HP-UX <hostname> B.10.20 A vs B

[Brad Beard]

I have two servers. When I telnet to one, I see the following message:

HP-UX B.10.20 A 9000/800 (ttyp4)

When I telnet to the other I get the following message:
HP-UX B.10.20 B 9000/800 (ttyp4)

What is the difference between A and B and how do I get to B from A?

Thanks

[Robert Gamble]

Were they installed from the same media ? They don't appear to have been.

A uname -v executed on each should give you the same results. This is the version level of the OS.

[Brad Beard]

They were not installed from the same media. I've had one server for over a year and the other since May. The newest one gives 'A' as the output of the uname -v command and the older one gives 'B' as the output. Is it possible that the older one was patched up to the 'B' level? If so, do you know how I can get this patch?

Thanks

[Robert Gamble · Accepted solution]

The various user licenses available correspond to the version printed
by uname(1), eg. uname -v, and they are documented under uname(2).
The user licenses are as follows:

"A" for single user systems,
"B" for 16-user systems,
"C" for 32-user systems,
"D" for 64-user systems and,
"U" for systems that allow an unlimited number of users.

Hope this answers your question!