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 – Description
The DCL command SHOW LICENSE displays software product licenses
active on the current node. An active license is one that has
been registered in the LICENSE database and has been loaded
into system memory. To register and activate software product
licenses, use the License Management utility (LICENSE) or
VMSLICENSE.COM. Some licenses are registered automatically during
product installation.
For a complete description of this utility, see the VSI OpenVMS
License Management Utility Manual.
To display licenses registered in the LICENSE database, use the
LICENSE LIST command.
3 – Qualifiers
3.1 /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.
3.2 /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.
3.3 /CHARGE_TABLE
Synonym for the /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier.
3.4 /CLUSTER
Use with the /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier to display the license
unit requirements for every node in an OpenVMS Cluster.
3.5 /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.
3.6 /FULL
Displays a summary of information about the specified active
product licenses, including Product Authorization Key (PAK)
options and the reserve list (if any). On Integrity server
systems, lists the products included in the operating environment
currently active on the system.
3.7 /HIERARCHY
/HIERARCHY (Integrity servers only)
Displays the hierarchy of licenses for operating environments
active on the current node.
3.8 /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.
3.9 /OE
/OE[=OE name] (Integrity servers only)
When OE name is specified, displays the settings for the named
operating environment currently active on the node. Valid OE
names are FOE, BOE, EOE, MCOE, and HAOE. When no OE name is
specified, displays the operating environment currently active
on the node.
3.10 /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.
3.11 /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, Scroll up one line.
Ctrl/B
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.
3.12 /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.
NOTE
On OpenVMS Alpha systems, the producer is shown as DEC. On
OpenVMS Integrity server systems, the producer displays as
VSI.
3.13 /RELEASE_DATE
/RELEASE_DATE=[date_time]
Allows listing licenses using release dates as selection
criteria.
3.14 /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.
3.15 /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.
3.16 /TERMINATION_DATE
/TERMINATION_DATE=date_time
Allows listing licenses using termination dates as selection
criteria.
3.17 /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS
On Alpha systems, displays information in the License Unit
Requirement Table (LURT). On Integrity server systems, displays
information about the type of system, the number of active cores,
and the number of sockets. The /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier is
incompatible with the product-name parameter and with the /BRIEF
and /PRODUCER qualifiers.
3.18 /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. see the VSI
OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual for more information
on license types.
3.19 /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.
3.20 /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.
4 – Examples
1.$ SHOW LICENSE/FULL
Active licenses on node WTPOOH:
DVNETEND
Producer: DEC
Units: 0
Version: 0.0
Release Date: (none)
Termination Date: 31-DEC-2012
Availability: 0
Activity: 100
MOD_UNITS
Product Token:
OPENVMS-ALPHA
Producer: DEC
Units: 0
Version: 0.0
Release Date: (none)
Termination Date: 31-DEC-2012
Availability: 0
Activity: 100
MOD_UNITS
Product Token:
The SHOW LICENSE command in this example displays all the
active licenses on the current Alpha node, WTPOOH.
2.$ SHOW LICENSE/FULL
Active licenses on node MACCHU:
C
Producer: VSI
Units: 3
Version: 0.0
Release Date: (none)
Termination Date: 31-DEC-2012
Availability: 0
Activity: 1
MOD_UNITS
IA64_ALPHA
Product Token:
DVNETEXT
Producer: VSI
Units: 4
Version: 0.0
Release Date: (none)
Termination Date: 31-DEC-2012
Per Core License
Activity: 0
IA64
Product Token:
OPENVMS-I64-BOE
Producer: VSI
Units: 4
Version: 0.0
Release Date: (none)
Termination Date: 31-DEC-2012
Per Core License
Activity: 0
IA64
Product Token:
The SHOW LICENSE command in this example displays all the
active licenses on the current Integrity server node, MACCHU.
3.$ SHOW LICENSE/BRIEF
Active licenses on node WTPOOH:
--- Product ID ---- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
Product Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release Termination
DVNETEND DEC 0 0 100 0.0 (none) (none)
VAX-VMS DEC 0 0 100 0.0 (none) (none)
The SHOW LICENSE command in this example displays a summary of
all the active licenses on the current VAX node, WTPOOH.
