HP XP7 Business Continuity Manager Installation Guide (TK954-96002)

Use either of the following methods to install a license key in the license information dataset:
• Use a license key file.
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• Directly enter a key code.
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The license key file is a text file provided by HP.
Figure 3 (page 38) shows an overview of license registration.
Figure 3 Overview of license registration
Using the license key file
With this method, you transfer the obtained license key file to MVS and use the Manage Licenses
panel to register the license. For details about the panel used for the following procedure, see the
HP XP7 for Business Continuity Manager Reference Guide.
To use the license key file:
1. Create a license information dataset.
For details on the license information dataset attributes, see “Format for license information
datasets” (page 40). For details on license information dataset names, see “Naming license
information datasets” (page 40).
2. Transfer the license key file to the host.
Perform file transfer from the license key file to the MVS dataset (called the license key dataset
) in the following format:
• ASCII mode
• Encoded (to EBCDIC)
Assign the following attributes to the license key dataset in which the license key file is stored:
• Dataset format: VB or FB sequential dataset
• Record length: 200 bytes or greater
• Block size: optional
• In this example. the file transfer destination is assumed to be a license key dataset named
BCM.LICENSE.KEYSFROM.HP.
3. Start Business Continuity Manager.
4. Display the Main Menu panel and select 2 Manage Licenses.
The Manage Licenses panel appears.
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