If your storage system software was installed at the factory,
System Manager automatically adds the software to its list of licenses. If the software was not installed at the factory or if you want to add additional software licenses, you can add the software license by using System Manager.
Before you begin
The software license code for the specific ONTAP service must be available.
About this task
- When you add a new license in a MetroCluster configuration, it is a best practice to add the license on the surviving site cluster as well.
- You cannot use System Manager to add the ONTAP Cloud license.
The ONTAP Cloud license is not listed in the license page. System Manager does not raise any alert about the entitlement risk status of the ONTAP Cloud license.
- You can upload only capacity based licenses.
The capacity based licences are of "json" type.
Steps
- Click the Configurations tab.
- In the Cluster Settings pane, click Licenses.
- In the Licenses window, click
Add.
- In the
Add License dialog box, perform the appropriate steps:
| If you want to... |
Do this... |
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| Add a license for a specific ONTAP service |
- Enter the software license key.
You can add multiple licenses by entering the software license keys, separated by commas.
- Click
Add.
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| Add a capacity based license |
- Click Browse and select the capacity based license file.
- Click
Add.
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| Add a license for a specific ONTAP service and add a capacity based license |
- Enter the software license key.
You can add multiple licenses by entering the software license keys, separated by commas.
- Click Browse and select the capacity based license file.
- Click
Add.
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The new license is added.
The Add License Status dialog box displays the list of licenses that were added successfully. The window also displays the license keys of the licenses that were not added and the reason.
- Click Close.
Result
The software license is added to your storage system and is displayed in the list of licenses in the Licenses window.