System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr
Prerequisites 1-3
Prerequisites
Capacity-
based
License
ADIC issues a DataMgr license based on the amount of disk
space each client machine mounts for management.
Capacity-based license levels are described below:
• Level 1 = Less than or equal to 5GB.
• Level 2 = Over 5GB but less than or equal to 25GB.
• Level 3 = Greater than 25GB.
The license is entered when installing the BFS component. The
BFS provides the licenses needed by the individual DMFS
clients. (For a description of DataMgr components, refer to
“Components” on page 1-4 in DataMgr Overview.)
Feature
Licenses
A separate authorization string is needed for the optional
features below. For a description of these features, refer to the
Storage Policies chapter in DataMgr Overview.
• File Replication.
• Multi-tier Migration.
• File Import.
Permanent
Authorization
Strings
During installation you are asked to enter either:
• A permanent authorization string.
• Or, a temporary 30-day product key.
Authorization strings have the following format:
xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxx. You can enter the authorization
string in one of the following ways:
• Upper or lower case.
• With dashes ( - ).