Hardware activation files enable optional features of the library, such as capacity upgrades and partitioning. You must install one hardware activation file for each feature.
Only use this procedure for libraries with firmware FRS_7.00 or above. For libraries with lower firmware levels, see "Enabling Features on a Library with Firmware Before FRS_7.00".
Go to the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud at:
Click Sign In /Register.
Read the terms and restrictions. Indicate your acceptance.
Search for SL8500, and then select the hardware activation file. Click Select Platform.
Select GENERIC (All Platforms), and then click Select.
Verify the correct hardware activation file is listed under Selected Products, and then click Continue.
Select the available release. Click Continue.
Read the terms and restrictions. Indicate your acceptance, and then click Continue.
Save the zip file, and then extract it to the desired location.
Note:
As of firmware FRS_8.31 and SLC 6.25, a single partitioning hardware activation file activates partitioning across an entire library complex.Use SLC to log in to the target library.
Select Tools > Hardware Activation.
Click the Install Hardware Activation Keys tab.
Browse to the hardware activation file.
Review the hardware activation file details. Click Install.
Verify that the activation file installed successfully (see "Displaying Current Hardware Activation Files").
Note:
You may need to perform additional tasks to use the new feature (see "Configuring Capacity" and "Partitioning the Library").Note:
To display a log of all hardware activation activity, use the Reports utility (see "Viewing Library and Device Reports with the Reports Utility").Log in to the target library.
As of firmware FRS_8.31 and SLC 6.25, all hardware activation files for a library complex are shown on a single screen. You can log in to any library in the complex.
Select Tools > Hardware Activation
Click the Current Hardware Activation Keys tab.
Deleting a hardware activation file is rarely necessary and can impact library operations. Having extra hardware activation files installed on a library does not cause problems (for example, capacity activation files that exceed the physical capacity of the library).
Use SLC to log in to the target library.
Select Tools > Hardware Activation.
Click the Delete Hardware Activation Files tab.
Select the activation file to delete.
Verify the correct activation file is selected, and click Delete.
Note:
You may need to perform additional tasks after deleting the file (see "Deleting a Partition").For SL8500 libraries with firmware before FRS_7.00, contact Oracle support to enable optional features. For firmware FRS_7.00 or above, use the processes described in "Downloading a New Hardware Activation File".