Which two steps can he used to apply the license manually on a PowerStore with no internet connection? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• AUpload the activation file to https://licensing.emc.com/#/activationByConfig
• BDownload the license file from https://license.emc.com/#/activationByConfig
• CDownload the activation file from PowerStore Manager
• DUpload the activation file to the PowerStore appliance

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  10% (2)
• C
  86% (18)

Explanation

When a PowerStore has no internet access, licensing must be handled in two steps that occur directly on the appliance: first, downloading the activation file from PowerStore Manager (C), which captures the system's unique identifiers, and second, uploading the resulting license file back to the PowerStore appliance (D) after obtaining it from Dell's licensing portal on a separate internet-connected machine. Option A is wrong because uploading to https://licensing.emc.com/#/activationByConfig is an intermediate step performed on a different machine with internet access - it is not one of the two steps done on the PowerStore itself. Option B is wrong for two reasons: the URL uses license.emc.com instead of the correct licensing.emc.com, and downloading from the portal is again a step performed on an internet-connected machine, not the appliance.

Memory tip: Think of it as a round trip - you pull the activation file out of PowerStore Manager, handle the portal steps offline on another machine, then push the license file back into the PowerStore appliance. Download from appliance → Upload to appliance.

No community discussion yet for this question.