RE: OS/400 Authorization Keys

No, no, no, no, no.

I THOUGHT I was buying a box with a permanent auth code already applied, or should I say miss-thought?

The 170 is just for playing with at home!!! I really don't want to shell out for a new system with V7 on it. £four-figure-prices.

I've purchased many iServers over the years on behalf of employers, but this is my first foray into private ownership, i.e. using my own bank account.

Spare parts for someone elses 170? Are you kidding? Perhaps if someone has lost an anchor they can attach my 170 to what's left of the rope!

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: 30 September 2014 13:30
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: OS/400 Authorization Keys

Anything past V4 requires these software keys.
It's been covered multiple times in the past on this list.
What it basically comes down to is picking one or more of the following:
- You've just bought spare parts for someone's 170. Put it back on ebay.
- Get newer hardware that you can order software for. You really want to look at latest hardware/software bundles. 7.2 on a new P8 may be cheaper than 6.1 on an old P6. Maybe tiered pricing? Maybe discounting? Then there's maintenance and power consumption...
- Maybe you'd be better served by using time on a cloud service instead of getting your own hardware.

Not to be too brusque but if you are just now finding out about software licensing keys maybe you shouldn't be running your own hardware.


Rob Berendt