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

[David Froble]

clairgrant71 at gmail.com wrote:
> We must be on at least our fifth or sixth attempt at finalizing a very long release note but here is the basic idea.
> 
> "When booting into a cluster containing members running VSI OpenVMS V8.4-1H1
> and members running any HPE version, a node may fail to load a valid license.
> The failure occurs for products that are not licensed under the cluster's
> Operating Environment License Agreement (BOE or HAOE).  For example, consider
> VMSCLUSTER licenses purchased along with the VSI BOE and HPE FOE licenses."
> 
> For 8.4-1H1 you need a new LMF.EXE and you must execute a few LICENSE MODIFY
> commands. For 8.4-2 you only need to execute the commands.
> 
> So, how did such a blatant, in-your-face problem escape our thousands of
> hours of testing as well as everyday operation where we have 8.4 systems and
> 8.4-1H1 systems clustered all the time? That is almost as interesting as the
> problem itself. The embarrassing answer is that we didn't have the right
> combination of operating environment licenses and individual product license
> units in play to expose the problem.

One word describes this.  "Murphy"

> This will likely not be the last time something unforeseen arises regarding
> multiple producers (VSI and HP) of products with the same name. It is just a
> tough problem but we are gaining on it. BTW: Replacing the current licensing
> scheme altogether is an on-going topic of discussion.
> 
> 

That's good to know.  Sometimes things grow to the point of uselessness.