FILE NAME: hp-pel-1.0.2-1.sles10.linux.rpm TITLE: HP ProLiant Essentials Licensing for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 [x86/AMD64/EM64T] VERSION: 1.0.2 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Software Solutions DIVISIONS: Enterprise and Mainstream Servers OPERATING SYSTEM: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 [x86/AMD64/EM64T] PREREQUISITES: EFFECTIVE DATE: August 24, 2007 SUPERSEDES: 1.0.2-1 DESCRIPTION: This RPM (RPM Package Manager) package contains the HP ProLiant Essentials Licensing package for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 [x86/AMD64/EM64T]. ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES: Added support for latest ProLiant NC series NICs. Added support for latest distribution updates. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the hp-pel-1.0.2-1.sles10.linux.rpm and hp-pel-1.0.2-1.sles10.linux.txt to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. 2. Refer to the hp-pel-1.0.2-1.sles10.linux.txt file for installation instructions. 3. After the RPM is installed, you may delete the previously downloaded RPM file. 4. Refer to the /opt/hp/hp-pel/README text file for additional information after installing the RPM. Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies ==================================README================================== HP Linux ProLiant Essentials License Manager Table of Contents ================= Introduction Known Issues Installation Adding INP Licenses Verification of installed licenses Removal Introduction ################################################################################ HP Linux ProLiant Essentials License Manager provides an infrastructure for maintaining Intelligent Networking Pack - Linux Edition license key codes for select software features available on ProLiant servers. It supports adding licenses and displaying the state of all installed licenses on the local system. Known Issues ################################################################################ None. Installation ################################################################################ Run the following command to install the HP ProLiant Essentials License Manager package: rpm -Uvh hp-pel-x.x.x-x.distribution.linux.rpm Where "x.x.x-x" is the version of HP PEL, and "distribution" is the distribution identifier. For the latest driver, firmware, and documentation updates, go to http://www.hp.com/servers/networking Adding INP Licenses ################################################################################ When you have a license, add the license key by running /opt/hp/hp-pel/nalicense -a license_string If you have an old license and are adding a new one, you do not need to (and can not) delete the old one. Just add the new license. Verification of installed licenses ################################################################################ You can check the status of all currently installed licenses on the system by running /opt/hp/hp-pel/nalicense -d [-l ] If you include the -l parameter, all information that would normally be printed to stdout will be redirected to the file you specified with . Removal ################################################################################ The database containing your ProLiant Essentials licenses will be deleted if this package is removed. You should make sure your hard-copy license strings from the Proliant Essentials packaging are available before removing this package. Alternatively, you can obtain the license strings by displaying all licenses on the system (see the Verification section). Write them down and keep them in a safe place. To remove the HP PEL package, run the following command: rpm -e hp-pel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2005-2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.