HP Serviceguard for Linux Version A.11.19 Release Notes, April 2009

5. Finish the registration process.
At this point you have a license key (an alphanumeric string), usually contained
in a file that HP emails to you. It may also be possible to copy and paste the key
directly from your browser window; in this case you will need to save the key in
a file that you create.
IMPORTANT: In either case, make sure you save the file and make a note of its
path. (The name does not matter. In the Example (page 37) we have called it
/mystuff/mySGlicense.)
Now you are ready to validate the license. Proceed as follows.
Validating the Permanent Licence
IMPORTANT: Make sure you validate the permanent license before the 90–day grace
period for the instant-on license expires.
Follow these steps to validate the permanent license:
1. If the file $SGCONF/AutoPass/LicFile.txt exists, move it to $SGCONF/
AutoPass/LicFile.txt.sav
$SGCONF/AutoPass/LicFile.txt is created when you first run Serviceguard
for Linux A.11.19; if you have installed but never run this version of Serviceguard
on this system, the file will not exist.
IMPORTANT: Do not delete the original version of $SGCONF/AutoPass/
LicFile.txt; you will need it if the validation of the new license fails for any
reason; see Step 4.
2. Copy the file you saved in Step 5 of “Obtaining a Permanent License” (page 35)
to $SGCONF/AutoPass/LicFile.txt.
3. Run the command cmcheckconf using as input the cluster configuration file that
was used to configure the existing cluster.
If the license in $SGCONF/AutoPass/LicFile.txt is valid, the command will
succeed; otherwise the command will fail with a message indicating that the license
is invalid.
4. • If the license is valid, keep the new $SGCONF/AutoPass/LicFile.txt.
• If the license is invalid, you can restore the original license by moving
$SGCONF/AutoPass/LicFile.txt.sav to $SGCONF/AutoPass/
LicFile.txt.
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