Software Licenses

Many OpenVMS software products require a license to be installed before they are used. For many, you must use the OpenVMS License Management Facility (LMF) to load the licenses onto your system.

Software vendors usually supply your license in one of two formats: a paper product authorization key (PAK) or a DCL LICENSE command with the appropriate qualifiers to license the product. Some LICENSE commands may come in the form of a command procedure for easier execution.

To work with software licenses, you must use a fully privileged user account.

If you receive a DCL LICENSE command, issue it at the DCL prompt. It may be helpful to copy-and-paste the command to avoid errors.

If you receive a PAK, use the command procedure SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE.COM.

     $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE         VMS License Management Utility Options:             1. REGISTER a Product Authorization Key             2. AMEND an existing Product Authorization Key             3. CANCEL an existing Product Authorization Key             4. LIST the Product Authorization Keys             5. MODIFY an existing Product Authorization Key             6. DISABLE an existing Product Authorization Key             7. DELETE an existing Product Authorization Key             8. COPY an existing Product Authorization Key             9. MOVE an existing Product Authorization Key            10. ENABLE an existing Product Authorization Key            11. SHOW the licenses loaded on this node            12. SHOW the unit requirements for this node            99. EXIT this procedure         Type '?' at any prompt for a description of the information         requested. Press Ctrl/Z at any prompt to return to this menu.     Enter one of the above choices [1]: 

At the VMSLICENSE menu, choose REGISTER to enter a new license. You will be asked to enter the information found on your PAK. For blank PAK fields, press ENTER when prompted for that field.

Please note that a license must be enabled, not just registered, for the software product to work. Answer yes when asked if the license should be loaded.

VMSLICENSE.COM may also be used to disable or remove licenses or to list the licenses on your system.