Will ONTAP-v boot without a licensed specified through dvadmin?

[avanharen]

If there is no license specific during the initial configuration will ONTAP-v will it still boot?

[jamesj]

Hi,

If you do not specify a license key you will not be able to create a ONTAP-v virtual machine.  If you specify an invalid license key, the VM will not boot.

[avanharen]

I thought it might boot into a 30 day time bombed instance.

Then suffice to say I would need to reach out to our partner to get an eval license codes to trial it?

[jgoldsch]

Evaluation licenses with thirty day expiring feature licenses are available.  The Evaluation version is limited to 2TB of raw capacity.

[adamvh]

What is the process to obtain eval codes? Is it something we can request via netapp.com?

Or do we need to contact a channel partner to request it?

Cheers

[ashrut · Accepted solution]

Hi Adam, you can grab eval codes here:

http://www.netapp.com/us/forms/dataontapedgeeval-landing.html?REF_SOURCE=dotedge-vmworld2012-postcard

[rolfb]

I got the information the eval license has a 90 day time bomb? Whats's fact now?

[jgoldsch]

It appears that the licenses provided through the registration email expire after 90 days.

[ashrut]

if you are talking about feature licenses then yes it will still boot.