OnlineJFS license does not work after cloning ?

[Jerry_109]

I need your assistance with a problem here at SCIF related to "OnlineJFS" product licensing. Currently we utilize
"Ignite-UX" to create/build (clone) new environment(s). There seems to be a problem with the carry-over of product license ( i.e. OnlineJFS ) after a system is cloned. Can you assist, point us in the right direction for proper support for a resolution to this issue? Is there such a thing as "Enterprise license ( codeword )" for the "OnlineJFS" product here at SCIF, so we can enter a codeword to activate the "OnlineJFS" product after the cloning is complete?


Problem example :

"Previous Server" ( sahp73 ):
HP 9000/800/rp3410 B.11.11
MACHINE_SERIAL = USL1106M0H

"Newly cloned Server" ( sahp89 ):
HP-UX sahp89 B.11.11 U 9000/800/rp3410
MACHINE_SERIAL = USL1106M0H


Ignite-UX utilized server ( sahp85 ) image to create "Newly cloned Server" ( sahp89 ) which has the expiration problem as follows :

root@sahp89[/root]#/sbin/fs/vxfs/vxenablef -a
root@sahp89[/root]#/usr/sbin/vxlicense -p

vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Feature name: HP_OnlineJFS [50]
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Number of licenses: 1 (non-floating)
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Expiration date: Sun Jun 24 01:00:00 2007 (33.5 days ago)
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Release Level: 22
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Machine Class: All
vrts:vxlicense: INFO: Site ID: 0
root@sahp89[/root]#/sbin/fs/vxfs/vxenablef -e online
HP_OnLineJFS is not licensed

Hope this is making sense to you. Let me know your thoughts, and thanks for your anticipated support.

[Duncan Edmonstone · Accepted solution]

First off read this:

http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/June28_v12.pdf

Was the system cloned from a box that hasn't had an updated license applied?

If so then this is not to be unexpected.

In addition the system you cloned it off is going to show issues the next time it's reboored (if it uses any OnlineJFS specific mount options), or the next time someone tries to use fsadm to extend a VxFS filesysyem.

HTH

Duncan

[A. Clay Stephenson]

That date (24-Jun-2007) is now rather famous and I very much doubt that your problems are Ignite-related so much as that your version of OnlineJFS was a ticking time bomb. Had you needed to reboot your server after the magic date, you would have exactly the same problem. Do a search on "expired OnlineJFS" and you should get tons of hits. Essentially you need to install a more recent version of OnlineJFS.

[Yogeeraj_1]

hi,

see also:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1144586


kind regards
yogeeraj

[skt_skt]

with HP-UX 11.11 /sbin/fs/vxfs/vxenablef will report 'system is not licensed" only if the system is rebooted after Jun24.

I hope you hav eversion 3.3 of Vxfs

still cross check and use the right command if required

Vxlicense was the old license reporting tool prior to the version 3.5 and vxlicrep is the new reporting tool. So vxlicrep is the right tool for version 3.5 and above


Old Command New Equivalent

Vxlicense -c vxlicinst
Vxlicense -p vxlicrep
Vxlicense -t vxlictest

[skt_skt]

i hope u r having OnlineFileset version B.11.11 and reinstall the file set with B.11.11.03.03.

OnlineJFS.VXFS-ADV-RUN B.11.11.03.03 Utilities for JFS management

That is what i did.