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We have a crusty old AIX 4.3.2 machine acting as the AIX compiler
license server for our company. Since this machine is about to die,
we are hoping to move the licensing server to our only-slightly-less-
crusty AIX 4.3.3 machine. How can we go about do that?

Thanks,
Bill Hayden

On Jan 17, 7:09 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> We have a crusty old AIX 4.3.2 machine acting as the AIX compiler
> license server for our company. Since this machine is about to die,
> we are hoping to move the licensing server to our only-slightly-less-
> crusty AIX 4.3.3 machine. How can we go about do that?

You should check which and what kind of licenses ( node locked ,
floating) you are using. I say this because sometimes licenses are
bound to a license server. So in case you will move the license server
you have to get new licenses.

regards
Hajo

On Jan 17, 2:23 pm, Hajo Ehlers <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 17, 7:09 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > We have a crusty old AIX 4.3.2 machine acting as the AIX compiler
> > license server for our company. Since this machine is about to die,
> > we are hoping to move the licensing server to our only-slightly-less-
> > crusty AIX 4.3.3 machine. How can we go about do that?
>
> You should check which and what kind of licenses ( node locked ,
> floating) you are using. I say this because sometimes licenses are
> bound to a license server. So in case you will move the license server
> you have to get new licenses.

According to IBM, we do need new licenses, to the tune of many
thousands of dollars. I just didn't know if they were trying to
fleece us when a free solution was available. This whole thing seems
ridiculous in light of gcc. If anyone knows a free solution, please
send it along.

Thanks,
Bill Hayden

On Jan 17, 8:40 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
....
> According to IBM, we do need new licenses, to the tune of many
> thousands of dollars. I just didn't know if they were trying to
> fleece us when a free solution was available. This whole thing seems
> ridiculous in light of gcc. If anyone knows a free solution, please
> send it along.
Sorry, i have not seen that you are talking about the compiler
license.

What compiler are you using ? With vacpp v5 the vacpp.lic packages has
the following files:

$ lslpp -f vacpp.lic
Fileset File

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
vacpp.lic 5.0.2.0 /usr/vacpp/vacpp_n.lic
/usr/vacpp/vacpp_cn.lic
/usr/vacpp/vacpp_c.lic

and are not bound to a certain machine.

Thus i would make a test with your AIX 4.3.3 machine and see if you
can add the license to it.

hth
Hajo

BTW: The license files are text files which include information about
getting them activated.

On Jan 17, 2:55 pm, Hajo Ehlers <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 17, 8:40 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> ...> According to IBM, we do need new licenses, to the tune of many
> > thousands of dollars. I just didn't know if they were trying to
> > fleece us when a free solution was available. This whole thing seems
> > ridiculous in light of gcc. If anyone knows a free solution, please
> > send it along.
>
> Sorry, i have not seen that you are talking about the compiler
> license.
>
> What compiler are you using ? With vacpp v5 the vacpp.lic packages has
> the following files:

We are using "IBM C for AIX [3]" and "C SET ++ [3]" according to
smit. I have not found any .lic files associated with them.

Thanks,
Bill Hayden

On 17 Jan., 20:09, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> We have a crusty old AIX 4.3.2 machine acting as the AIX compiler
> license server for our company. Since this machine is about to die,
> we are hoping to move the licensing server to our only-slightly-less-
> crusty AIX 4.3.3 machine. How can we go about do that?
> [...]

IIRIC the IBM RS/6000 7248-100/120/130 workstations can 'change' their
serial-ID with the help of an sms diskette. So you might try this if
your sort of newer 4.3.3 machine is of that type. If you don't have
one, get one of that type from $bay.
You could also try to use a p51A as AFAIK the vpd serial number of
this type can be changed too (through the ASMI).

Just my 5c.
Andreas

[email protected] schrieb:

> We are using "IBM C for AIX [3]" and "C SET ++ [3]" according to
> smit. I have not found any .lic files associated with them.

These are rather ancient compiler versions and IIRC
their licensing scheme differs from the one used in the VAC line.
The VAC's I know of are not node-locked, if you have the complete
package including proof sheet you may install it just everywhere.
For the older one's you would probably have to ask IBM for a license
transfer (provided anybody at IBM can remember that old stuff).
Changing the serial ID, as suggested by the other poster,
is possible for quite a number of RS/6000's, via the OpenFirmware, AFAIK.
However, it might void your hardware support contract, if you have any.