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License Management Supplement

License Management Facility (LMF) Notes

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Restrictions  

• PAKs having the ALPHA option can be loaded and used only on Alpha computers. However, they can safely reside in a license database (LDB) shared by both VAX and Alpha systems.



• Because the LMF for Alpha systems is capable of handling all types of PAKs, including those for VAX systems, HP recommends that you perform your LDB tasks using the Alpha LMF.



• Availability PAKs for VAX systems (availability PAKs without the ALPHA option) will not load on Alpha systems. Only those availability PAKs containing the ALPHA option will load on Alpha systems.



• Other PAK types such as activity (also known as concurrent or n-user) and personal use (identified by the RESERVE_UNITS option) work on both VAX and Alpha systems.



• Avoid using the following LICENSE commands from a VAX system on a PAK containing the ALPHA option:

  REGISTER

  DELETE/STATUS

  DISABLE

  ENABLE

  ISSUE

  MOVE

  COPY

  LIST




• Caution: By default, all Alpha availability PAKs look disabled to a VAX system. Never use the DELETE/STATUS=DISABLED command from a VAX system on an LDB that contains Alpha PAKs. If you do, all Alpha PAKs will be deleted.



• With the exception of the DELETE/STATUS=DISABLED command, if you inadvertently use one of the previously listed LICENSE commands on an Alpha PAK while using a VAX system, the PAK and the database will not be adversely affected. Repeat the command using LMF running on an Alpha system, and the PAK should return to a valid state.



• If you do not repeat the command using LMF on an Alpha system, the system that you intended to disable will remain enabled (the system is not otherwise affected). Only the Alpha LMF can disable an Alpha PAK.
  
  However, if you attempt to use any of the previously listed commands on a PAK located in an LDB that is shared with a VAX system, the following serious problems might result:

  Because Alpha PAKs look disabled to a VAX system, they are normally ignored at load time by VAX systems. However, if one of the previously listed commands is entered from a VAX system and the PAK information is not set to a valid state by an Alpha system, there is a chance the VAX system will attempt to load the Alpha PAK. Because the VAX system will be unable to load the PAK, the VAX LMF will report an error.

  Even if a valid VAX PAK for the affected product is in the LDB, it too might not load. In this case, system users might be denied access to the product.

  If the PAK cannot be restored to a valid state because all Alpha systems are inaccessible for any reason, use your VAX system to disable the Alpha PAK. This prevents your VAX system from attempting to load the Alpha PAK.

License Management Facility (LMF) Notes

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