RE: Software Licensing for HA systems

The way the APIs work, the grace period starts the first time the code
requests a license. So that depends on how the code is written. It could be
from date of load, or the first time something is executed, etc. From there
it is calendar days. The only way to reset the grace period is to scratch
the disk. Otherwise the vendor has to issue a temp key (grace period has
expired).

Mike Grant
Bytware, Inc.
775-851-2900 

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ron-Zimmerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 2:56 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Software Licensing for HA systems


That is exactly what one of the vendors in question does.  When you 
install their software, it will give you a 30 day grace period.

What I am unsure of is how and when that grace period starts.  Does the 
grace period start as soon as the software is loaded on the machine or 
does it start the first time a user signs on to that software?

Also, is that 30 calendar days or is it 30 days of usage?  In this case, I 
think it's 30 calendar days, so once we are past that 30 day window, we 
will need to get a new key from the vendor.

Thank you,
Ronald L. Zimmerman
I.T. Applications Manager
Swiss Valley Farms, Co.      http://www.swissvalley.com
"The Good for You Company"
Email: Ron-Zimmerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 02/14/2006 02:36:19 PM:

> If software vendors would use the OS/400 license management APIs, and 
give a
> grace period to their product definitions, the product will be able to
> handle a typical DR failover with no licensing issues. The product runs
> without a license key for a grace period. After the grace period the 
vendor
> can extend the grace period if necessary. This eliminates the need to 
worry
> about license keys at Sunday 3am, because the customer will have had 30 
days
> (or whatever grace period the vendor uses, in IBMs case it is 70 days), 
to
> obtain license keys during normal business hours. No problem.
> 
> For advanced testing, customers can request license keys for the DR 
system
> that will expire at some mutually agreeable date/time.
> 
> Overall, I'm pretty happy with them. I wish there was a way to remove a
> license key, so that software transfers weren't such a PITA -- ARE YOU
> LISTENING IBM?
> 
> Mike Grant
> Bytware, Inc.
> 775-851-2900 
> 
> http://www.bytware.com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 11:34 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: Software Licensing for HA systems
> 
> 
> > I was recovering the customer at a DR site, and their H/R 
> > vendor had no method of getting me a software key over the weekend.
> > 
> > So I changed the system serial number, and we ran payroll.
> 
> ROTFL!
> 
> > IBM was really mad at me!
> 
> TFB.
> 
> -- 
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