16-GB DIMM) support compression.
- -easytiernumber_of_enclosures
- (Required) Specifies the number of enclosures on which you can run Easy Tier.
Description
The chlicense command changes license settings for the system. Any
change that is made is logged as an event in the license setting log.
The enclosure license already includes virtualization of internal drives
on your system. You can use this command to set any additional options. The total number of
enclosures in your system must not exceed the total number of licensed enclosures that you
have. The total virtualized capacity (number of external enclosures that can be configured
by the system) can also be modified with this command. The default is to have no function
that is licensed, but it does not stop you from using related functions.
Any error that is placed in the license settings log results in a generic error being
placed in the system error log. The command-line tool return code also notifies you that you
are using an unlicensed function.
An invocation example for adding a remote copy license capacity of
5 TB
chlicense -remote 5
The resulting
output:
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An invocation example for enabling Easy
Tier settings
chlicense -easytier 2
The resulting output:
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