Sun boxes have a hostid that is used by the license. Windows and linux boxes use a MAC address. The Server ID is a value that is arbitrarily created by BMC at the time the license is generated to identify the server so they can distinguish between multiple arserver licenses.
Axton Grams On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Jase Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** > I keep speaking of MAC with the presumption that it directly translates to > Server ID. > Server ID is what changed. > Can someone confirm this? > > Thanks, > > Jase > > > On 7/22/08, Gary Opela (Corporate) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> ** >> >> I think that on some Dell servers you can control the MAC. I might be >> wrong though. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Gary Opela, Jr., RSP >> >> Remedy Engineer >> >> Leader Communications, Inc. >> >> http://www.5pointleader.com >> >> http://www.lcibest.com >> >> Best Product, Best People, Best PriceTM >> >> An ISO 9001:2000 Certified, CMMI(R) Level 3 Rated Company >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Tricky >> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:28 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Server ID Mysteriously Changed - >> >> >> >> ** >> >> How do you set one as a primary? I did ours by setting an interface >> metric of >1 on the NIC that I didn't want to be the primary. I just like >> to know if this is the correct way of doing it or is there a better way? >> >> --- On Tue, 7/22/08, Rick Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> From: Rick Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Server ID Mysteriously Changed - >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 10:18 AM >> >> ** >> >> Are there multiple NICs on the server? If so, and the box got restarted, >> it's possible that the "other" one got designated as the primary. >> >> Rick >> >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Jase Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> ** >> >> Hello All, >> >> I have a strange situation - I came in this morning and our dev server was >> giving the error "This copy of Arsystem has reached the max number of >> entries, etc.". >> >> I checked and it appeared our Server ID had changed, thus invalidating our >> server license. I thought only a hardware change to the box would cause a >> Server ID/MAC address change. >> >> I asked around and our hardware group says they didn't change anything. We >> don't have any virtual environments that would generate a dynamic MAC >> address. >> >> >> >> Does anybody have any idea what would cause this server id to change? I am >> perplexed. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Jase >> >> __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" >> html___ >> >> >> >> __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" >> html___ >> >> __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" >> html___ >> >> __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" >> html___ > > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
