Adding and Applying Licenses

To use a purchased license, you must first add it to the HP SIM License Manager database on the CMS, then apply the license to a specific managed system. The CMS keeps track of how many of each type of license are available to be applied to managed systems. As you apply licenses, the number of available licenses decreases according to the license model shown in Table 3-1.

	NOTE: The following procedures are used to add and apply licenses that are based on “5x5” keys (introduced with VSE Management Software version 4.0). Licenses To Use (LTUs) from earlier versions of the VSE Management Software or from the HP-UX VSE or DC Operating Environments are managed using the vselicense command or the “Scan for HP-UX Licenses” tool. For information about vselicense, see vselicense(1M). For information about the “Scan for HP-UX Licenses” tool, see Scan for HP-UX Licenses.

To add and apply licenses, follow the procedures listed in “Using HP SIM License Manager”. Licenses should be applied in the order shown in “Order in Which to Apply Licenses”.

To add and apply licenses, you must have administrative rights on the CMS and you must be authorized for the All Tools toolbox on the managed systems that you want to license. To assign administrative rights to an HP SIM user, select OptionsSecurityUsers and AuthorizationsUser and choose the “Configure CMS Security” option. To enable the All Tools toolbox, select OptionsSecurityUsers and AuthorizationsAuthorizations.