License Usage by Capacity - Getting Started

Getting Started

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License Usage by Capacity is a licensing mechanism that allows you to obtain licenses based on the amount of data you back up. It provides the following features:

• Flexibility of usage on all agents, rather than being tied to number of server, agents, etc.
• Allows you to purchase licenses based on your data protection needs

By default, when you install a CommServe, you will use the traditional agent based licensing. You can move to the capacity based license mechanism using the following steps:

Obtaining and Applying the License

You must first determine your current data size in order to determine the license capacity you need. Use the following steps to determine the size and then apply the capacity license:

1.	From the CommCell Console, select Tools | Control Panel.
2.	From the Control Panel, select License Administration.
3.	Select the Capacity Usage tab, and click Save.
4.	Save the file in the PDF or HTML format. Send this file to your Software Provider and obtain the necessary license.
5.	Once you receive the license file from your Software Provider, apply the license as follows: Click the Update License tab. Specify the location of the license file. Click Apply.