## 4.6.4 SAN boot support 

The IBM FlashSystem 9100 supports SAN boot or startup for IBM AIX, Microsoft Windows Server, and other operating systems. SAN boot support can change, so check the IBM SSIC web page regularly. 

## 4.7 Licensing and features 

## 4.7.1 IBM FlashSystem 9100 products licenses 

The following topics cover base product licenses and feature licensing. 

The following licenses are for the IBM FlashSystem 9100 base products: 

GLYPH<SM590000> IBM FlashSystem 9110 Base Model AF7- PID 5639-FA2 

GLYPH<SM590000> IBM FlashSystem 9150 Base Model AF8- PID 5639-FA3 

The following functions and features are included in the base IBM FlashSystem 9100 products licenses: 

## 4.7.2 SAS Expansion Enclosures 

GLYPH<SM590000> Enclosure Virtualization 

GLYPH<SM590000> Thin Provisioning 

GLYPH<SM590000> FlashCopy 

GLYPH<SM590000> Encryption 

GLYPH<SM590000> Easy Tier 

GLYPH<SM590000> DRP Compression 

Each SAS expansion enclosure requires the following license: 

GLYPH<SM590000> IBM FlashSystem 9100 Expansion Enclosure Base Model AFF- PID 5639-FA1 

Note:  Each IBM FlashSystem 9100 Expansion Enclosure Base Model A9F requires a quantity of four licenses per enclosure. The IBM FlashSystem 9100 Expansion Enclosure Base Model AFF only requires a quantity of one license per enclosure. 

## 4.7.3 Externally virtualized expansion enclosures or external arrays 

Each externally virtualized expansion enclosure or storage array requires one  of the following licenses: 

GLYPH<SM590000> IBM Spectrum Virtualize for SAN Volume Controller: PID 5641-VC8 or 

GLYPH<SM590000> IBM Virtual Storage Center (VSC): PID 5648-AE1 

Note: IBM FlashSystem 9100 internal  enclosures are licensed to the hardware (HW) serial number. IBM Spectrum Virtualize software and VSC packages are perpetual and not tied to any HW serial number. 

In addition to one of these licenses, the capacity of each enclosure or array has an SCU value applied. 

