Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

3065.0. "Personal licenses and pre-req software" by TENTO1::MARSHALLJ (Glad that the devil is red ......) Mon Jul 26 1993 16:51

    
    		*** Personal licensing and component software ***
    
    Hi,
    
    Customer has a query on personal licensing and I think I've found the
    answer but need to check.
    
    
    With ALL-IN-1 IOS capacity license, you receive the right to use the
    component software (MR, CDA, Notes, FMS) and you can register valid LMF
    licenses for these products by using the RL option offered as part of
    the installlation process.  Note 2501 clarifies this point.
    
    When it comes to personal licensing, my gut feel was as no licenses of
    the `personal' type exist for products such as FMS and MR, this would
    be different in that prior to installing any of them you would have to
    load a valid traditional/cluster-wide license ie purchase one.  After
    reading 2501 I'm not so sure.
    
    If I have a ALLIN1-PERSONAL license loaded, when I kick of the
    installation, what happens when I take the RL option ? If, as I
    suspect, this installs the same `special' licenses Graham P. mentioned
    in 2501, what would stop users of other products taking advantage of
    the cluster-wide licenses from outside of IOS ??
    
    Or am I just confused ???
    
    John

    John,
    
    I've never really understood licensing but since noone has been able to
    help you with this note and assuming your customer still needs an
    answer you should contact the Product Manager Dave Holt@REO who either
    understands licensing or knows enough about it to confuse me!
    
    Regards,
    
    Andrew.D.Wicks

    I'm almost certain that the "special" licences work cluster wide. You
    might have to go and load them on the other nodes though.
    
    Graham (Catching up...)