Obtain and Install StorNext Licenses

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StorNext and some StorNext feature licenses are pre-installed on your system, and others must be purchased and then enabled by installing a license.dat file on the system.

Note: You can determine the current license limits for many StorNext features, such as SAN clients, LAN clients, DDM, and Storage Manager licenses, on the Configuration > Licenses page of the StorNext GUI and on the Quantum License Key Management page available online at http://www.quantum.com/licensekeys.

Obtain StorNext Licenses

Prerequisites

In order to receive a license file (license.dat) to enable StorNext features or capacity, you will need the following:

The System Serial Number or the StorNext Software Serial Number.

System serial numbers and StorNext software serial numbers are alphanumeric. The table below provides examples of serial numbers.

Type of Serial Number	Example(s) of Serial Number(s)
System Serial Number	AV1607CKH12345 CX1306CKB12345 EW1450CKD12345
StorNext Software Serial Number	SN12345

Type of Serial Number

Example(s) of Serial Number(s)

System Serial Number

AV1607CKH12345

CX1306CKB12345

EW1450CKD12345

StorNext Software Serial Number

SN12345

The cvfsid string for each server node. See How to Generate a cvfsid.

Example: ECF4BCEECC0E linux 0 xcellis13

How to Obtain a New StorNext license.dat File

Visit the Quantum License Key Management page at http://www.quantum.com/licensekeys. If you cannot access the web page or need additional help, contact Quantum Support at http://www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport.
Enter your serial number in the Serial Number field.
Click Submit. The license(s) associated with the serial number you entered in Step 2 are displayed in the License Details section.

Note: If you have not previously entered a cvfsid for the serial number, enter the strings in the CVFSID 1 or CVFSID 2 fields and then click Set CVFSID. See How to Generate a cvfsid. The CVFSIDs sub-section under License Details is updated with the cvfsid value(s) for the serial number.

Caution: Ensure your cvfsid value(s) are correct. Once entered and submitted, they cannot be changed.

Note: At any time after you have submitted your serial number, you may enter another serial number by clicking Choose Another.

Click Generate License Key File once the cvfsid value(s) have been entered.

Note: There may be some cases where the Quantum License Key Management site will not be able to generate a license file. In this case, you are re-directed to an alternate web page to continue the process.

Save the license.dat file to a temporary location on your computer. You will upload this file on the Licenses page of the StorNext GUI.

How to Generate a cvfsid

Follow this procedure to generate the cvfsid on the command line of the server node:

Open an SSH connection to the appropriate server and use the IP address assigned to the node on the Management or LAN Client network, or use the Service Port IP address, if connected to the Service Port.

Service Port IP addresses (if used):

Note: Node 2 is used for installation using the StorNext Connect Install app, for both single-node and dual-node systems only. It is the server node sold with single-node (non-HA) Workflow Director and Artico systems. This makes the server HA-ready, allowing for adding a second server node as a upgrade after initial installation.

Log in to the server node with the following credentials:
- User name: stornext
- Password: <stornext user accountpassword>
  Note: password is the default password for the stornext user account. If the password has been changed, use the current password.
Enter sudo rootsh to gain root user access.
Enter the password for the stornext user account again.

Enter the cvfsid command.

The system returns the following information:

<server_MAC_address> <server_OS> <server_name>

Example:

ECF4BCDECC0E linux 0 xcellis13

Close the SSH session for the node. Repeat for the other node.

Install/Update StorNext Licenses From the GUI for Dual-node (HA) Installations

Caution: At the end of this procedure, exiting Config Mode will restart StorNext services on both server nodes. This will cause a disruption in client operations. Quantum strongly recommends halting I/O operations for connected StorNext clients before beginning the process.

If you are logging into StorNext for the first time, read the end-user license agreement (EULA) carefully, and then click Accept (you will not see the EULA page if you have previously logged into StorNext).

Figure 1: EULA (Configuration > Licenses > Agreement) Page

For new installations, the Configuration > Licenses Entry screen appears. Skip to step 4.
Select Configuration > Licenses.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click Import... to install and/or update StorNext licenses.

Click Choose File, select the license.dat file provided for your system from the temporary location where you downloaded it, and click Open.

Caution: Importing a license file overwrites the existing license file and all existing licenses. Licenses not present in the imported license file are removed from StorNext.

You will know that the licenses have been applied to your system when you see the confirmation “License file license.dat imported successfully.” appear at the top of the page. The status indicator for the licensed features is displayed as a green check mark icon.

The procedure is complete.

Install StorNext Licenses From the GUI for Single-node (non-HA) Installations

Note: Use these steps to install the license keys on a single-node system, or one that has not been configured as HA. For HA systems, see Obtain and Install StorNext Licenses.

If you are logging into StorNext for the first time, read the end-user license agreement (EULA) carefully, and then click Accept (you will not see the EULA page if you have previously logged into StorNext).

Figure 2: Configuration > Licenses > Agreement Screen

For new installations, the Configuration > Licenses Entry page appears. Skip to step 5.
For operational systems, halt StorNext client I/O operations. Stop the StorNext filesystem by navigating to Tools > System Control, and selecting Stop in the File System section of the page.
Select Configuration > Licenses.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click Import... to install and/or update StorNext licenses.

Click Choose File, select the license.dat file provided for your system from the temporary location where you downloaded it, and click Open.

Caution: Importing a license file overwrites the existing license file and all existing licenses. Licenses not present in the imported license file are removed from StorNext.

After you install your licenses, restart the StorNext filesystem by navigating to Tools > System Control, and selecting Start in the File System section of the page. StorNext may not recognize some feature licenses until you restart services.

The procedure is complete.

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