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							6.If an Adobe Flash Player local storage area pop-up dialog box appears,
click  Allow  to open the Device Manager - Storage Navigator main
window.
The cache function of Flash Player optimizes the process of Device
Manager - Storage Navigator. Denial of the request might reduce processing speed.Note:  If the login process fails three times with the same user ID, Device
Manager - Storage Navigator will stop responding for one minute. This is
for security purposes and is not a system failure. Wait, and then try again.
Setting up security
This module describes how to configure security settings and policies.
About configuring security options For tighter login security, you can specify security options from HCS, such as:
• Password policy conditions to prevent users from specifying easy-to-guess passwords.
• Automatic locking of user accounts when successive login attempts have failed.
• Display of a specific message (a warning banner) during user login.
You can also set security options from the management server. For details,
see the  Hitachi Command Suite Administrator Guide .
Related tasks
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Setting a password policy  on page 41
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Setting automatic account locking  on page 42
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Setting a warning banner message  on page 42
Setting a password policy Create a password policy to enforce the use of strong passwords.
Procedure 1. On the  Administration  tab, select Security to launch the security
window.
2. On the  Security  window, select  Password to display the current
password policy.
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							3.Click  Edit Settings  and configure a password policy. For example,
configure a minimum password length, and a minimum number of required uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and symbolic characters.
4. Click  OK to save the new password policy.
5. Select  Password  again to confirm the updated password policy.
Related concepts
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About configuring security options  on page 41
Related tasks
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Setting automatic account locking  on page 42
Related references
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User ID and password policies  on page 87
Setting automatic account locking A user account can be automatically locked after a specified number of failed
login attempts. You can specify the number of failed attempts before a user
account is locked by configuring an account lock policy.
Procedure 1. On the  Administration  tab, select Security.
2. From the tree, select  Account Lock.
3. Click  Edit Settings  and specify a number.
4. Confirm the settings were changed by selecting  Account Lock in the
Security  tree and viewing the current settings.
Related concepts
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About configuring security options  on page 41
Related tasks
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Setting a password policy  on page 41
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Setting a warning banner message  on page 42
Setting a warning banner message You can set a warning banner message that will appear in the Login windowwhen a user logs on.
Procedure 1. On the  Administration  tab, select Security.
2. From the tree, select  Warning Banner.
3. Click  Edit Message  and enter the warning message text in the  Message
box.
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							You can preview the message by clicking Preview and viewing the
message in the  Preview box.
4. Click  OK to save the message.
5. Confirm the warning banner displays in the Login window.
Related concepts
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About configuring security options  on page 41
Related tasks
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Setting automatic account locking  on page 42
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Setting a password policy  on page 41
Downloading components This module describes how to download components.
About downloading components A download menu allows you to download Device Manager agent, the CLI
application, or Host Data Collector installation files.
Related tasks •
Downloading agents, CLI, and Host Data Collector files  on page 43
Downloading agents, CLI, and Host Data Collector files Use the download feature to download agents, the CLI application, or Host
Data Collector installation files:
Procedure 1. From the  Tools menu, select  Download.
The download dialog box opens.
2. Choose from the links in the dialog box to download the desired
installation files.
3. Click the  ReadMe links for installation instructions.
Related concepts
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About downloading components  on page 43
Managing HCS licenses This module describes how to manage HCS licenses.
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							About HCS license managementBefore you can log on to Hitachi Command Suite, you must register valid HCS
licenses.
Each product managed from HCS also requires a registered license.
Licenses that are registered while you are logged in are not enabled until you
log out and log in again.
The following license types are available:
• Permanent
• Term
• Subscription • Emergency
• TemporaryNote:  Before you log in for the first time, a License Alert appears on the login
window.
When a problem occurs, such as when a license expires or capacity limits are
exceeded, an alert is displayed in the main window.
