Re: BRMS error?

If it eventually counts down to zero they MIGHT have a problem initializing 
tapes.

I seem to recall from a similar situation that BRMS sets an exit point 
(can't remember it)  for tape initialisation and once the grace period is 
expired the INZTAP command recieves an error due to the exit point program 
(provided by BRMS) being past the expiry date.

In my case, as it was explained to me, this was because some BRMS stuff was 
installed onto my machine even though we didn't use it and it affected the 
exit point.

This might not be relevent in your case but thought I's pass it on anyway

Cheers
Evan Harris


>Hi,
>V4R4 was recently installed on a 620 at a client site of mine.  Ever since,
>they have been getting messages about IBM products where "Usage limit of 0
>exceeded,  Grace period will expire in x days" (started with 45 days and
>counting down).  First it was with Query which they received an updated
>license for.  Now they have another on Feature 5103.  When they called their
>business partner, they were told this was for BRMS, however they had never
>purchased BRMS nor do they have it running.  First, they are trying to
>figure out why this is on their system when they never purchased it and
>second if they take no action, which they can't at this point because they
>have no license, will this cause them a problem?  Currently they are
>receiving this message during their nightly saves.
>
>Usage limit of 0 exceeded. Grace period will expire in 25 days on
>    09/10/00.
>
>Additional Message Information
>
>  Message ID . . . . . . :   CPF9E72       Severity . . . . . . . :   40
>  Message type . . . . . :   Escape
>  Date sent  . . . . . . :   08/16/00      Time sent  . . . . . . :
>23:10:16
>
>  Message . . . . :   Usage limit of 0 exceeded. Grace period will expire in
>25
>    days on 09/10/00.
>  Cause . . . . . :   User has been added but the usage limit for product
>    5769SS1, license term V4R4M0, feature 5103 has been exceeded.  Users have
>    until the specified date (25 days) to use this product.  When this date
>is
>    reached, the grace period will expire and all users exceeding the usage
>    limit will be released.
>  Recovery  . . . :   Contact your software provider for a new license key to
>    increase the usage limit.
>
>
>Has anyone seen this problem or know what it means?
>
>TIA,
>Sam Kanakanui
>
>
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