Chapter 3
Licenses


Licensing Changes in This Release

With Micro Focus COBOL V4.1.30, the Developer Suite and Application Server applications will now terminate with a fatal error when the number of licenses being used exceeds the number of licenses that are available. In Micro Focus COBOL V4.0 and V4.0.1, only a warning message was issued when this situation occurred.


ATTENTION

If you are upgrading to Micro Focus COBOL V4.1.30 from V4.0 , you must obtain new licenses. The V4.0 licenses are not valid with Micro Focus V4.1.30.



How to Obtain Licenses

To obtain your licenses, you must perform the following steps:

  1. Obtain the following information:

  2. Call the IBM Support Center in your area with the above information to receive your new licenses. For the IBM Support Center nearest you, refer to the section “Support Center Numbers. 1-2

Before you can compile or execute programs with Micro Focus COBOL V4.1.30, you must first ensure that ptx®/LICENSE is installed on the same system where COBOL will run. Once you have received your licenses, refer to the ptx/LICENSE Administration Guide and the ptx/LICENSE Release Notes to perform the license installation.


Licensing Error Messages

This section contains information on some common error messages related to licensing. For additional information, refer to the ptx/LICENSEAdministration Guide.


No servers available for this vendor.

The license server is not running or the vendor "Micro Focus" has not been installed.


Version not found in database.

The license server is running, the vendor "Micro Focus" is installed, and a license for previous version is installed; however, a valid license for the current version is not installed.


License not found in database.

The license server is running and the vendor "Micro Focus" is installed; however, valid licenses are not installed.


Past expiration date on license.

The license server is running, the vendor "Micro Focus" is installed, and licenses are installed; however, the installed licenses have expired. For more information, refer to the section, "How to Obtain Licenses," above.


No licenses available.

The license server is running, the vendor "Micro Focus" is installed, valid licenses are installed; however, all valid licenses are currently in use. For more information, refer to the section, "How to Obtain Licenses," above.