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Displays software product licenses active on the current node
and lists the names attached to a license (known as the RESERVE
list). The SHOW LICENSE command displays the license database
information currently in your system's memory. Use the License
Management utility command, LICENSE LIST, when you want to view
the license database information that is on disk.
Format
SHOW LICENSE [product-name [,...]]
| 1 - Parameter |
product-name
Specifies the name or names of activated software product
licenses to display. The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%)
wildcard characters are allowed. If you do not specify a product
name, information is displayed about all active product name
licenses. The product-name parameter is incompatible with the
/UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier.
| 2 - Qualifiers |
2.1 - /BEFORE
Use with /TERMINATION_DATE and /RELEASE_DATE qualifiers. Selects
only those licenses whose times are before the time specified
with the other qualifiers.
The /BEFORE qualifier cannot be used with the /SINCE qualifier.
2.2 - /BRIEF
/BRIEF (default)
Displays a summary of information about the specified active
product licenses. Use the /FULL qualifier to obtain a complete
product license listing.
2.3 - /CHARGE_TABLE
Synonym for the /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier.
2.4 - /CLUSTER
Use with the /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier to display the license
unit requirements for every node in an OpenVMS Cluster.
2.5 - /EXACT
Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify a
search string that must match the search string exactly and must
be enclosed with quotation marks (" ").
If you specify the /EXACT qualifier without the /SEARCH
qualifier, exact search mode is enabled when you set the search
string with the Find (E1) key.
2.6 - /FULL
Displays a summary of information about the specified active
product licenses, including Product Authorization Key (PAK)
options and the reserve list (if any).
2.7 - /HIGHLIGHT
/HIGHLIGHT[=keyword]
Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify the
type of highlighting you want when a search string is found. When
a string is found, the entire line is highlighted. You can use
the following keywords: BOLD, BLINK, REVERSE, and UNDERLINE. BOLD
is the default highlighting.
2.8 - /OUTPUT
/OUTPUT[=filespec]
/NOOUTPUT
Controls where the output of the SHOW LICENSE command is sent.
By default, the output of the SHOW LICENSE command is sent to the
current SYS$OUTPUT device (usually your terminal). To send the
output to a file, use the /OUTPUT qualifier followed by a file
specification.
The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters
are not allowed in the file specification. If you enter a partial
file specification (for example, specifying only a directory),
SHOW is the default file name and .LIS is the default file type.
If you enter the /NOOUTPUT qualifier, output is suppressed.
2.9 - /PAGE
/PAGE[=keyword]
/NOPAGE (default)
Controls the display of license information on the screen.
You can use the following keywords with the /PAGE qualifier:
CLEAR_SCREEN Clears the screen before each page is displayed.
SCROLL Displays information one line at a time.
SAVE[=n] Enables screen navigation of information, where n
is the number of pages to store.
The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier allows you to navigate through screens
of information. The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier stores up to 5 screens
of up to 255 columns of information. When you use the /PAGE=SAVE
qualifier, you can use the following keys to navigate through the
information:
Key Sequence Description
Up arrow key, Ctrl/B Scroll up one line.
Down arrow key Scroll down one line.
Left arrow key Scroll left one column.
Right arrow key Scroll right one column.
Find (E1) Specify a string to find when the
information is displayed.
Insert Here (E2) Scroll right one half screen.
Remove (E3) Scroll left one half screen.
Select (E4) Toggle 80/132 column mode.
Prev Screen (E5) Get the previous page of information.
Next Screen (E6), Get the next page of information.
Return, Enter, Space
F10, Ctrl/Z Exit. (Some utilities define these
differently.)
Help (F15) Display utility help text.
Do (F16) Toggle the display to oldest/newest
page.
Ctrl/W Refresh the display.
The /PAGE qualifier is not compatible with the /OUTPUT qualifier.
2.10 - /PRODUCER
/PRODUCER=producer-name
Displays software product licenses active on the current node
and supplied by the specified producer. The asterisk (*) and
the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are allowed for the
producer-name parameter. You cannot use the /PRODUCER qualifier
with the /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier.
