[Info-vax] HP Integrity rx2800 i4 (2.53GHz/32.0MB) :: PAKs won't load

[Jess Goodman]

On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 12:19:54 PM UTC-5, VAXman- wrote:
> In article <7s8bpc-a9p1.ln1 at news.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> writes:
> >On 2016-02-16, Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
> >> Den 2016-02-16 kl. 02:34, skrev Paul Sture:
> >>> On 2016-02-15, Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
> >>>> Den 2016-02-16 kl. 00:08, skrev Paul Sture:
> >>>
> >>> <snip>
> >>>
> >>>>> The clue is in
> >>>>> LICENSE-F-EXCEEDED, attempted usage exceeds active license limits
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What is happening is that NODE_2 is trying to load license units already
> >>>>> loaded by NODE_1.
> >>>>
> >>>> But, how does NODE_2 even *know* that NODE_1 exists at all?
> >>>
> >>> The nodes are clustered,...
> >>
> >> I thought it was quite clear that they was *not* clustered.
> >
> >Looking at the original message it's not clear either way.  Are they going to
> >be clustered together across sites, or is each site going to have its own
> >independent cluster?  
> 
> THey're clustered across a distance for DR.
> 
> 
> >> I'm working with a customer who has 2 HP Integrity rx2800 i4 (2.53GHz/32.0MB)
> >> (from $ SHOW CPU output).  Each has a separate system disk because they will 
> >> be clustered at disparate sites.  The PAKs on one of the nodes load but they
> >> do not load on the other.  I've checked that each node has different/unique 
> >> PAKs by authorization numbers.  Listed below:
> >
> >And the list given does contain VMSCLUSTER licenses, though note
> >that both nodes have two of each license (unique Authorization
> >values).
> >
> >
> >>                  NODE_1                         NODE_2
> >> 
> >>  Issuer:         VSI                           VSI
> >>  Authorization:  1R-VSI-20150903-00005         1R-VSI-20150903-00007
> >>  Product Name:   OPENVMS-I64-BOE               OPENVMS-I64-BOE
> >>  Producer:       VSI                           VSI
> >>  Units:          8                             8
> >> 
> >>  Issuer:         VSI                           VSI
> >>  Authorization:  1R-VSI-20150903-00006         1R-VSI-20150903-00008
> >>  Product Name:   OPENVMS-I64-BOE               OPENVMS-I64-BOE
> >>  Producer:       VSI                           VSI
> >>  Units:          8                             8
> >> 
> >>  Issuer:         VSI                           VSI     
> >>  Authorization:  1R-VSI-20160121-00007         1R-VSI-20160121-00009
> >>  Product Name:   VMSCLUSTER                    VMSCLUSTER
> >>  Producer:       VSI                           VSI
> >>  Units:          8                             8
> >> 
> >>  Issuer:         VSI                           VSI
> >>  Authorization:  1R-VSI-20160121-00008         1R-VSI-20160121-00010
> >>  Product Name:   VMSCLUSTER                    VMSCLUSTER
> >>  Producer:       VSI                           VSI
> >>  Units:          8                             8
> >> 
> >>  Issuer:         VSI                           VSI
> >>  Authorization:  1R-VSI-20160121-00011         1R-VSI-20160121-00013
> >>  Product Name:   VOLSHAD                       VOLSHAD
> >>  Producer:       VSI                           VSI
> >>  Units:          8                             8
> >> 
> >>  Issuer:         VSI                           VSI
> >>  Authorization:  1R-VSI-20160121-00012         1R-VSI-20160121-00014
> >>  Product Name:   VOLSHAD                       VOLSHAD
> >>  Producer:       VSI                           VSI
> >>  Units:          8                             8
> >> 
> >
> >The following error messages on NODE_2 could mean that it's failing
> >to load the second of each license, i.e. a bug.
> >
> >> On NODE_2, a $ LICENSE LOAD returns:
> >>
> >> %LICENSE-W-NOLOAD, license was not loaded for OPENVMS-I64-BOE
> >> -LICENSE-F-EXCEEDED, attempted usage exceeds active license limits
> >> %LICENSE-W-NOLOAD, license was not loaded for VMSCLUSTER
> >> -LICENSE-F-EXCEEDED, attempted usage exceeds active license limits
> >> %LICENSE-W-NOLOAD, license was not loaded for VOLSHAD
> >> -LICENSE-F-EXCEEDED, attempted usage exceeds active license limits
> 
> I've been having an email discussion with Clair Grant WRT this issue.  It's
> NOT a simple issue of having to use /INCLUDE.  It's an issue that VSI have
> been looking into already and, as Clair said in email, "what a coincidence 
> - your issue and the problem we have been looking into."
> 
> Hang tight, I've confidence that they'll suss out the issue and correct it.
> 
> -- 
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> 
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Been there - done this (YMMV):

$ LICENSE MODIFY xxxxx /AUTH=yyyyyy /NO_SHARE /INCLUDE=zzzzz

Jess