This activity is nondisruptive and does not require that you restart your storage
system.
Procedure
1. For example, you order four of the Copy Services feature code 8253 (25 TB each
for a total of 100 TB) against the serial number of the 533x or 904x machine
type license currently on your storage system. This additional license capacity
increases your Copy Services authorization level.
2. After you order the features, you receive confirmation from IBM that these new
features were processed.
3. Connect to the IBM-supported Disk Storage Feature Activation (DSFA) website
at IBM Data storage feature activation (DSFA) website (www.ibm.com/storage/
dsfa) to retrieve the feature activation code for the licensed feature. This new
feature activation code represents the total capacity that is now licensed (or 350
TB). It licenses the original 250 TB plus the additional 100 TB that you just
ordered.
4. Obtain the feature activation code for the licensed feature from your sales
representative.
5. After you obtain the feature activation code for the licensed feature, enter it
into the DS8000 Storage Management GUI. You replace the existing feature
activation code with the new feature activation code.
6. After the feature activation code is installed successfully, you now have 350 TB
of Copy Services capacity.
Managing a licensed feature
Use the IBM Data storage feature activation (DSFA) website to change an optional
function from active to inactive. Change an assigned value, such as current number
of terabytes, for a function to make that licensed function inactive.
About this task
If you have an active optional function and you want to replace it with an inactive
function, you must repurchase the function if you want to use it again. However,
you can use the following steps if you want to use the feature again.
Procedure
1. From the IBM Data storage feature activation (DSFA) website
(www.ibm.com/storage/dsfa), change the assigned value from the current
number of terabytes (TB) to 0 TB.
2. If this change is made, you can go back to the DSFA website and reactivate the
function, up to the previously purchased level, without having to repurchase
the function.
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