2.11 - /RELEASE_DATE
/RELEASE_DATE=[date_time]
Allows listing licenses using release dates as selection
criteria.
2.12 - /SEARCH
/SEARCH="string"
Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to specify a string that you
want to find in the information being displayed. Quotation marks
are required for the /SEARCH qualifier, if you include spaces in
the text string.
You can also dynamically change the search string by pressing the
Find key (E1) while the information is being displayed. Quotation
marks are not required for a dynamic search.
2.13 - /SINCE
/SINCE(default)
Use with the /TERMINATION_DATE and /RELEASE_DATE qualifiers.
Selects only those licenses whose times are on or after the time
specified with the other qualifiers.
The /SINCE qualifier cannot be used with the /BEFORE qualifier.
2.14 - /TERMINATION_DATE
/TERMINATION_DATE=date_time
Allows listing licenses using termination dates as selection
criteria.
2.15 - /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS
Displays information in the License Unit Requirement Table
(LURT). The /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier is incompatible with
the product-name parameter and with the /BRIEF and /PRODUCER
qualifiers.
2.16 - /USAGE
Tells you how many license units are loaded, how many are
currently allocated, and how many are currently available, as
well as the license type for each product on the system. Use with
the /FULL qualifier to display complete information-including the
PID, process name, node, or user name-for each instance of use
of the product. You need group privilege to see the list of users
in your group who have allocated license units; you need world
privilege to see the list of users in all groups.
In an OpenVMS Cluster, if you own multiple license types for a
single product, you are limited to viewing the usage information
for the license type loaded on the node from which you are
executing the SHOW LICENSE/USAGE command. To find out the usage
of the other license type loaded on another node, issue the
command on that node. You can also use the System Management
(SYSMAN) utility to do this.
In an OpenVMS Cluster, usage information is limited to the local
license type. For example, VAX and Alpha availability licenses
are considered by LMF to be different license types. If you
are running both VAX and Alpha systems in a cluster, usage
information for availability licenses is limited to the local
system type. For example, if you have DEC C installed on all
nodes in your OpenVMS Cluster, you can display DEC C license
allocation on all the VAX nodes in the cluster from any VAX node
with DEC C installed, but you cannot display the DEC C license
allocation on the Alpha nodes.
Usage information is not available for unlimited licenses (a
license with 0 units). Clusterwide usage information is not
available for personal use or NO_SHARE licenses. Refer to the
OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual for more information on
license types.
2.17 - /WARNING_INTERVAL
/WARNING_INTERVAL=n
NOWARNING_INTERVAL
Displays a warning stating the number of licenses that will
terminate in n days. The default is 30 days.
2.18 - /WRAP
/WRAP
/NOWRAP (default)
Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to limit the number of columns
to the width of the screen and to wrap lines that extend beyond
the width of the screen to the next line.
The /NOWRAP qualifier extends lines beyond the width of the
screen and can be seen when you use the scrolling (left and
right) features provided by the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier.
| 3 - Examples |
1.$ SHOW LICENSE/FULL
Active licenses on node WTPOOH:
DVNETEND
Producer: DEC
Units: 0
Version: 0.0
Date: (none)
Termination Date: (none)
Availability: E (System Integrated Products)
Activity: 0
MOD_UNITS
VAX-VMS
Producer: DEC
Units: 0
Version: 0.0
Date: (none)
Termination Date: (none)
Availability: A (VMS Capacity)
Activity: 0
MOD_UNITS
NO_SHARE
The SHOW LICENSE command in this example displays all the
active licenses on the current node, WTPOOH.
2.$ SHOW LICENSE/BRIEF
Active licenses on node WTPOOH:
--- Product ID ---- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
Product Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release Termination
DVNETEND DEC 0 E 0 0.0 (none) (none)
VAX-VMS DEC 0 A 0 0.0 (none) (none)
The SHOW LICENSE command in this example displays a summary of
all the active licenses on the current node, WTPOOH.
