FlashCopy being a premium feature requires a separate license which can be brought along with DS storage subsystem or can be ordered as an upgrade (also called MES in IBM terminology) for existing DS storage subsystems.
For DS6000 & DS8000 storage subsystems, it is mandatory to activate license activation codes (or at least the Operating Environment License code- OEL). This can be done through DS SMC or through DS CLI console. Other advance features like FlashCopy (or PPRC) can be activated after activation of OEL.
For activation of Flashcopy feature for DS8000, you must gather following information first:
- What is machine signature for DS8000. This is the most important information which is needed to activate your FlashCopy feature. Machine signature can be easily found out by using following DScli Commands:
dscli> lssi
dscli> Date/Time: March 30, 2005 6:53:05 PM CEST IBM DSCLI Version: 5.0.1.99
Name ID
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- IBM.2107-7520431 IBM.2107-7520430 922 5005076303FFC19D Online Enabled
dscli> showsi IBM.2107-7520431
Date/Time: March 30, 2005 6:53:11 PM CEST IBM DSCLI Version: 5.0.1.99 DS: IBM.2107-7520431
Name -
desc -
ID IBM.2107-7520431
Storage Unit IBM.2107-7520430
Model 922
WWNN 5005076303FFC19D
Signature 896e-c0a3-38e9-5702
State Online
- What is machine serial number? The serial number of the DS8000 can be taken from the front of the base frame (lower right corner).On DS command line interface you can also use lssu command for this purpose.
- What are order confirmation codes (OCC)? The order confirmation code is printed on the DS8000 series order confirmation code document, which is usually sent to the client’s contact person together with the delivery of the machine.
After noting down machine serial number /machine signature and OCC, you can access following IBM internet site to generate activation codes for FlashCopy.
https://www-03.ibm.com/storage/dsfa/index.jsp
On this website, after putting all these information for your DS storage , you will be redirected to ViewActivation Codes window where you can download, or highlight, then flash and paste, or write down, your activation codes. If you select Download now, you will be prompted to select a file location. The file you download will be a very small XML file.
We opted for writing activation codes in our small note book; no doubt it is more handy approach!!!
In our case , activation code for FlashCopy which we got from above web site was 234-1934-J153-10DC-01FC-CA7D-5678-5678 , so next step was simply application of this activation code. We did this using DScli option
dscli> applykey -key 234-1934-J153-10DC-01FC-CA7D-5678-5678 IBM. 2107-7520431
Date/Time: 2 May 2005 14:47:06 IBM DSCLI Version: 5.0.3.5 DS: IBM. 2107-7520431
CMUC00199I applykey: License Machine Code successfully applied to storage image
IBM.2107-7520431
We then verified activation of FlashCopy on DS6000 using lskey command
dscli> lskey IBM. 2107-7520431
Date/Time: March 30, 2005 6:53:30 PM CEST IBM DSCLI Version: 5.0.1.99 DS: IBM. 2107-7520431
Activation Key Capacity (TB) Storage Type
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Flashcopy 5 FB
Operating Environment 5 All
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