CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  License Management Facility and License Agreements

  LICENSE DESCRIPTION

  1       License Registration Tasks
    1.1        When You Must Register a License
    1.2        Which License Registration Method to Use
    1.3        Steps to License Registration
      1.3.1        Registering a License with VMSLICENSE.COM
      1.3.2        Registering a License with the LICENSE REGISTER Command

  2       License Management Tasks After Registration

  3       Licensing Route for Software Products on the VMS Operating System
    3.1        Getting a Product Authorization Key (PAK)
    3.2        Registering a PAK in the LICENSE Database
    3.3        Activating a License in the LICENSE Database
    3.4        Activating a License in a VAXcluster Environment LICENSE Database
    3.5        Controlling License Registration and Product Installation Sequence

  4       Restricting the Use of Registered Licenses

  5       Managing Multiple Licenses for the Same Product

  6       The LICENSE Database
    6.1        History Records
    6.2        Database Location

  7       License Units and License Unit Requirement Tables

  8       Kinds of Licenses
    8.1        Availability Licenses
      8.1.1        Providing Enough Availability License Units
      8.1.2        Providing More Availability License Units
      8.1.3        Providing Availability in a VAXcluster Environment
      8.1.4        Providing More Availability in a VAXcluster Environment
    8.2        Activity Licenses
      8.2.1        Providing Enough Activity License Units
      8.2.2        Providing More Activity License Units
      8.2.3        Sharing Activity License Units in a VAXcluster Environment
    8.3        Reserved User Licenses
    8.4        Group Licenses

  9       License Combination

  10      Controlling Node Access to Licenses in a VAXcluster

  11      Controlling User Access to Licenses

  12      Using Data Files with VMSLICENSE
    12.1       Invoking VMSLICENSE.COM with a VMSLICENSE Data File
    12.2       Creating VMSLICENSE Data Files
    12.3       Using VMSLICENSE.COM Default Value Rules

  13      LMF$CONFIG Command Procedure

  LICENSE USAGE SUMMARY

  LICENSE COMMANDS
    LICENSE AMEND
    LICENSE CANCEL
    LICENSE COPY
    LICENSE CREATE
    LICENSE DELETE
    LICENSE DISABLE
    LICENSE ENABLE
    LICENSE ISSUE
    LICENSE LIST
    LICENSE LOAD
    LICENSE MODIFY
    LICENSE MOVE
    LICENSE REGISTER
    LICENSE START
    LICENSE UNLOAD

  LICENSE EXAMPLES

  A   Messages

  Glossary
    activity license . . . license sharing
    license unit . . . Software Producer
    Software Product Description (SPD) . . . token

  EXAMPLES

  LMF-1     Displaying License Database Information

  FIGURES

  LMF-1     Sample DECnet VAX Product Authorization Key (PAK)

  LMF-2     PAK Transfer Methods

  LMF-3     From a PAK to the LICENSE Database

  LMF-4     Activating a License

  LMF-5     Activating a License in a VAXcluster Environment

  LMF-6     The PAK and Software Routes to a License

  LMF-7     Sample VMSLICENSE Data File

  LMF-8     Sample Volume Shadowing Product Authorization Key (PAK)

  LMF-9     Sample VMS Product Authorization Key (PAK)

  TABLES

  LMF-1     Sample License Unit Requirement Table F (Layered Products)

  LMF-2     Kinds of Licenses

  LMF-3     Parameters Used with VMSLICENSE.COM