ibi™ FOCUS® License Keys
Article ID: KB0071557
Updated On:
| Products | Versions |
|---|---|
| ibi FOCUS | 708R through 9.1.1 |
Description
ibi™ FOCUS® License Keys
As of January 1st, 2023, the FOCUS licensing process and keys for FOCUS licenses have changed.
As a result of these changes, you need a new FOCUS license key if you are:
To request a new license key, open a Customer Support case and supply the following information:
Note:
Information on the new ibi™ FOCUS® License Management facility and installation instructions for installing the CPUPLATE are included in the following Knowledgebase Article:
New ibi™ FOCUS® License Management for z/OS Sites
As of January 1st, 2023, the FOCUS licensing process and keys for FOCUS licenses have changed.
As a result of these changes, you need a new FOCUS license key if you are:
- Renewing your contract.
- Upgrading your FOCUS release.
- Upgrading or changing your hardware.
- Changing your CPU serial number.
- Requesting a disaster recovery key.
To request a new license key, open a Customer Support case and supply the following information:
- Output from the "? CPUID" command issued from the FOCUS command line of your current version of FOCUS.
- Output from the “D M=CPU” system command.
- Output from the "? REL" command.
- Expiration date of your current or renewed contract.
| If you are using FOCUS… | You will… |
| Release 7.7.03M through Release 9.1.1 | Receive a standardized IBICPUID load module, which you will add to your FOCLIB.LOAD library. Note that a new site code may be provided. This module will be zapped with your new CPUPLATE. (Note that we will provide JCL to zap the new site code, if required.) You will also receive a PTF that must be run. The PTF contains JCL and object code to call the IBICPUID module. |
| Releases prior to Release 7.6.13 | Receive a standardized IBICPUID load module, which you will use to replace your existing module. Note that a new site code may be provided. This module will be zapped with your new CPUPLATE. (Note that we will provide JCL to zap the new site code, if required.) |
Note:
Information on the new ibi™ FOCUS® License Management facility and installation instructions for installing the CPUPLATE are included in the following Knowledgebase Article:
New ibi™ FOCUS® License Management for z/OS Sites
Issue/Introduction
This article describes the changes to the ibi™ FOCUS® Licensing process
Environment
This article applies to ibi™ FOCUS® running on z/OS.
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