3.$ SHOW LICENSE/OUTPUT=SYS$LOGIN:ACTIVE_LICENSES_OCT30.DAT
The SHOW LICENSE command in this example writes all the active
licenses to the file named SYS$LOGIN:ACTIVE_LICENSES_OCT30.DAT.
4.$ SHOW LICENSE/FULL PERSONAL
Active licenses on node PICCHU:
PERSONAL
Producer: DEC
Units: 100
Version: 0.0
Release Date: (none)
Termination Date: (none)
Availability: 0
Activity: 100
RESERVE_UNITS
Reserve: RANCE
The SHOW LICENSE command in this example displays information
about the product PERSONAL, as well as the name RANCE attached
to the product license (known as the RESERVE list).
5.$ SHOW LICENSE/TERM=10-JAN-2014 test0%
Active licenses on node PICCHU:
--- Product ID ---- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
Product Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release Termination
TEST01 DEC 0 A 0 0.0 (none) (none)
TEST02 DEC 0 B 0 0.0 10-JAN-2014 12-NOV-2014
TEST03 DEC 0 C 0 0.0 30-DEC-2014 (none)
TEST04 DEC 0 D 0 0.0 (none) 25-AUG-2015
TEST05 DEC 0 E 0 0.0 14-NOV-2016 14-AUG-2016
$ SHOW LICENSE/RELEASE=10-JAN-2014/SINCE test0%
Active licenses on node PICCHU:
--- Product ID ---- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
Product Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release Termination
TEST02 DEC 0 B 0 0.0 10-JAN-2014 12-NOV-2014
TEST03 DEC 0 C 0 0.0 30-DEC-2014 (none)
TEST05 DEC 0 E 0 0.0 14-NOV-2016 14-AUG-2016
$ SHOW LICENSE/RELEASE=10-JAN-2014/BEFORE test0%
Active licenses on node PICCHU:
--- Product ID ---- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
Product Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release Termination
TEST01 DEC 0 A 0 0.0 (none) (none)
TEST04 DEC 0 D 0 0.0 (none) 25-AUG-2015
In these examples, the SHOW LICENSE command uses the /TERM,
/RELEASE, /SINCE and /BEFORE qualifiers.
6.$ SHOW LICENSE/UNIT_REQUIREMENTS
VMS/LMF Charge Information for node PICCHU
This is a VAX 6000-420, hardware model type 160
Type: A, Units Required: 93 (VMS Capacity)
Type: B, * Not Permitted * (VMS Server)
Type: C, * Not Permitted * (VMS Concurrent User)
Type: D, * Not Permitted * (VMS Workstation)
Type: E, Units Required: 400 (System Integrated Products)
Type: F, Units Required: 1200 (Layered Products)
Type: G, * Not Permitted * (VMS Reserved)
Type: H, * Not Permitted * (Alpha Layered Products)
Type: I, Units Required: 1200 (Layered Products)
In this example, the /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier displays
information in the License Unit Requirement Table (LURT).
7.$ SHOW LICENSE/WARNING_INTERVAL=8000 test0%
Active licenses on node PICCHU:
--- Product ID ---- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
Product Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release Termination
TEST01 DEC 0 A 0 0.0 (none) (none)
TEST02 DEC 0 B 0 0.0 10-JAN-2014 12-NOV-2014
TEST03 DEC 0 C 0 0.0 30-DEC-2014 (none)
TEST04 DEC 0 D 0 0.0 (none) 25-AUG-2015
TEST05 DEC 0 E 0 0.0 14-NOV-2016 14-AUG-2016
%SHOW-I-TERMIMM, 3 licenses will terminate in 8000 days
The /WARNING_INTERVAL qualifier in this example displays three
licenses that will terminate in 8000 days.
