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Licensing
The base license that is provided with your system includes the use of its basic functions. 
However, the extra licenses can be purchased to expand the capabilities of your system. 
Administrators are responsible for purchasing extra licenses and configuring the systems 
within the license agreement, which includes configuring the settings of each licensed 
function on the system.
The IBM Storwize V7000 supports enclosure-based licensing, which allows the use of certain 
licensed functions that are based on the number of enclosures that are indicated in the 
license. 
Complete the following steps to view or configure the licensing settings:
1. From the main Settings pane, point to Settings and click System.
2. In the left column, select Licensed Functions, as shown in Figure 5-69.
Figure 5-69   Licensing window
3. In the Licensed Functions pane, you can view or set the licensing options for the IBM 
Storwize V7000 for the following elements (limits are in TiB):
– External Virtualization
Specifies the number of enclosures of external storage systems that are attached to 
your IBM Storwize V7000. Data can be migrated from storage systems to your system 
that uses the external virtualization function within 45 days of purchase of the system 
without purchase of a license. After 45 days, any ongoing use of the external 
virtualization function requires a license for each enclosure in each external system. 
The system does not require an external virtualization license for external enclosures 
that are being used only to provide managed disks for a quorum disk and are not 
providing any capacity for volumes.
– Remote Mirroring Limit
The remote-mirroring function configures a relationship between two volumes. This 
function mirrors updates that are made to one volume to another volume. The volumes 
can be in the same system or on two different systems. 
The remote-mirroring function is licensed per enclosure. It allows the use of 
remote-mirroring functions on the total number of enclosures that are licensed.