topic Re: Is a FlexScale license required to run a PAMII card? in Network and Storage Protocols https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Is-a-FlexScale-license-required-to-run-a-PAMII-card/m-p/31837#M2891 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> ANSWER: On at least two occasions this question has came in to the Solutions Center. The confusion is the flexscale license is for the original PAM card. </P><P>The license for the 256GB and 512GB PAM II is “pamii.” The two licenses do not interoperate. That is, a PAM license will not enable PAM II, and a PAM II license will not enable PAM. </P><P> </P><P>There is another Product called Flexcahce:</P><P>Two licenses are currently available for FlexCache, depending on the version of Data ONTAP installed:</P><P>Data ONTAP 7.2.4 or later, or 7.3: flexcache_nfs </P><P> </P><P>This license is a $0 part number. A demo license is available for flexcache_nfs from the NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) with a valid storage system serial number: now.netapp.com/eservice/evallicense.</P><P>Data ONTAP 7.2.3 or earlier: flex_cache </P><P> </P><P>The only FlexCache license available with Data ONTAP 7.2.3 or earlier is flex_cache. This license is no longer distributed and is disabled in Data ONTAP 7.3 and future releases. If you require the flex_cache license, contact your NetApp sales representative.</P><P> </P><P>For details on these products please reference </P><P>PAM Family of Products Technical FAQ, Paul Updike, NetApp August 2009</P><P>FlexCache Technical Q&amp;A, Marty Turner, NetApp October 2009</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:04:18 GMT russg 2010-08-20T14:04:18Z Is a FlexScale license required to run a PAMII card? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Is-a-FlexScale-license-required-to-run-a-PAMII-card/m-p/31832#M2889 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> ANSWER:&nbsp;&nbsp; On at least two occasions this question has came in to the Solutions Center.&nbsp;&nbsp; The confusion is the flexscale license is for the original PAM card.&nbsp; </P><P>The license for the 256GB and 512GB PAM II is “pamii.” The two licenses do not interoperate. That is, a PAM license will not enable PAM II, and a PAM II license will not enable PAM. </P><P></P><P>There is another Product called Flexcahce:</P><P>Two licenses are currently available for FlexCache, depending on the version of Data ONTAP installed:</P><P>Data ONTAP 7.2.4 or later, or 7.3: <STRONG>flexcache_nfs </STRONG></P><P></P><P>This license is a $0 part number. A demo license is available for flexcache_nfs from the NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) with a valid storage system serial number: now.netapp.com/eservice/evallicense.</P><P>Data ONTAP 7.2.3 or earlier: <STRONG>flex_cache </STRONG></P><P></P><P>The only FlexCache license available with Data ONTAP 7.2.3 or earlier is flex_cache. This license is no longer distributed and is disabled in Data ONTAP 7.3 and future releases. If you require the flex_cache license, contact your NetApp sales representative.</P><P></P><P>For details on these products please reference</P><P>PAM Family of Products Technical FAQ, Paul Updike, NetApp August 2009</P><P>FlexCache Technical Q&amp;A, Marty Turner, NetApp October 2009</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:10:08 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Is-a-FlexScale-license-required-to-run-a-PAMII-card/m-p/31832#M2889 russg 2025-06-05T07:10:08Z Re: Is a FlexScale license required to run a PAMII card? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Is-a-FlexScale-license-required-to-run-a-PAMII-card/m-p/31837#M2891 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> ANSWER: On at least two occasions this question has came in to the Solutions Center. The confusion is the flexscale license is for the original PAM card. </P><P>The license for the 256GB and 512GB PAM II is “pamii.” The two licenses do not interoperate. That is, a PAM license will not enable PAM II, and a PAM II license will not enable PAM. </P><P> </P><P>There is another Product called Flexcahce:</P><P>Two licenses are currently available for FlexCache, depending on the version of Data ONTAP installed:</P><P>Data ONTAP 7.2.4 or later, or 7.3: flexcache_nfs </P><P> </P><P>This license is a $0 part number. A demo license is available for flexcache_nfs from the NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) with a valid storage system serial number: now.netapp.com/eservice/evallicense.</P><P>Data ONTAP 7.2.3 or earlier: flex_cache </P><P> </P><P>The only FlexCache license available with Data ONTAP 7.2.3 or earlier is flex_cache. This license is no longer distributed and is disabled in Data ONTAP 7.3 and future releases. If you require the flex_cache license, contact your NetApp sales representative.</P><P> </P><P>For details on these products please reference </P><P>PAM Family of Products Technical FAQ, Paul Updike, NetApp August 2009</P><P>FlexCache Technical Q&amp;A, Marty Turner, NetApp October 2009</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:04:18 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Is-a-FlexScale-license-required-to-run-a-PAMII-card/m-p/31837#M2891 russg 2010-08-20T14:04:18Z Re: Is a FlexScale license required to run a PAMII card? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Is-a-FlexScale-license-required-to-run-a-PAMII-card/m-p/31842#M2893 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote"><P>russg wrote:</P><P></P><P>For details on these products please reference </P><P>PAM Family of Products Technical FAQ, Paul Updike, NetApp August 2009</P><P>FlexCache Technical Q&amp;A, Marty Turner, NetApp October 2009</P><P></P></PRE><P> Could you provide a link or at least the TR-nr or anything similar of the mentioned documents?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:29:10 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Is-a-FlexScale-license-required-to-run-a-PAMII-card/m-p/31842#M2893 mheimberg 2011-02-25T09:29:10Z