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Performing a Re-installation of HDLM

The following is the procedure for a re-installation. Some preparations before

installing HDLM are required. For details about such preparations, see

Preparations for an Upgrade Installation or Re-installation of HDLM on page

3-105

.

The license key is required when you re-install HDLM after the valid license

period has expired.

To perform a re-installation of HDLM:

1

.

Log on to Linux as the root user.

2

.

Prepare the license key.
Store the license key file (*.plk) in the /var/tmp directory, under the

name hdlm_license.

/var/tmp/hdlm_license

Notes on the license key for a re-installation:

When a permanent license key has been entered, you do not need to

create the license key file.
When a temporary or emergency license key has been entered, the

expiration date for the key is displayed.
If the temporary license key or the emergency license key is expired,

you need to update the license key file (dlm.lic_key) in the /etc/
opt/DynamicLinkManager directory.
When the license key file is not found during installation, the following

message appears, and the process continues: KAPL09090-W This
operation will now be continued without updating the
license.
For details about how to create the license key, see

Performing a New

Installation of HDLM on page 3-100

.

For details about the license key, see

Parameters on page 6-16

.

3

.

Insert the DVD-ROM and mount it.
If the DVD-ROM was not automatically mounted, execute the mount

command to mount the DVD-ROM to the fixed mount point.
The following shows an example of command execution when the mount

point is /media/cdrom:

# mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

The following table lists the fixed mount points for each distribution.

Table 3-64 Mount Point for Each Distribution

Distribution

Mount point

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4/

ES4

/media/cdrecorder

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