[Info-vax] openvms licensing

[Steven Schweda]

>     Yeah as to now I haven't been very helpful. I'm not quite sure
> what to say. But vmslicense.com I have tried oh yes. Thre's always a
> checksum error. 

   I can see how you might have trouble, considering how well you follow
simple instructions.  Which part of the following was unclear?:

>    That tells me exactly nothing about what you've done or
> what happened when you did it.  As usual, showing actual
> commands with their actual output can be more helpful than
> vague descriptions or interpretations.

   Here's an example, using a dummy license data base.  You should skip
the first two steps (or at least the first one):

alp $ defi LMF$LICENSE ALP$DKC0:[SMS.itrc]dummy.ldb
alp $ lice crea

alp $ @ sys$update:vmslicense.com
[...]
Enter one of the above choices [1]:
Do you have your Product Authorization Key? [YES]:
[...]
   Use the REGISTER option to add a new license to a license
   database.  A Product Authorization Key (PAK) provides the product
   name and information you need to register the license.  You must
   enter all the information provided by your PAK exactly as it
   appears.

   Type '?' at any prompt for a description of the information
   requested.  Press Ctrl/Z at any prompt to return to the main menu.
                       Issuer [DEC]:
         Authorization Number []:HOBBYIST-VA-KEY11832-140110
                 Product Name []:VAX-VMS
                     Producer [DEC]:
              Number of Units []:0
                      Version []:
         Product Release Date []:
         Key Termination Date []:10-FEB-2015
      Availability Table Code []:
          Activity Table Code []:CONSTANT=100
                  Key Options []:
                Product Token []:
                  Hardware-Id []:
                     Checksum []:2-KCPH-BJJB-HJLH-HDDM
[...]
Here is a list of the license information just entered:

                     Issuer:  DEC
              Authorization:  HOBBYIST-VA-KEY11832-140110
               Product Name:  VAX-VMS
                   Producer:  DEC
                      Units:  0
               Release Date:  
                    Version:  
           Termination Date:  10-FEB-2015
               Availability:  
                   Activity:  CONSTANT=100
                    Options:  
                      Token:  
                Hardware ID:  
                   Checksum:  2-KCPH-BJJB-HJLH-HDDM

Is that correct? [YES]:
Registering VAX-VMS license in ALP$DKC0:[SMS.itrc]dummy.ldb...

Do you want to LOAD this license on this system? [YES]:n
Press RETURN to return to the main menu
[...]

   And you probably do want to load the license(s) on your
system.

> Ok I should load what PAKs by vmslicense.com at minimum.

   Questions are easier to identify when they end with this
special character: "?".

   If this is your only VMS system, then DECnet probably
won't help much, so I'd start with VAX-VMS and UCX.  Then,
after the IP networking is configured, it should be possible
to use FTP to transfer the whole DCL script.  If you need
other PAKs, then you should get complaints about licenses
when you restart the system.