Related tasks •
Registering an HCS license  on page 44
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Checking HCS license information  on page 45
Registering an HCS license Before you can log on to Hitachi Command Suite, you must register valid HCS
licenses.
Each product managed from HCS also requires a registered license.
Procedure 1. On the login window, click  Licenses.
If you are already logged in, from the  Help menu, select  About.
2. See  License Type  and License Messages  to review the current status
of licenses.
3. Register one or more licenses using one of these methods:
• Enter the license key manually
• Specify the license key file (recommended)
4. Click  Save.
If you registered the license after you logged in, you must log out and
then log in again for the license to be enabled.
5. Confirm that the license is successfully registered by viewing the
displayed message.
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About HCS license management  on page 44
Related tasks
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Checking HCS license information  on page 45
Checking HCS license information You can check license information and the license expiration date. All users
can perform this task.
Procedure 1. On the login window click  Licenses. If you are already logged in, from
the  Help  menu, select  About.
2. Check the license status displayed in  License Type and License
Messages .
3. Click the license name link for each product to check the storage capacity
limit and expiration date for each license.
Related concepts •
About HCS license management  on page 44
Related tasks •
Registering an HCS license  on page 44
Managing Storage Navigator licenses This module describes how to manage Storage Navigator licenses.
About license key types To use a particular software application, you must enter a unique license key
for the software application in Device Manager - Storage Navigator. License
keys are provided when you purchase VSP G1000 software. The license key
types are described in the following table:
TypeDescriptionEffective term 1
Estimating
licensed
capacitypermanentFor purchaseNo limitRequiredtermFor purchase365 daysRequiredtemporaryFor trial use before purchase (Try and
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Estimating
licensed
capacityNote:
1. When you log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator, a warning message appears if 45
days or less remain before the expiration.
Related tasks
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Enabling a license  on page 47
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Viewing license information  on page 49
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Installing a software application  on page 46
Installing a software application
Procedure1. On the  Resources  tab, expand the  Storage Systems  tree, and select
the target storage system.
2. Choose one of the following options.
• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems: Select  License Keys .
• For other available storage systems: From the  Actions list in the application pane, select  Element
Manager . Refer to the documentation for the native management tool
for your storage system.
3. In the  License Keys  window, click  Install Licenses .
4. Select whether to enter a key code or specify a license key file.
• Key Code : Enter a key code to install the software. In  Key Code,
enter the license key code for the software.
• File:   Specify a license key file to install the software. Click  Browse
and specify the license key file. You can use a file name of up to 200
alphanumeric characters (ASCII codes) excluding several symbols (",
\, ; , : , *, ?, , |, /, ,). The file extension is "plk".
5. Click  Add.
6. In the  Selected License Keys  table, set the status of license keys for
each software application.
• Enable Licenses : Installs license keys in enabled status. You can
select more than one software application to install licenses for.
• Disable Licenses : Installs license keys in disabled status. You can
select more than one software application to install licenses for.
• Clear All : Delete all license keys from the Selected License Keys
table.
7. Click  Finish . The Confirm  window opens.
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							8.In the  Confirm  window, check the settings and enter a task name in
Task Name .
9. Click  Apply . The task is registered. If the  Go to tasks window for
status  check box is checked, the  Task window opens.
If a software installation fails, the  Error Message window opens. To
display the cause of the error, from the  Error Message window, select
the software and click  Detail.
Related concepts
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About license key types  on page 45
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Removing a software application  on page 48
Enabling a license You can enable a license that is in disabled status.
Procedure 1. On the  Resources  tab, expand the  Storage Systems  tree, and select
the target storage system.
2. Choose one of the following options.
• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems: Select  License Keys .
• For other available storage systems: From the  Actions list in the application pane, select  Element
Manager . Refer to the documentation for the native management tool
for your storage system.
3. Select the license to enable. You can select more than one license to
enable at the same time.
