I found the problem.. It was a mistake on my part. I did indeed update from the CDROM from 4.1.2 -> 4.2.0 however upon closer inspection I realize my mistake. I did an "update all" and the 4.2.0 CD includes a new fileset called Tivoli.tsm.license.cert which was not present in prior versions. As a result of doing an update all, this fileset didn't get installed. Also I notice Tivoli.tsm.devices.aix43.rte also didn't get installed.
This is what I was left with after doing an update all with first the 4.2.0 cdrom and then the 4.2.1 upgrade code from tivoli's website: root@casj01:/temp/tivoli/server_base# lslpp -L | grep tivoli tivoli.tsm.client.api.aix43.32bit tivoli.tsm.client.api.aix43.64bit tivoli.tsm.client.ba.aix43.32bit.base tivoli.tsm.client.ba.aix43.32bit.common tivoli.tsm.client.books.htm tivoli.tsm.client.books.pdf tivoli.tsm.client.web.aix43.32bit tivoli.tsm.devices.rte 4.1.2.0 C Tivoli Storage Manager Device tivoli.tsm.license.rte 4.2.0.0 C Tivoli Storage Manager License tivoli.tsm.msg.en_US.devices tivoli.tsm.msg.en_US.server tivoli.tsm.msg.en_US.webhelp tivoli.tsm.server.com 4.2.1.0 C Tivoli Storage Manager Server tivoli.tsm.server.rte 4.2.1.0 C Tivoli Storage Manager Server tivoli.tsm.server.webadmin root@casj01:/temp/tivoli/server_base# smitty install To fix the problem I did a smit install (install and update) and selected the two filesets above. I then did a smit install on the 4.2.1 update to install 4.2.1 of Tivoli.tsm.devices.aix43.rte. After a reboot, TSM was up and I could then register licenses fine. Problem solved.. don't use "update all" when installing a base level release is the lesson learned. Gerald Wichmann System Engineer StorageLink 408-844-8893 (v) 408-844-9801 (f) -----Original Message----- From: Charles Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: tsm 4.2.1 licensing Here's a tidbit that may or may not apply to you. ( if you upgraded from media distributed by Tivoli ( i.e. CDROM ) go ahead and ignore this ) We tried upgrading from 4.1.2 to 4.2.1 here from the upgrade available on the tivoli website ( specific URL thankfully forgotten ). This is bad. B.A.D. There was appearantly a major difference in the way that lic files are setup from 4.1.X to 4.2.X, and 4.1.X lics are never going to register with a 4.2 server. Our solution per many hours on the phone with support. Back down to 4.1.4. If you didn't do the upgrade from the download, and instead installed it from CDROM or something, please leeme know as we now have the media are considering making the change to 4.2.1 -ed Ed Anderson Backup / Unix Systems Administrator Dept. of Information Systems University of Mississippi Medical Center +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The information in this email is considered confidential information. In the event that you received this email by misdelivery/accident please delete it and disregard its contents. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/18/01 02:32PM >>> Same result.. tsm: TSM>reg lic file=mgsyslan.lic number=1 ANR2852I Current license information: ANR9634E REGISTER LICENSE: No license certificate files were found with the ./mgsyslan.lic specification. ANS8001I Return code 3. tsm: TSM>reg lic file=1mgsyslan.lic ANR2852I Current license information: ANR2853I New license information: Activity log is complaining about the license files: 10/18/01 12:22:14 ANR2017I Administrator GWICHMAN issued command: REGISTER LICENSE file=mgsyslan.lic number=1 10/18/01 12:22:14 ANR2852I Current license information: 10/18/01 12:22:14 ANR9634E REGISTER LICENSE: No license certificate files were found with the ./mgsyslan.lic specification. 10/18/01 12:22:14 ANR2017I Administrator GWICHMAN issued command: ROLLBACK 10/18/01 12:22:46 ANR2017I Administrator GWICHMAN issued command: REGISTER LICENSE file=1mgsyslan.lic 10/18/01 12:22:46 ANR2852I Current license information: 10/18/01 12:22:46 ANR9626E Invalid license certificate file: ./1mgsyslan.lic. 10/18/01 12:22:46 ANR2853I New license information: 10/18/01 12:23:29 ANR2017I Administrator GWICHMAN issued command: QUERY more... (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel) ACTLOG Perhaps I mishandled the upgrade. I went from 4.1.2 -> 4.2.0 -> 4.2.1 Gerald Wichmann System Engineer StorageLink 408-844-8893 (v) 408-844-9801 (f) -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Joshua S. Bassi Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: tsm 4.2.1 licensing Instead of doing it the old way, licensing now works by doing: 'reg lic file=mgsyslan.lic number=1' (or however many you are trying to license. -- Joshua S. Bassi Independent IT Consultant IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM Cell (408)&(831) 332-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Gerald Wichmann Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 11:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: tsm 4.2.1 licensing Is there a trick to licensing or why does tsm come back with this when I attempt to add a license: tsm: TSM>reg lic file=1mgsyslan.lic ANR2852I Current license information: ANR2853I New license information: tsm: TSM> And of course, no license gets added.. ? Gerald Wichmann System Engineer StorageLink 408-844-8893 (v) 408-844-9801 (f)
