CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 The Need for Software Licenses and License Management Software License Terminology Changes in Computing Technology and Licensing 2 Digital License Types and License Management Unlimited System Use Licenses: Traditional and ClusterWide Traditional License ClusterWide License User-Based Licenses: Concurrent Use and Personal Use Concurrent Use License Personal Use License Digital License Management 3 License Management Tools The Product Authorization Key (PAK) LMF Command Summary 4 License Management Tasks Selecting a License Type Ordering a Software License Receiving the Software License PAK Registering and Assigning the Software License PAK Loading and Unloading a Software License PAK Reassigning a Personal Use License Upgrading Licenses Licensing New Software Versions Moving PAKs to Another License Database Relicensing Software Preparing a Backup System Temporarily Increasing Software License PAK Units Preserving PAK History Records Purging PAK History Records Archiving a PAK 5 License Management Tips Registering a PAK Modifying a PAK Different License Types for the Same Product Considerations for VAXcluster Configurations Moving and Copying License PAKs Deleting PAKs and Lists Multiple Users and Personal Use Licenses Multiple License Databases Using Wildcard Characters Other LMF Functions List Size Restrictions: Limits Per PAK and Per Product A Software License Terms and Conditions License Terms B VMS License Unit Requirement Tables (LURTs) C Digital's License PAKs and Nonlicense PAKs Differentiating License PAKs from Nonlicense PAKs Managing PAKs with Termination Dates and Product Release Dates FIGURES 3-1 Example of a License PAK TABLES 3-1 Data Fields on a PAK 3-2 License Management Tasks and Their VMS Commands 4-1 When You Can Move License PAKs 5-1 Assigning User Names to Multiple Personal Use Licenses B-1 License Unit Requirement Table (LURT) C-1 Digital's PAK Type Codes