Name
bpminlicense — manage NetBackup licenses
SYNOPSIS
[-path license_key_file | -M server] [-debug] [-verbose] -find_keys | -delete_keys | -add_keys keystring1...keystringn
[-path license_key_file | -M server] [-debug] [-verbose] [-list_keys] [-nb_features]
-nb_ufid fid [-debug] [-verbose]
On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/
On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\
DESCRIPTION
The bpminlicense utility manages NetBackup licenses. The preferred method to manage NetBackup licenses is to use the panel in the NetBackup Administration Console. For UNIX servers, you may use the get_license_key utility to manage the NetBackup licenses. This action is preferred to this command.
Any authorized user can run this command.
For more about NetBackup authorization, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.
OPTIONS
- -add_keys keystring1...keystringn
This option adds license keys to the license key file. It accepts one or more keys as input. By default, the license key file location is
install_path\NetBackup\var\license.txtfor Windows and/usr/openv/var/license.txtfor UNIX and Linux.- -debug
Displays detailed information to standard error.
- -delete_keys keystring1...keystringn
Deletes one or more license keys that are specified with the key value from the license key file.
- -find_keys keystring1...keystringn
This option accepts one or more keystrings as input and finds it in license key file.
- -list_keys
Lists the licenses in the NetBackup license key file.
- -M server
Use the standard NetBackup license file from the specified NetBackup server.
- -nb_features
Lists only active NetBackup feature IDs. When this option is specified with the -verbose option, the command also lists the active licenses.
- -nb_ufid fid
Displays licensing information for a specific feature ID. For capacity-based features, the VALUE field is the total licensed capacity of all active license keys for the feature.
- -path license_key_file
Uses the specified license_key_file on the local system. The default is the standard NetBackup license file. The NetBackup license file is found in
install_path\NetBackup\var\license.txtfor Windows and/usr/openv/var/license.txtfor UNIX and Linux.- -verbose
Displays additional information to standard output. This option is ignored when used with the -nb_ufid option.
EXAMPLE
Example 1 - Display license information on feature 78, an OpenStorage Disk Option:
# bpminlicense -nb_ufid 78 0x05000000;PRID=6 (NetBackup Enterprise Server);FID=78 (OpenStorage Disk Option);SERIAL=0;VALUE=10; DEXPIRE=2007/07/31 01:00:00 0 (Not expired); UXDEXPIRE=1185861600 0 (Not expired); UKEY=OENP-24NJ-PTJT-PPPP-PC6N-PPPP-PNPP-PPPP-POC6
Example 2 - The administrator wants to know if an active SAN Client license is installed:
# ./bpminlicense -verbose OENC-CPP9-3ZUP-DO83-6PWB-8K4O-SKS7-774C-PPP6 OHNW-PPX2-PCDV-UPGP-PZUZ-NCZP-RXXO-GO49-G777-GOP file version = 0x05000000 time added = 0x46388201 Wed May 02 07:20:17 2007 hostname = hagar product ID = 6 NetBackup Enterprise Server serial number = 0 key version = 0x05000000 count = 0 server platform = 0 Any platform client platform = 0 Any platform server tier = 10 NetBackup Enterprise Server client tier = 0 No tier license type = 4 Not for resale OEM ID = 16 Unknown OEM: 16 Expiration = Not expired Tue Jul 31 01:00:00 2007 Time Left = 84 Days Firm Expiration = Not expired Tue Jul 31 01:00:00 2007 Feature ID = 84 SAN Client +