i6 Licenses

Overview

Click here to review the Quantum Tape Library End-User License Agreement.

Click here to go to the Quantum License Key Management page.

In addition to the standard features, you can use licenses to expand your library's capabilities. Licenses can be purchased and added at any time. After the purchase, a certificate will be sent to you with a license key that you will enter from the library's WebGUI. Once added, those features will be immediately available.

The following licenses are offered:

This license supports an automated tape cartridge vaulting feature that allows vaulting of tape cartridges inside the library without user intervention, moving exported tapes to a vault location. Active vault minimizes costs by using unlicensed storage slots and eliminating manual cartridge handling and the risk of tape misplacement and damage when vaulting tape media outside the library.

This license provides support for redundant, drive-hosted library control path failover configurations, as well as redundant drive data path failover configurations for dual-ported Fibre Channel (FC) and SAS drives in conjunction with a host device driver to manage and select multiple device paths. APF enables redundant data and control paths to protect the system from SAN and device failures that could otherwise cause operational downtime.

This license supports a media integrity, drive utilization and media removal security reporting feature that improves understanding of library utilization and performance. Its automated report scheduling and distribution save time in monitoring library operation.

This license provides access to a licensed number of storage slots for standard partition use. While the library may have hundreds of physical storage slots configured, standard partitions can only use COD-licensed slots and access is granted based on the number of COD-licensed storage slots.

This license enables support for Library-Managed Encryption (LME) with Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) connected encryption key servers.

This license supports a policy-based media health checking feature that analyzes a tape cartridge’s Cartridge Memory (CM) and scans media to determine and report tape cartridge and media health status, improving data availability.

This license provides support for redundant, drive-hosted library control path failover configurations, as well as redundant drive data path failover configurations for dual-ported Fibre Channel (FC) and SAS drives. MPF enables redundant data and control paths to protect the system from SAN and device failures that could otherwise cause operational downtime.

This license provides support for Library-Managed Encryption (LME) with Quantum's Scalar Key Manager encryption key server solution. Requires SKM software version 2.4 or higher.

This license enables functionality to service the library during the product's warranty period as well as service contract extensions.

With a service license, the following functionality is enabled:

  • Library firmware updates
  • Drive firmware updates
  • Library snapshot retrievals
  • Automatic Tech Support email notifications
  • IVT and FRU tests
  • Service log viewing

Note: The Quantum License Key Management site can be accessed at https://www.quantum.com/licensekeys/upgrades/index.aspx.

Layout

Shows a list of all current licensed features, their attributes, the type of license, and its expiration.

Column Description
Feature License name.
Attribute Number of licenses, slots, drives, partitions supported.
Type Type of license: Permanent or Temporary.
Expiration License expiration date (if applicable).

Displays a summary of the license highlighted in the North Panel.

Displays a list of available features that the library currently doesn't have a license for.

Provides options for license interaction.

Configuration
Add Allows you to add a license key to active a licensed feature.
Link
EULA Displays the library's End-User License Agreement (EULA).

Tasks

Configuration

This window allows you to enter additional license keys to activate specific features available for your library.

  1. From the Navigation panel, select Licenses.

  2. In the Operations panel, click Add.

    Item Description Action
    License Key

    Allows you to enter a license to activate a feature.

    		 Enter the license key provided on the feature license certificate.

  3. Click Apply to save your settings.

  4. Click Close to exit the window.

Link

Select to read the End-User License Agreement.