About the OpenStorage license
OpenStorage is a feature that is licensed separately from base NetBackup. The license that activates OpenStorage also activates the NetBackup for NDMP software, which is used for the direct to tape feature. You must install the NetBackup for NDMP software on the media servers that you use for direct to tape. You also must enter the license on those media servers.
Enter the license on the master server and on each media server that connects to the disk appliance.
The license only enables the NetBackup functionality. You must purchase a storage vendor's product and install the storage vendor's NetBackup plug-in.
If you remove the license or if it expires, the following restrictions apply:
You cannot create the disk pools or the storage units that use the disk pools.
NetBackup jobs fail that attempt to use the disk pools or the storage units that are based on the disk pools. The error message indicates that the feature is not licensed.
NetBackup does not delete the disk pools or the storage units that are based on the disk pools. You can use them again if you enter a valid license.