4.$ 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.
5.$ 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).
6.$ 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 VSI 0 A 0 0.0 (none) (none)
TEST02 VSI 0 B 0 0.0 10-JAN-2014 12-NOV-2014
TEST03 VSI 0 C 0 0.0 30-DEC-2014 (none)
TEST04 VSI 0 D 0 0.0 (none) 25-AUG-2015
TEST05 VSI 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 VSI 0 B 0 0.0 10-JAN-2014 12-NOV-2014
TEST03 VSI 0 C 0 0.0 30-DEC-2014 (none)
TEST05 VSI 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 VSI 0 A 0 0.0 (none) (none)
TEST04 VSI 0 D 0 0.0 (none) 25-AUG-2015
In these examples, the SHOW LICENSE command uses the /TERM,
/RELEASE, /SINCE and /BEFORE qualifiers.
7.$ SHOW LICENSE/UNIT_REQUIREMENTS
VMS/LMF Charge Information for node PICCHU
This is a AlphaServer 8400 5/440, hardware model type 1567
Type: A, Units Required: 2700 (VAX/VMS Capacity or OpenVMS
Unlimited or Base)
Type: B, * Not Permitted * (VAX/VMS F&A Server)
Type: C, * Not Permitted * (VAX/VMS Concurrent User)
Type: D, * Not Permitted * (VAX/VMS Workstation)
Type: E, * Not Permitted * (VAX/VMS System Integrated Products)
Type: F, * Not Permitted * (VAX Layered Products)
Type: G, * Not Permitted * (Reserved)
Type: H, Units Required: 1150 (Alpha Layered Products)
Type: I, Units Required: 1150 (Layered Products)
In this example, the /UNIT_REQUIREMENTS qualifier displays
information in the License Unit Requirement Table (LURT) for
the Alpha node PICCHU.
8.$ SHOW LICENSE/CHARGE_TABLE
OpenVMS I64/LMF Charge Information for node MACCHU
This is an HP rx2600(900MHz/1.5MB), with 2 CPUs active, 2 socket(s)
Type: PPL, Units Required: 2 (I64 Per Processor)
Type: PCL, Units Required: 2 (I64 Per Core)
This example displays the CHARGE_TABLE information for an
Integrity server node MACCHU with two active processor cores.
9.$ SHOW LICENSE/CHAR/CLUSTER
VMS/LMF Cluster License Unit Requirements Information 14-MAR-2010
06:39:41.54
Node A B C D E F G H I PCL
FISH 20 - - - - - - 1050 1050 -
SWORD 15 - - - - - - 1050 1050 -
SALMON 12 - - - - - - 1050 1050 -
MONGER 12 - - - - - - 1050 1050 -
GORDON 15 - - - - - - 1050 1050 -
ARTIST - - - - - - - - - 2
PAINTS - - - - - - - - - 1
Total Cluster Unit Requirements
Type: A, Units Required: 74 (VAX/VMS Capacity or OpenVMS
Unlimited or Base)
Type: B, * Not Permitted * (VAX/VMS F&A Server)
Type: C, * Not Permitted * (VAX/VMS Concurrent User)
Type: D, * Not Permitted * (VAX/VMS Workstation)
Type: E, * Not Permitted * (VAX/VMS System Integrated Products)
Type: F, * Not Permitted * (VAX Layered Products)
Type: G, * Not Permitted * (Reserved)
Type: H, Units Required: 5250 (Alpha Layered Products)
Type: I, Units Required: 5250 (Layered Products)
Type: PPL, Units Required: 3 (I64 Per Processor)
Type: PCL, Units Required: 3 (I64 Per Core)
In this example, the display shows how many license units are
required for each license type (A, B, etc. on Alpha and VAX
and PCL on Integrity servers) 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.
10$ SHOW LICENSE/OE
Current Operating Environment on node MACCHU at 8-MAR-2010
16:12:51.72
--------- Operating Environment ---------- ------ Units ------
Name Description Type Level Loaded Total
HAOE High Availability H 5 4 4
This example shows the currently operating environment (HAOE)
on an Integrity server node MACCHU.
