Advanced Server for OpenVMS
Guide to Managing Advanced Server Licenses

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	How to Use Advanced Server License Software
1.1	The Advanced Server Licensing System
1.1.1	Advanced Server Licensing System Components
1.1.2	Configuring License Services
1.1.2.1	Configuring Standalone License Servers
1.1.2.2	Configuring LANs and WANs
1.1.3	PATHWORKS Client Licensing Software
1.1.4	Upgrading the License Server
1.2	License Management Models
1.2.1	Server-Based License Management
1.2.1.1	When to Use Server-Based License Management
1.2.1.2	How Server-Based License Management Operates
1.2.1.3	Server-Based License Management in an OpenVMS Cluster
1.2.2	Client-Based License Management
1.2.2.1	How Client-Based License Management Operates
1.2.3	Combining Server-Based and Client-Based License Management
1.2.3.1	How Combined License Management Operates
1.3	License Management Tasks
Chapter 2
2	Setting Up License Management
2.1	Setting Up Server-Based License Management
2.2	Setting Up Client-Based License Management
2.3	Setting Up Combined Client-Based and Server-Based License Management
2.4	Examples of Advanced Server License Management
2.5	Upgrading Client Licenses
2.5.1	Upgrading Client Licenses
2.5.1.1	Configuring Client License Upgrades Individually
2.5.1.2	Replacing All Licenses
2.5.1.3	Upgrading Client Licenses Automatically
2.5.2	Virtual Licenses
Chapter 3
3	Configuring License Servers
3.1	License Server State Files
3.1.1	License Server Names
3.1.2	Creating a New License Server State File
3.2	Moving a License Server to a Different System
3.2.1	Moving the License Server and Retaining the License Server Name
3.2.2	Moving the License Server and Changing the License Server Name
3.3	Controlling License Version Lookup
3.3.1	Acquiring a Different Client-Based License than Requested
3.4	Controlling Where the License Server Runs in an OpenVMS Cluster
3.4.1	How to Specify When License Servers Run in a Cluster
3.5	Synchronizing the License Server Database with the LMF Database
3.5.1	How License Database Changes Impact the License Server
3.5.2	Scheduling the LMF Synchronization
Chapter 4
4	Managing Licenses on the OpenVMS Platform
4.1	Getting Started with the License Manager
4.1.1	Starting the License Manager
4.1.2	Getting Help with the License Manager
4.1.3	Exiting the License Manager
4.2	Configuring the License Server
4.3	Navigating in the License Manager
4.3.1	Navigating Fields in a Dialog Box
4.4	Performing License Server Tasks
4.4.1	Disabling and Enabling the License Server
4.4.2	Performing Log File Tasks
4.4.2.1	Enabling Events for Logging
4.4.2.2	Selecting Events for Logging
4.4.2.3	Creating a New Version of the Log File
4.5	Performing License Product Tasks
4.5.1	Adding Product Licenses
4.5.2	Removing Product Licenses
4.5.3	Listing Product Allocations
4.5.4	Setting the Alert Level for Product Licenses
4.5.5	Generating Product Reports
4.5.6	Sorting Product Displays
4.6	Performing License Group Tasks
4.6.1	Creating License Groups
4.6.2	Listing Licenses in a Group
4.6.3	Allocating Licenses to a Group
4.6.4	Re-allocating Licenses to Another Group
4.6.5	Removing Groups
4.6.6	Setting the Alert Levels for Groups
4.6.7	Generating Group Reports
4.6.8	Sorting Group Displays
4.7	Performing Client License Tasks
4.7.1	Revoking Client Licenses
4.7.2	Showing Client Details
4.7.3	Sorting Client License Lists
4.7.4	Generating Client License Reports
Chapter 5
5	Configuring Client Software
5.1	When to Install the Client Licensing Software
5.2	How to Install and Start the Client Licensing Software
5.2.1	Installing and Starting the Client License Transponder
5.2.2	Installing and Starting the Client License Requester
5.2.3	Specifying Licensing Software Parameters on DOS and Windows Clients
5.2.3.1	License Configuration File
5.2.3.2	License Product Name Definition
5.2.3.3	License Configuration Template File
5.2.4	Specifying Licensing Software Parameters on Windows for Workgroups Clients
5.2.5	Specifying Licensing Software Parameters on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT Computers
5.3	Enabling Wide Area Networking (WAN) Operations
5.4	Obtaining Client-Based Licenses Over WANs
5.4.1	Configuring the WAN Protocol Stack for WAN Licensing
5.4.1.1	Configuring DECnet for WAN Licensing
5.4.1.2	Configuring Microsoft TCP/IP for WAN Licensing
5.4.1.3	Configuring TCP/IP for WAN Licensing
5.4.2	Configuring the License Server Name