From: John Santos [JOHN@egh.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 3:24 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: hobbyist license reg

On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Peter Watkinson wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> AT the Montagar License reg
> 
> 
> Hobbyist OpenVMS License Registration
> 
> page
> 
> it says cpu type
> 
> then
> 
> cpu serial number
> 
> I have an XP1000 workstation this isn't listed. AM I supposed to unscrew
> the heatsink then look at the cpu to get the cpu serial number? Is this
> absolutely neccesary?

Absolutely not!  Look on the back of the box for a serial number
sticker.  (It usually has model info as well, and serial number in
the form "S/N aannnnnnn" where "aa" is a two-letter code giving
the factory where the system was made, and "nnnnnnn" is a number.)

If you can't find a serial number, then make one up, e.g. PW00001
(for Peter Watkinson system #1.)

This serial number is only used for keeping track of licenses.
It isn't enforced by anything.  The system serial number is not
normally visible to software.  (Some Alphas have a serial number
field in the console environment variables, that can be set by
anyone using the console stand-alone, but the license manager
doesn't look at this.)

> cheers,
> 
> Peter 
> peter.watkinson1@ntlworld.com

-- 
John Santos
Evans Griffiths & Hart, Inc.
781-861-0670 ext 539