Method and system for managing authorizing codes for storage equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a system for managing authorizing codes for storage equipment. The method comprises the following steps of according to hardware ID (identification) of storage equipment, number of preset nodes required by a user, and preset capacity of storage equipment, generating an authorizing code and an authorizing file of the storage equipment, wherein the authorizing file comprises the number of preset nodes and the preset capacity; when a user utilizes the authorizing codes to use the storage equipment, receiving an operation instruction sent by the user, wherein the operation instruction comprises the number of to-be-used nodes of the storage equipment and the to-be-used capacity; obtaining the number of used nodes of the storage equipment and the used capacity; according to the authorizing file, judging whether the sum of number of to-be-used nodes and number of used nodes exceeds the number of preset nodes, or the sum of to-be-used capacity and used capacity exceeds the preset capacity or not; when the sum of number of to-be-used nodes and number of used nodes exceeds the number of preset nodes, or the sum of to-be-used capacity and used capacity exceeds the preset capacity, rejecting the execution of the operation instruction; when the sum of number of to-be-used nodes and number of used nodes does not exceed the number of preset nodes, or the sum of to-be-used capacity and used capacity does not exceed the preset capacity, executing the operation instruction. The method has the advantages that the legal right of a storage equipment provider is guaranteed, and the sales market of the storage equipment is indirectly expanded.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of storage device usage management, in particular to a storage device authorization code management method and system. Background technique [0002] At present, storage device providers sell storage devices mainly to large customers such as governments, banks, and large enterprises. They usually buy large-capacity, multi-node storage devices. The authorization code management methods for storage devices in the prior art and The system is also usually aimed at these large-capacity, multi-node storage devices. However, in practical applications, some medium-sized enterprises may purchase large-capacity and multi-node storage devices at one time without the strength of large enterprises, but they also have the demand for storage devices with specific capacity and number of nodes. Usually, storage device providers will Sell ​​storage devices to these medium-sized enterprises at a lower price under the p...

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However, in practical applications, some medium-sized enterprises may purchase large-capacity and multi-node storage devices at one time without the strength of large enterprises, but they also have the demand for storage devices with specific capacity and number of nodes. Usually, storage device providers will Sell ​​storage devices to these medium-sized enterprises at a lower price under the premise of profit, but some restrictions need to be made in terms of capacity and number of nodes. However, there is no relatively complete authorization code for this part of storage devices in the prior art. The management method and system cannot guarantee the legitimate rights and interests of storage device providers, which limits the sales market of storage devices to a certain extent

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