8.$ SHOW LICENSE/USAGE/FULL DECWRITE-USER
View of loaded licenses from node SLTG24 29-DEC-2001 13:36:22.23
ACTIVITY license DECWRITE-USER usage information:
Pid Process Name Units Username Node
416000E6 MACAHAY 100 MACAHAY SLTG24
416000E7 MACAHIGH 100 MACAHIGH SLTG24
416000E8 ALICE 100 ALICE SLTG24
416000E9 MORGEN 100 MORGEN SLTG24
416000F1 ANGEL 100 ANGEL SLTG24
416000F2 ANGEL_1 100 ANGEL SLTG24
Units loaded: 2000 Units allocated: 600 Units available: 1400
The SHOW LICENSE command in this example lists the current
users of the activity license for the product DECwrite. For
each instance of use of the product, the process identification
(PID), process name, node, and user name are identified. The
units column shows the number of units allocated for each
particular invocation of the product. The last line displays
the units loaded when the LICENSE LOAD command was given, the
total number of units currently allocated, and the total of
unused (available for others to use) units.
9.$ SHOW LICENSE/USAGE/FULL TEST_PER
View of loaded licenses from node: SLTG24 30-DEC-2001 15:45:59
PERSONAL USE license DEC TEST_PER usage information:
Units Reserved for:
100 UNCLE
100 AUNT
100 NEPHEW
100 NIECE
Units loaded: 600 Units reserved: 400 Units available: 200
This example shows a personal use license. The DEC TEST_PER
product has enough units for six reservations with 100 units
for each reservation. The license database (LDB) only has
a total of four names in the reserve list attached to this
product. If the license administrator (usually the system
manager) wants to take full advantage of this license and adds
2 more names to the reserve list, he should use the following
commands to update the product information:
$ LICENSE MODIFY TEST_PER/RESERVE=(NAME, ANOTHER_NAME)/ADD
$ LICENSE UNLOAD TEST_PER
$ LICENSE LOAD TEST_PER
If this product is used in a cluster environment, you may use
the SYSMAN utility to unload and load the license.
10.$ SHOW LICENSE/USAGE/FULL TEST_CAP
View of loaded licenses from node: SLTG24 30-DEC-2001 15:45:59
Availability license DEC TEST_CAP usage information:
Units Node
10 SLTG24
10 SLTG43
600 TORN8O
600 LTNUP
Units loaded: 620 Units allocated: 1220 Units available: ***
In this example, the number of units allocated appears to be
greater than the total units loaded and the units available
value is three asterisks (***).
When you see three asterisks (***) as the number of units
available, it is generally not a cause for alarm. This
situation might arise when the license database (LDB) has
been updated on disk, but the new information has not been
propagated to the license database in memory on all nodes in
the cluster. This node, SLTG24, happens to be one of the nodes
that has not received the latest LDB information.
To update the information in the license database in memory for
the TEST_CAP product, enter the following commands:
$ LICENSE UNLOAD TEST_CAP
$ LICENSE LOAD TEST_CAP
The next time you issue the SHOW LICENSE/USAGE command the
three asterisks (***) in display should disappear. If,
however, you are using multiple LDB files in a cluster, you
should read the section on the license database in the OpenVMS
License Management Utility Manual.
11.$ SHOW LICENSE/UNIT_REQUIREMENT/CLUSTER
VMS/LMF Cluster License Unit Requirements Information 24-DEC-2001
14:05:51.65
Node A B C D E F G H I
KARBO - - - 100 50 10 - - 10
JENJON - - - 100 50 10 - - 10
HELENE 143 - - - 600 2400 - - 2400
SHAKTI - - - 100 50 10 - - 10
Total Cluster Unit Requirements
Type: A, Units Required: 143 (VMS Capacity)
Type: B, * Not Permitted * (VMS Server)
Type: C, * Not Permitted * (VMS Concurrent User)
Type: D, Units Required: 300 (VMS Workstation)
Type: E, Units Required: 750 (System Integrated Products)
Type: F, Units Required: 2430 (Layered Products)
Type: G, * Not Permitted * (VMS Reserved)
Type: H, * Not Permitted * (Alpha Layered Products)
Type: I, Units Required: 2430 (Layered Products)
In this example, the display shows how many license units are
required for each license type (A, B, etc.) on each node in the
cluster. If a row of three asterisks (***) is displayed for a
node, it means that the node is in the process of booting.
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