RE: v5r2 license expiration

["Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: midrange-l-bounces+srichter=autocoder.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+srichter=autocoder.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Walden H. Leverich III
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:26 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: v5r2 license expiration

>I've have tried a little bit to set the front panel to "04=ipl from cd" to
>reinstall either v5r1 or v5r2, but I cant up arrow/down arrow to 04.

>I thought 04 was the lamp test. At any rate try changing the IPL source to
>'D' on the front panel, and then IPL, that should IPL from CD. I don't know
>however if that will allow you to reinstall and avoid the 70-day window.
>Part of me says yes it will, afterall not too many people are willing to
>scratch install their machines every 70 days, and part of me says it won't
>since that would avoid the whole licensing check. At worst you should be
>able to recover from the tape backup of V5R1 -- you do have a backup, no?
><G>

actually, we do have a backup of v5r1, but the tape drive does not work on
v5r2!

I'll try "d" ipl from the v5r1 ( paid for ) cds.

thanks,

-Steve