| Task | Required Privilege Class |
|---|---|
| Register licenses
Audit licenses Schedule automatic license audits | System |
| Display license information | Any administrator |
If an ADSM system exceeds the terms of its license agreement, one of the following occurs:
For details, see "License Compliance". In either case, you must contact your IBM account representative or authorized reseller to modify your agreement.
The base ADSM server license supports an unlimited number of administrative clients, one backup-archive client, and a selection of removable media devices. For current information about supported clients and devices:
You must register a new license if you want to add support for any of the following that are not already in your existing license agreement:
The enrollment certificate files for all ADSM licenses are on the ADSM installation CD-ROM. You register those licenses you want by issuing the REGISTER LICENSE command with the name of the enrollment certificate file. When registered, the licenses are stored in a file named NODELOCK in the current directory.
If license terms change (for example, a new license is specified for the server), the server conducts an audit to determine if the current server configuration conforms to the license terms.
The server also periodically audits compliance with the license terms. The results of this audit are used to check and enforce license terms. If 30 days have elapsed since the previous license audit, the administrator cannot cancel the audit.
If the server uses a licensed feature and the license is not registered, ADSM issues a warning message. If the server is a try-and-buy server, the function fails.