HP XP P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software Installation Guide

After a license key is installed in the license information dataset,functions corresponding to the
license you installed become available.
When you migrate Business Continuity Manager from an older version to a newer version,
depending on conditions, you might need to obtain the license keys again.
Table 1 (page 8) lists the licenses provided by Business Continuity Manager and functions available
for each license.
Table 1 Licenses and available functions
Mandatory or optionalAvailable functionLicense name
MandatoryBasic functions (including the Remote
DKC Control function and Cnt Ac-S Z
consistency preservation function).
Business Continuity Manager Basic
OptionalConsistency preservation function of
Cnt Ac-J Z in a 4x4 configuration
Business Continuity Manager Cnt Ac-J
Z 4x4 Extended CTG
The length of time you can use Business Continuity Manager depends on the type of installed
license. Table 2 (page 8) lists the license types.
Table 2 License types
PurposeEffective periodLicense type
Used for normal operation.NonePermanent license
NOTE: When updating to Business
Continuity Manager version 5.5 or later
from a version earlier than 5.5, a new
license key must be obtained and
installed.
Used for a trial before purchase.120 daysTemporary license
Used when the temporary license is
about to expire, but a permanent
license cannot be purchased.
30 daysEmergency license
• When you operate a storage system using Business Continuity Manager on a secondary site,
the license is also required for the secondary site.
• You cannot use license keys obtained from version 5.3 or earlier.
Prerequisite conditions
This section describes the prerequisites for using Business Continuity Manager.
Operating system prerequisites
Business Continuity Manager can be used on the following operating systems:
• z/OS V1R10 to V1R13
NOTE:
• The above versions of z/OS are supported as guests in z/VM environments. For details about
operating conditions and other information, contact the product vendor. Note that z/VM
environments do not support HTTPS communications.
• The devices in the alternate subchannel set are not supported.
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