keeping uname info when replacing a system board.

[Cecilia Smith]

One of my FLEXlm license servers (C3000) has died. I believe I will need to replace the system board. Since FLEXlm uses the output of "uname -i" to encode thier licenses, is there a way I can keep this information when I put the system board in?

[Sundar_7]

HP Engineers have access to a special utility (I think it is called SS_CONFIG), using which SPU ID of your system can be changed. Work with the HP HW engineer who is going to replace your system board.

[Cheryl Griffin]

Confirming Sundar is correct.

Only the HW CE has access to run SS_CONFIG to change the machine identifier. You will need to contact HP Hardware Support.

[harry d brown jr]

I thought it took an act of congress to get that done. Now I'm gonna have to check with our CE to see if they still do that.

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[Bill Hassell]

The difficulty in getting the ID number set is that it is used (as in your case) for licensing, so only authorized HP service reps can change the value. If a system board is replaced, it must have the ID changed since most replacement boards come with a default value such as -1. HP will be glad to set the value, cost depends on whether it is under hardware contract.

[harry d brown jr]

I just checked with our HP CE, and he yes they do and I guess quite common during upgrades.

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[Cecilia Smith]

Several people on this thread had the correct solution which was:


HP Engineers have access to a special utility (I think it is called SS_CONFIG), using which SPU ID of your system can be changed. Work with the HP HW engineer who is going to replace your system board.