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List:       toasters
Subject:    Re: Flex_scale licensing question.
From:       Jeff Cleverley <jeff.cleverley () avagotech ! com>
Date:       2011-12-20 3:54:52
Message-ID: CAANBop3rpAUbc2R-5ds_J1DFHjbbh8O+K4LAErXZLy7azBVPPQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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Kevin,

Thanks for the link to the site license.  I'll install it even if it
is a duplicate of the pamii license.

Thanks,

Jeff

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Kevin Graham
<kgraham@industrial-marshmallow.com> wrote:
> The flex_scale license is easy to get though:
>
> http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/olio/guides/flash_cache/license.=
shtml
>
> I'm not sure about the pamii license, but best check is to see if you hav=
e any ext_cache_obj's (just use the stats show -p flexscale-pcs stats). AFA=
IK, there's no simple indication that an installed card is inactive.
>
>
>
> On Dec 14, 2011, at 2:44 PM, Jeff Cleverley <jeff.cleverley@avagotech.com=
> wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> I assumed they may have changed the license name when the changed the
>> cache name (flashcache vs pamii). =A0I'll go through the KB and make
>> sure of what is running. =A0I'm planning to try a couple of cache
>> modifications for a volume. =A0I assume it won't let me do that if it
>> doesn't like the licensing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Chris Muellner <chris@northlandusa.com>=
 wrote:
>>> Gotcha. From memory the flex_scale license was tied to the original PAM=
I cards, but I could be wrong. Don't worry though, as long as that option i=
s enabled and the license is installed then the FlashCache cards are active=
. If you want to graphically monitor their performance look back to my resp=
onse to Fletcher in the "Installing & Testing Flash Cache cards" thread. I =
linked a KB article that walks you through enabling a FlashCache view in Pe=
rformance Advisor.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jeff Cleverley [mailto:jeff.cleverley@avagotech.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:11 PM
>>> To: Chris Muellner
>>> Cc: toasters@teaparty.net
>>> Subject: Re: Flex_scale licensing question.
>>>
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> I have already enabled the flexscale option. =A0I just wasn't sure if i=
t was really doing anything since I didn't have a flex_scale license :-) =
=A0I couldn't find anything that said a PAMII license was the same as the f=
lex_scale license.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Chris Muellner <chris@northlandusa.com=
> wrote:
>>>> You need to turn on the flexscale.enable option in order to activate t=
he FlashCache (PAMII) modules in your controllers, otherwise they won't act=
ually do anything. The pamii or flash_cahce license simply gives you the ab=
ility to enable that flexscale option, but just because the license is pres=
ent does not mean the cards are actually activated and on.
>>>>
>>>> flexscale.enable on
>>>>
>>>> Also, the Master Licenses for FlashCache are free and can be found on
>>>> the NOW site here:
>>>> https://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/olio/guides/master_lickey/
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: toasters-bounces@teaparty.net
>>>> [mailto:toasters-bounces@teaparty.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Cleverley
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:55 PM
>>>> To: toasters@teaparty.net
>>>> Subject: Flex_scale licensing question.
>>>>
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> I'm confused about the flex_scale licensing. =A0We have installed PAMI=
I modules in 2 of our clusters running 7.3.x. =A0We have a license for pami=
i, but not for flex_scale. =A0To manage the extended cache, it has us set f=
lexscale.xxx options. =A0Since we don't have flex_scale licensed, are these=
 options doing any good at all?
>>>>
>>>> I didn't know if flex_scale was tied to the old flashcache modules and=
 pamii now incorporates the same thing for the new PAMII cards.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jeff Cleverley
>>>> Unix Systems Administrator
>>>> 4380 Ziegler Road
>>>> Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
>>>> 970-288-4611
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeff Cleverley
>>> Unix Systems Administrator
>>> 4380 Ziegler Road
>>> Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
>>> 970-288-4611
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jeff Cleverley
>> Unix Systems Administrator
>> 4380 Ziegler Road
>> Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
>> 970-288-4611
>>
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Jeff Cleverley
Unix Systems Administrator
4380 Ziegler Road
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
970-288-4611

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