Applying for a License in Password Activation Mode
This section describes how to apply for a license in password activation mode. This mode is suitable for users who have the ASP or Guest permission.
Prerequisites
You can log in to the ESDP (website: http://app.huawei.com/isdp). Additionally, you have the ASP or Guest permission.
You have a valid license certificate that contains the activation password.
If you do not have a valid license certificate, send the contract No. of your storage device to the agent to obtain the license certificate.
Context
- Concepts related to license application on the ESDP include the following:
- Entitlement
Entitlement is a form of agreement between a software provider and a customer, which entitles the customer to the scope, functions, validity period of the product purchased or sold.
- Entitlement ID
An entitlement ID is a unique ID that identifies entitlement.
- Entitlement line
An entitlement line is a unit of entitlement that can be activated. Entitlement contains one or more entitlement lines.
- Activation ID
An activation ID is a unique ID that identifies an entitlement line.
- Equipment (node)
A piece of equipment can be a system device, entity, or node.
- Entitlement
- On the ESDP, entitlement is managed by equipment (node). License application is also based on equipment (node).
Precautions
The capacity of the license for a software feature must be equal to or larger than the total capacity of storage pools to which the LUNs equipped with the software feature belong. The following is a capacity calculation example.
Storage Pool Name |
LUN Capacity (Total Capacity of Thin and Thick LUNs) |
Capacity of the Storage Pool To Which LUNs Belong |
License Capacity You Must Apply for the Storage Pool |
Total License Capacity You Must Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
StoragePool001 |
5 GB |
10 GB |
10 GB |
≥ 30 GB |
StoragePool002 |
10 GB |
10 GB |
10 GB |
|
StoragePool003 |
20 GB |
10 GB |
10 GB |
Procedure
- Enter your password for activation.
- On the home page of the ESDP, choose License Activation > Password Activation.The Step 1: Enter Password page is displayed, as shown in Figure 6-3.
- Confirm the information and select I have read the above carefully.
- In the Password field, enter the password for activation.
- Each activation password can be bound with the ESN only once. To ensure that the obtained license is available, input the correct ESN.
- To enter more activation passwords, click Add.
- Select the activation password you want to bind, and click Next.
The Step 2: Enter ESN page is displayed.
- On the home page of the ESDP, choose License Activation > Password Activation.
- Bind the ESN.
- In the ESN field, enter the ESN.
To ensure that the obtained license is available, input the correct ESN.
- Click Next.
The Step 3: Confirm Activation page is displayed.
- In the ESN field, enter the ESN.
- Check and confirm all the information you have set.
- If you find any incorrect information, click Back and rectify the information. If all information is correct, enter a company name in the Company Name field for the system to record and identify user information.
- Click Activate to submit the activation task.
The Operation Record page is displayed. For a password activation task, the name of the task generated by the system is Activate License By Password.
- Download the license.
- Method 1: Check the task status in the task list of Operation Record. If the status becomes Success, click Download to download the license.
- Method 2: After the task is successfully completed, the system automatically sends an email to your registered email account. You can obtain the license from the email.
Follow-up Procedure
After applying for the license, carefully store your license file to facilitate subsequent operations.
