Updating the product license
Usually, the output of the z/OS command D M=CPU is required for obtaining a new license. Requests for a new license are available through the BMC AMI Cloud support portal, or your BMC sales representative.
License Enforcement
The license is enforced by every action that is performed under the z/OS agent, the z/OS CLI and the management server web UI. When the license expires, only data retrieval actions are allowed. The following table lists the return code and messages for every action in accordance with the license status:
License | Details | Agent | CLI | Web UI |
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Valid | All actions | N/A | RC 0 | RC 0 |
Expires within 15 days | All actions | A message is displayed at startup and in the UI agent details | RC 0A message is not displayed, so that automation is not disrupted | An orange message is displayed at the top of all pages |
Expired | LISTRESTORERECALL | A message is displayed at startup and in the UI agent details | RC 04A message is displayed for every command | A red message is displayed at the top of all pages |
Expired | BACKUPARCHIVEFULLDUMPDELETEDELARCBACKDSNDELBACK | A message is displayed at startup and in the UI agent details | RC 08A message is displayed for every command | A red message is displayed at the top of all pages |
Invalid | Missing Wrong CPUIDWrong format | The agent would not start | RC 16CLI will not work | A red message is displayed at the top of all pages |