4. In the  License Keys  window, click  Enable Licenses .
5. Check the settings and click  Apply.
Related concepts
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About license key types  on page 45
Related tasks
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Updating license status  on page 49
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Disabling a license  on page 47
Disabling a license You can disable a license that is in enabled status.
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							Procedure1. On the  Resources  tab, expand the  Storage Systems  tree, and select
the target storage system.
2. Choose one of the following options.
• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems: Select  License Keys .
• For other available storage systems: From the  Actions list in the application pane, select  Element
Manager . Refer to the documentation for the native management tool
for your storage system.
3. Select the license to disable. You can select more than one license to
disable at the same time.
4. In the  License Keys  window, click  Disable Licenses .
5. Click  Finish .
6. Check the settings and click  Apply.
Related tasks
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Enabling a license  on page 47
Removing a software application
Note:  On rare occasions, a software option that is listed as Not Installed but
still has available licensed capacity (shown as XX TB) might remain in the list.
In this case, select that option and uninstall the software.
Procedure
1. On the  Resources  tab, expand the  Storage Systems  tree, and select
the target storage system.
2. Choose one of the following options.
• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems: Select  License Keys .
• For other available storage systems: From the  Actions list in the application pane, select  Element
Manager . Refer to the documentation for the native management tool
for your storage system.
3. In the  License Keys  window, select the license to remove. You can
select more than one license at the same time.
4. In the  License Keys  window, click  Uninstall Licenses .
5. Check the settings and click  Apply.
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Installing a software application  on page 46
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							Updating license statusIn the following cases, the status of software may remain at Not Enough
License or Grace Period. In that case, update the license status.
• When the licensed capacity exceeds the mounted capacity after you reduce the number of LDEVs
• When the licensed capacity exceeds the used capacity after you delete pairs or pool volumes
Procedure 1. On the  Resources  tab, expand the  Storage Systems  tree, and select
the target storage system.
2. Choose one of the following options.
• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems: Select  License Keys .
• For other available storage systems: From the  Actions list in the application pane, select  Element
Manager . Refer to the documentation for the native management tool
for your storage system.
3. In the  License Keys  window, click  Update License Status .
4. Check the settings and click  Apply.
Related tasks
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Enabling a license  on page 47
Viewing license information You can view license information for each software product using the  License
Key  window.
Procedure 1. On the  Resources  tab, expand the  Storage Systems  tree, and select
the target storage system.
2. Choose one of the following options.
• For Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage systems: Select  License Keys .
• For other available storage systems: From the  Actions list in the application pane, select  Element
Manager . Refer to the documentation for the native management tool
for your storage system.
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							Result
To review descriptions of fields in the License Keys window, see 
License
information on the License Keys window on page 50 .
Related concepts
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About license key types  on page 45
Related references
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License information on the License Keys window  on page 50
License information on the License Keys window The information you see on the  License Keys window is described below.
License key status
(example)StatusKey typeLicensed capacityTerm (days)Not installedNot installedblankBlankBlankInstalled with the
permanent keyInstalledpermanentPermitted-Installed with the term key
and set to EnabledInstalledtermPermittedNumber of
remaining days
before expirationInstalled with the term key
and set to DisabledInstalled (Disabled)termPermitted-Installed with the
temporary key.Installedtemporary-Number of
remaining days
before expirationInstalled with the
emergency key.Installedemergency-Number of
remaining days
before expirationA temporary key was
installed, but has expired.Expiredtemporary-Number of
remaining days
before expirationA term key or an
emergency key was
installed, but has expired.Not installedblankBlankBlankInstalled with the
permanent key or the term
key, but the licensed
capacity was insufficient.Not Enough Licensepermanent or termPermitted and Used-Installed with the
permanent or term key,
and then LDEVs are added,
but the license capacity
was insufficient.Grace Periodpermanent or termPermitted and UsedNumber of
remaining days
before expirationInstalled with the
temporary key, and then
reinstalled with the
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