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Installing, Upgrading, and Updating Software
3.3 Preparing Your System to Run VMSINSTAL.COM
At the UAF prompt (UAF>), enter the following command:
UAF> SHOW SYSTEM
See Section 7.1.2 for details.
• If necessary, use the Authorize utility to modify the SYSTEM account limits.
Changes you make do not take effect until you log out and log in again.
For example, to increase the DIOLM limit to 100, enter the following
command:
UAF> MODIFY SYSTEM/DIOLM=100
See Section 7.1.2 for details.
• Physically mount the first distribution media that contains the software
product. See Section 9.5 for details.
• Register and load licenses, as explained in the next section.
3.3.2 Registering and Loading Licenses
A license refers to the authorization you have to use a product. The License
Management Facility (LMF) enables you to register, manage, and track software
licenses on line.
A Product Authorization Key (PAK) contains information that is provided for
many Compaq products. The data provided in the PAK allows you to register a
software license in the license database on a system.
If you did not register and load your operating system license during the
installation of the OpenVMS operating system, you must perform that task
(and register other licenses, if necessary) before you install other software
products, as explained in the following steps:
1. Log in to the system manager’s account, SYSTEM.
2. Register the license in one of two ways:
• Invoke the SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE.COM procedure. When it
prompts you for information, respond with data listed on your operating
system PAK. (You can register other software product licenses at this time
as well.)
• At the DCL prompt, enter the LICENSE REGISTER command with the
appropriate qualifiers that correspond to License PAK information.
3. Use either of the following utilities to load a license:
• License Management Facility (LMF), which loads the PAK only on the
local node.
• System Management utility (SYSMAN), which allows you to load the
PAK throughout an entire cluster. (SYSMAN LICENSE commands are a
subset of LMF commands.)
Only the local node requires the installation of a license before you use
VMSINSTAL.COM.
For more information about loading licenses, refer to the OpenVMS License
Management Utility Manual.
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