11$ SHOW LICENSE/HIER/FULL
Operating Environment Hierarchy
-------------------------------
--------- Operating Environment ---------- ------ Units ------
Name Description Type Level Loaded Total
HAOE High Availability H 5 2 2
GWLM
MCOE Mission Critical H 4 - 2
RTR-SVR
VMSCLUSTER
VMSCLUSTER-CLIENT
EOE Enterprise H 3 - 2
AVAIL-MAN
RMSJNL
VOLSHAD
BOE Base H 2 - 2
DECRAM
OMS
FOE Foundation H 1 - 2
OPENVMS-I64
OPENVMS-USER
DVNETEND
DW-MOTIF
UCX
TDC
X500-ADMIN-FACILITY
X500-DIRECTORY-SERVER
CIFS
This example displays information about the available operating
environments, the hierarchy among them, and the products
contained in each OE on an Integrity servers system.
12$ SHOW LICENSE/OE=BOE/FULL
--------- Operating Environment ---------- ------ Units ------
Name Description Type Level Loaded Total
BOE Base H 2 4 7
DECRAM
OMS
OPENVMS-I64
OPENVMS-USER
DVNETEND
DW-MOTIF
UCX
TDC
X500-ADMIN-FACILITY
X500-DIRECTORY-SERVER
CIFS
This example shows all the products included in the Base
Operating Environment (BOE) on an Integrity server node.
13$ SHOW LICENSE OPENVMS-I64-HAOE
Active licenses on node MACCHU:
------- Product ID -------- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
Product Producer Units PCL Activ Version Release Termination
OPENVMS-I64-HAOE VSI 4 1 0 0.0 (none) 10-MAR-2011
This example shows licensing information for the HA-OE
environment currently active on an Integrity server node
MACCHU.
14$ SHOW LICENSE/WARNING_INTERVAL=8000 test0%
Active licenses on node PICCHU:
--- Product ID ---- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
Product Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release Termination
TEST01 VSI 0 A 0 0.0 (none) (none)
TEST02 VSI 0 B 0 0.0 10-JAN-2014 12-NOV-2014
TEST03 VSI 0 C 0 0.0 30-DEC-2014 (none)
TEST04 VSI 0 D 0 0.0 (none) 25-AUG-2015
TEST05 VSI 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.
15$ 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.
16$ SHOW LICENSE/USAGE/FULL TEST_PER
View of loaded licenses from node: SLTG24 30-DEC-2001 15:45:59
PERSONAL USE license VSI 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 VSI 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.
17$ SHOW LICENSE/USAGE/FULL TEST_CAP
View of loaded licenses from node: SLTG24 30-DEC-2001 15:45:59
Availability license VSI 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 VSI
OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual.
18$ 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
HELENA 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.
19.$ SHOW LICENSE/USAGE
View of loaded licenses from node REDSOX 8-MAR-2010 16:20:11.14
------- Product ID ---- ---- Unit usage information ------
Product Producer Loaded Allocated Available Compliance
C VSI 250 0 250 Yes
DVNETEXT VSI 4 3 1 Yes
OPENVMS-I64-BOE VSI 2 2 0 Yes
OPENVMS-I64-HAOE VSI 20 8 12 Yes
VAXSET VSI 10 8 2 Yes
This example shows how many license units are loaded, how many
are currently allocated, and how many are available on REDSOX,
an Integrity servers system. The last column in the display
shows that are products are in compliance with their license
unit requirements.
20.$ SHOW LICENSE/USAGE
View of loaded licenses from node HOVMS2 8-MAR-2010 08:38:17.13
------- Product ID -------- ---- Unit usage information --------
Product Producer Loaded Allocated Available Compliance
OPENVMS-I64-HAOE VSI Virtual Machine guest, no usage information
Issuing the SHOW LICENSE/USAGE command from an OpenVMS guest
cluster member displays the text "Virtual Machine guest, no
usage information" for PCL licenses loaded on the system. There
is essentially no usage charge against the license units for
OpenVMS guest nodes since multiple guests can run on the same
host using the same license units.