Copies licenses from one License Database to another. When you
use LICENSE COPY, LMF disables the source license and registers
a copy in the destination License Database as if it were a new
license. If the terms and conditions of your license contract
allow it, you can re-enable the source database license by using
LICENSE ENABLE.
LICENSE COPY cannot be used to create a copy of a license in the
same database as the source of the copy.
Format
LICENSE COPY product-name[,...] output-database
1 – Parameters
product-name[,...]
Name or names of products with a license to be copied to the
output License Database.
output-database
File specification of the License Database to which the license
or licenses should be copied. This database must have been
created previously using LICENSE CREATE.
If you enter a partial file specification (for example,
specifying only a directory), LMF$LICENSE is the default file
name, and .LDB is the default file type. If you do not specify a
device or directory, the current default device and directory are
used.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /ALL
Positional qualifier.
Specifies that all licenses with the given product name should
be copied. This qualifier affects only the product name that
immediately precedes it in the command string.
2.2 /AUTHORIZATION
/AUTHORIZATION=string
Positional qualifier.
Specifies a string that helps identify the license you want to
copy. You must enter the authorization string exactly as it
appears on your PAK. Use this optional qualifier only if you
need it to identify the license. This qualifier affects only the
product name that immediately precedes it in the command string.
2.3 /DATABASE
/DATABASE=filespec
Specifies the location of the License Database from which
the license should be copied. The default file specification
is defined by the logical name LMF$LICENSE, which points to
SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]LMF$LICENSE.LDB on an unmodified OpenVMS
system. Use this optional qualifier only if you do not use the
default License Database name and location.
2.4 /ISSUER
/ISSUER=string
Positional qualifier.
Specifies the name of the company (for example, VSI) that issued
the PAK for the product. Use this optional qualifier only if you
need to identify the license. This qualifier affects only the
product name that immediately precedes it in the command string.
2.5 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Controls whether LICENSE COPY displays the name of each license
that it copies.
2.6 /PRODUCER
/PRODUCER=string
Positional qualifier.
Specifies the name of the company (for example, VSI) that owns the
product for which you have a license. Use this optional qualifier
only if you need to identify the license. This qualifier affects
only the product name that immediately precedes it in the command
string.
3 – Description
To copy a license from one database to another, use LICENSE COPY.
The following conditions apply to a LICENSE COPY transaction:
o The status of the source database license changes to disabled.
o Network copies are supported within the limits of remote
FAL access. If you use access control strings, such as
"USERNAME password" within the file specification, the actual
password string is not stored.
o LICENSE COPY does not transfer any user-supplied data such as
reservation lists, modified termination dates, modified units,
include or exclude node lists, or comments.
4 – Examples
1.$ LICENSE COPY FORTRAN BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB
This command copies the Fortran license in the default License
Database to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database. This
command fails if there is more than one Fortran license in the
default database.
2.$ LICENSE COPY FORTRAN /DATABASE=BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB -
_$ BACKUP_DATA2:BACKUP2.LDB
This command copies the Fortran license in the source License
Database to the BACKUP_DATA2:BACKUP2.LDB License Database. This
command fails if there is more than one Fortran license in the
source database.
3.$ LICENSE COPY FORTRAN /ALL BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB
This command copies all Fortran licenses in the default License
Database to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database.
4.$ LICENSE COPY FOR* BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB
This command copies all licenses whose product names begin
with the string "FOR" from the default License Database to the
BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database. In this case, using
the wildcard character (*) implies the use of /ALL.
5.$ LICENSE COPY * BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB
This command copies all licenses from the default License
Database to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database. In
this case, using the wildcard character (*) implies the use of
/ALL.
6.$ LICENSE COPY * /PRODUCER=DEC BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB
This command copies all licenses with the producer name DEC
from the default License Database to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB
License Database. In this case, using the wildcard character
(*) implies the use of /ALL.
7.$ LICENSE COPY D%% BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB
This command copies all licenses beginning with a "D" followed
by exactly two characters from the default License Database
to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database. In this case,
using the wildcard character (%) implies the use of /ALL.