RE: v5r2 license expiration

["Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had posted that I could not get the system to ipl from the v5r2 install cd
after the license expired on the system.  We will be going back to the v5r1
that we have a license for, but I did want to see if v5r2 could be reloaded.

Once I corrected my mistake of working the front panel switches and set to
IPL from D, the reinstall of v5r2 was able to proceed.  For some reason the
system reported the disk config as corrupt and I had to take the options to
recover the disk config.  This cleared all the drives so we lost all the
data on the drives. ( and since our tape drive does not function on v5r2,
that is not good )

bottom line, the install was completed and the license count was reset to 70
days.

-Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Douglas Handy
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:32 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: v5r2 license expiration


Tom,

>I've long had the feeling ... the control panel itself was somehow
involved.

I've heard the control panel is involved in the system license key, and that
a
scratch and reload of the DASD would not resolve that issue.  However, the
system license key is (I believe) intended to detect hardware changes like a
processor upgrade, or potential ownership changes such as being powered off
for
too many consecutive days then being restarted.

I'd anticipate that a reload of a different OS release would not trigger a
new
system password -- or at least it doesn't seem to on a OS upgrade.  It
should
require software license keys, but then they have those for that hardware
serial
number anyway.

I have no experience with it, but my SWAG is that it would be OK if they can
reload V5R1.  I'd love to hear the outcome though...

Doug
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