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Powerpath licensing question
Hi Guys,
I would like to clarify a few things about Powerpath here if possible.
a) If I have an application running on 4 way server and I plan to migrate to 16 way server, could I transfer the powerpath license from existing 4 way server to that 16 way server? Is that possible? In other word, can I upgrade my powerpath departmental license to enterprise global license?
b) If the things mentioned above are possible, may I know what the product number is, if the operating system concerned is Sun Solaris 10?
c) Is it possible to have failover capabilities without installing powerpath, because I'm using a windows server 2003 attached to cx3-20f, could i just install MPIO instead of powerpath? Is MPIO compatible with cx3-20f?
Regards
I would like to clarify a few things about Powerpath here if possible.
a) If I have an application running on 4 way server and I plan to migrate to 16 way server, could I transfer the powerpath license from existing 4 way server to that 16 way server? Is that possible? In other word, can I upgrade my powerpath departmental license to enterprise global license?
b) If the things mentioned above are possible, may I know what the product number is, if the operating system concerned is Sun Solaris 10?
c) Is it possible to have failover capabilities without installing powerpath, because I'm using a windows server 2003 attached to cx3-20f, could i just install MPIO instead of powerpath? Is MPIO compatible with cx3-20f?
Regards
dynamox
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October 30th, 2008 20:00
i ran your config through E-lab navigator and it does not look like windows 2003 MPIO is supported for FC connectivity, it is supported for iSCSI. Now windows 2008 MPIO is supported but it only provides failover capability
polyfuze0411
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October 31st, 2008 00:00
I did my on research and discovered this part number PP-DP-EN-U, is this the correct part number to upgrade from powerpath department to powerpath enterprise?
What if my server have more than 16 processors, is there any specific part number to upgrade from department to powerpath global?
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AranH1
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October 31st, 2008 08:00
polyfuze0411
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October 31st, 2008 10:00
AranH1
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October 31st, 2008 10:00
... but powerpath licensing is confusing enough that you will get a more accurate answer from an actual sales rep than some fellow SAN admins on the forums.
Allen Ward
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November 3rd, 2008 08:00
polyfuze0411
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November 6th, 2008 22:00
Allen Ward
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November 7th, 2008 08:00
John_Foord
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September 21st, 2012 04:00
Hello - can I make a more basic question and ask what is the basis of Powerpath licensing. It appears to be CPU socket in some discussion document and Cores or CPUs (depending upon how you look at processor packages these days) in others. Obviously, the answer will produce quite a difference to compliance status.
polyfuze0411
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December 1st, 2012 07:00
Based on physical processor