[Info-vax] Access to HP OpenVMS Patches...

[BillPedersen]

On Sunday, December 22, 2013 5:29:33 PM UTC-5, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2013-12-22 22:06:28 +0000, BillPedersen said:
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> > Over the years there have been questions and queries about this but it 
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> > does not seem like anyone has really moved forward on this so I did.
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> > Feel free to come back with questions and or comments.
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> Interesting.  Thanks.  Seems licensing has changed yet again?   Used to 
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> be that you had to acquire the license when you acquired the hardware, 
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> and from a vendor that was an HP reseller; you simply couldn't get a 
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> license a la carte.  The only other option available was the HP license 
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> transfer mechanism, which had a one-time fee to move over all the 
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> licenses that the system you've just purchased was originally acquired 
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> Though it's referenced in the text you've posted, that Itanium license 
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> is a per-core license.  You'll need four of those licenses for an 
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> rx2660-class box with two dual-core processors, if you want to use all 
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> Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC

Yes, that is true if you are buying the license for being able to run the system.  You can use either Hobbyist or AllianceONE licenses instead for the actual running of the system - but these licenses do not qualify for support - you need the actual purchased license for support.

One can have a small system in the corner - for instance - that is licensed for support and upon which you "duplicate" the problem - if you are submitting a support case...

The important thing about this is it gets information out in front of people so they can now "make a decision" rather than grouse about the lack of information and continue to wonder how to do it or how much it will cost - or not cost for that matter.

Thanks for the comments, Steve!

Bill.