CA ALP License Update
for AIX

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Installation Instructions

1. Logon as user "root". If logged on already as another user, "su" to root.
   
   
2. Create a temp directory (e.g., mkdir /mytemp).
   
   
3. Download the appropriate lic98_<platform>.tar.Z file to this temp directory.
   
   
4. Change to this temp directory (e.g., cd /mytemp).
   
   
5. Uncompress the tar file by entering the following command:
   
   Uncompress lic98_<platform>.tar.Z
   
   
6. Untar the license files by entering the following command:
   
   tar -xvf lic98_<platform>.tar
   
   
7. Change to the newly created lic98_install directory (e.g., cd lic98_install).
   
   
8. install or re-install licensing by entering the following command:
   
   ./install
   
   
9. Run . /etc/profile.

Removal Procedure

1. Logon to the system as root.
   
   
2. Source /etc/profile using command . /etc/profile
   
   
3. Change to $CASHCOMP/ca_lic directory using cd $CASHCOMP/ca_lic
   
   
4. Remove licensing using ./rmlicense
   
   
5. Confirm removal of CA Licensing when prompted by rmlicense command.
   
   
6. unset $CASHCOMP and $CALIB from your environment using unset $CASHCOMP and unset $CALIB commands respectively.

Back up procedure

1. Logon to the system as root.
   
   
2. Backup /etc/profile
   
   
3. Backup /etc/profile.CA if present.
   
   
4. Backup /etc/csh_login.CA if present.
   
   
5. Note down symbolic link information for all the entries below if any is present and is a symbolic link.
   
   
• /usr/local/CAlib
  
  
• /opt/CA/CAlib
  
  
• $CASHCOMP/CAlib
  
  
• /ca_lic
  
  
• /opt/CA/ca_lic
  
  
• $CASHCOMP/ca_lic
  
  
• $CASHCOMP/lib
  
  
6. Take backup of all directories above that are present on the system and are not symbolic links.

Restore Procedure

1. Restore directories backed up in Step 6 of Backup procedure.
   
   
2. Restore symbolic links noted down in Step 5 of Backup procedure.
   
   
3. Restore backed up /etc/profile, /etc/profile.CA and /etc/csh_login.CA files.
   
   
4. Relogin to your account.

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