Re: [foxboro] Adding a DM license

Old-timers???  We still use DM exclusively.  :(

The dmcfg file is only part of the equation.  You will have to update the
System Definition and run the commit through the WP.


Steve



foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 12/11/2008 12:53:35 PM:

> My recallection is they need to be added with sysdef
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of duc.do@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:29 AM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [foxboro] Adding a DM license
>
> Hi list,
>
> I'm running into a stumper in the Display Manager licensing area. I need
> to pick the brain of some old-timers who still use DM.
>
> I've recently purchased two additional DM licenses to add to a WP51D. I
> edited the file /usr/fox/customer/hi/dmcfg to add these licenses along
> with their associated AM screens. I rebooted the WP, and the new DM
> licenses show up in the DM_Usage screen. So far so good.
>
> However, I cannot use them because the license count at the bottom of
> the screen did not change from the previous count of 6. Once 6 DMs have
> been invoked, I get the "No DM License Available" message, even though
> the DM_Usage screen shows two more unused.
>
> Short of redefining the number of DM licenses in SysDef and recommitting
> this WP, is there a file (or files) I can edit to change the total
> license count?
>
> (I tried editing IIF.lum and IIF.prm but suffice to say that this didn't
> provide the desired result.)
>
> BTW, this is a legitimate DM addition (my sales guy is on this list and
> can vouch for our purchase of the DM licenses). But I can see where
> answering this question can open up a Pandora's box of issues. So, feel
> free to reply off-list if you'd rather.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Duc

 
 
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