StorNext Licenses

A StorNext LAN Gateway license is a StorNext SAN Client that allows LAN-based client connectivity to a StorNext File System.

StorNext LAN Clients use IP protocols to read and write data to the StorNext File System through Quantum appliances that can operate as a StorNext LAN Gateway. You must have a LAN Client license for each LAN Client you intend to use with StorNext (in addition to any SAN Client licenses).

Note: For Quantum appliances that can operate as a StorNext LAN Gateway, LAN Clients are referred to as Gateway Clients, and are not licensed on a "per-seat" basis. See the StorNext LAN Gateway License.

A Maintenance license is associated with the expiration date of your current service contract. A valid Maintenance License is required to enable StorNext software upgrades. This license is a time-based license key that expires on the same date as the maintenance contract. Each time the maintenance contract is extended, a new maintenance license key is generated.

Note: License enforcement is based on the date of the software to which you are upgraded, regardless of the current date. For example, if your maintenance license key is valid between January 16th, 2017 and January 16th, 2018, you could upgrade to a software version that is released prior to the expiration date of the maintenance license (and of the associated underlying service contract) expiration date, but not to a version released after January 16th, 2018.

See StorNext Licenses for Xcellis, Metadata Appliances and the G300 for information about Maintenance Licenses on StorNext appliances.

The Object Storage license specifies the amount of data that StorNext Storage Manager can place onto a Quantum Lattus object store platform.

The Object Storage license must be installed on supported Quantum appliances and MDC systems with dedicated 10GbE NIC connections in order to configure StorNext to use Object Storage as a storage destination. Prior to StorNext 5 Release 5.1, this license was called SNSM Wide Area Storage, which was first supported in StorNext 4.6. This license name was deprecated in StorNext 5 Release 5.1, and is superseded by the Object Storage license.

A StorNext SAN Client enables a host computer to mount a StorNext file system with direct block-level access to the disk arrays using Fibre Channel or iSCSI connections. The StorNext file system is licensed on a per-client basis. Any machine that directly mounts the file system is considered a client. If you are an Xsan customer, then you can use an unlimited number of Xsan clients when connected to a StorNext MDC.

The StorNext Storage Manager (SNSM) for Wide Area Storage (WAS) license was used to enable Object Storage access for supported Quantum appliances and WAS-capable MDCs configured for use with Lattus systems. This license is deprecated in StorNext 5 release 5.1. For systems running StorNext 5 release 5.1 or later, see the Object Storage license.

The SNSM Wide Area Storage license is installed but not enabled by default as part of StorNext 4.6.x until StorNext 5 release 5.1, and from StorNext 5 release 5.1 forward the Object Storage license for supported Quantum Appliances and MDCs. A license key must be applied through the StorNext GUI in order to enable the license.

StorNext Storage Manager is licensed based on the capacity of data stored to secondary tiers of storage (Tape or Storage Disk).

For StorNext 5 releases 5.4 and later, a Storage Manager manager license provides full access to the base functionality of StorNext Storage Manager.

Support for non-Quantum object storage on public or private clouds are licensed using the annual capacity-based subscription model (see the FlexTier™ subscription licenses).

For StorNext 5 releases up to and including 5.3.x, a Storage Manager license provides full access to the data management capabilities of Storage Manager.

New with StorNext 5 release 5.4, the FlexTier™ license allows you to exploit Storage Manager features to cost-effectively manage files stored onto a public or private cloud. The FlexTier™ license utilizes a subscription-based model that permits you to use Storage Manager as a “pay for the capacity you need managed” service.

Note: FlexTier™ licenses are purchased and renewed annually. If your FlexTier™ license expires prior to being renewed, or if you exceed the amount of licensed capacity, Storage Manager does not store new files to either a public or private cloud destination.

Some Storage Manager media destinations that use perpetual licensing, like tape, AEL, Lattus or SDISK do not appear in the StorNext GUI if a FlexTier™ license is installed.

A DDM license is required to retrieve data using additional servers besides the system functioning as a StorNext metadata controller (MDC). This license is available only for Storage Manager environments, and is required for each DDM host.

Note: Each DDM host also requires one File System SAN Client license, in addition to the DDM license.

A Dynamic Application Environment (DAE) license allows virtual machine (VM) environments to be installed on the system. DAE-supported applications can be installed and run in the VM operating system.

DAE-supported systems:

• aiWARE for Xcellis  Embedded (DAE)
• Xcellis Foundation
• Xcellis Workflow Director (R630)
• Artico (R630)

Note: While multiple DAE VMs may be installed (or imported) and configured for use on the system, only one (1) VM can be operating a time.

Note: aiWARE for Xcellis systems host a VM environment which is similar to, but different from a DAE VM. While not recommended, aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE) systems can be licensed simultaneously for both aiWARE and DAE. However, only a DAE VM or the aiWARE VM can be operational at a single time. When a DAE VM is running, the aiWARE VM docker is prevented from running. Likewise, when the aiWARE VM is running, a DAE VM is prevented from running.

A Failover HA (High Availability) license enables automated failover from the primary server node to the secondary server node, in the event of a primary server node failure. This license is available for either File System only or Storage Manager environments. One HA license is required for each server node pair. The HA license is applied to both server nodes. In addition to the client licenses applied to each server node, a third client must be installed in is also required to ensure proper failover functionality. This client can be one that is already accessing a StorNext file system. However, this third client must be purchased separately. See the StorNext File System Client Mount Requirement.

A NAS license is used to enable Network File Sharing (NFS) and Server Message Block (SMB) sharing of StorNext file systems using Quantum-supplied NFS and SMB software.

For StorNext Connect configuration, see the StorNext Connect Documentation Center at www.quantum.com/sncdocs.

For Appliance Controller configuration, see the Appliance Controller Documentation Center at www.quantum.com/accdocs.

A replication license is required if you want to use the StorNext Data Replication feature. Replication is licensed on a per-MDC (or MDC pair) basis. If replication is used between multiple M660 Xcellis systems, each system MDC sets, each MDC set must have a replication license.

Note: There are two types of replication licenses - the File System only Replication license, and the Storage Manager replication license. If Storage Manager is in use on the MDCs, t T he Storage Manager replication license must be purchased even if the file system being replicated is not managed.

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Note: The SNSM Wide Area Storage license was deprecated in StorNext 5 release 5.1, and renamed to the Object Storage license.

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