• License Key Checks

• License Key for z/OS received by E-Mail

• License Key on UNIX and Windows

• License Key under z/VSE

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License Key Checks

EntireX on all applicable platforms must have a valid license key. If the license key does not match for a component, the component cannot be used. The license may be checked during installation and/or when the component is started.

For EntireX Broker (all platforms) and EntireX RPC servers under UNIX and Windows, the license file is checked once daily. If the license file is due to expire in the next 30 days, a warning is issued. This is written to the log file.

Notes:

1. The documentation delivered with this product covers all components of EntireX on all platforms, including those for which you may not have a valid license. The inclusion of a component or feature in this documentation does not imply that this component/feature is available for your installed version of the product.
2. The fact that you are able to download a component or start and run a component, does not mean you are entitled to do so. In any case you have to have a valid license for that component.

License Key for z/OS received by E-Mail

Normally the EntireX license key is delivered directly on the installation medium as file EXX105.LICS. This file contains the license information necessary to start EntireX broker. It is no longer necessary to transfer the file to the host file system.

However, if you received the EntireX license key file EXX105.LICS by e-mail or diskette, you need to transfer this file to the host file system, using FTP. You will need:

• an FTP client (comes with Windows) and an FTP server on the mainframe, or

• an FTP server on Windows and an FTP client on the mainframe.

To transfer license file EXX105.LICS to your mainframe host

1. Transfer the file EXX105.XML to the host, using FTP.

   As the target of the host, use the data set EXX105.LICS provided with the EntireX kit or allocate a new data set on z/OS with the following attributes:

   DSORG=PS
   RECFM=FB
   BLKSIZE=800
   LRECL=80

   You must use binary transfer mode to transfer the file EXX105.XML to the host. This ensures that the license key remains unaltered.

   Note:
   You cannot "cut and paste" the certificate using a 3270 emulator due to format incompatibilities: the mainframe is an EBCDIC system, whereas the certificate is an ASCII-formatted binary file.

2. Ensure that the LICENSE DD card in the broker startup JCL references data set EXX105.LICS.

Example FTP Commands

open <host> 
<userid>
<password>
binary
put EXX105.xml '<hlq>.EXX105.LICS'
close
bye

License Key on UNIX and Windows

On UNIX and Windows platforms, the license file is requested during installation and must be provided by the user performing the installation. The Software AG Installer renames this file to "license.xml" and copies it to the EntireX/config directory.

License Key under z/VSE

The EntireX license file EXX105.LICS is delivered on the installation medium. It is referenced in the EntireX Broker startup job control. For this purpose, you can copy the license file to a sublibrary or to a sequential disk file. See Step 2: Install the EntireX License File for detailed information.