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Requesting a new Cobwebb Server Security Code

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For your Live Cobwebb Server

You may be moving the Cobwebb Server software to a new server or your Cobwebb Server licence may have expired. To request a new Security Code from Cobwebb please do the following from an IBM i session.

ADDLIBLE CPPD

GO CPPD

Select option 4 PPD Security

From Version 6.2.24 - Press F14=Command string and this will display a screen with all of the Security details.

Now you need to copy the details from the screen so, either select the details from the screen with your mouse and press Ctrl C or, select Copy from the Edit menu and this will copy the entire screen. Now Paste these details into an email and send this to Cobwebb Support.

You will be emailed a CHGPPDAUT command string with all your security details. From version 6.2.24 of the Cobwebb Server software all you need to do is to make sure that you have the library CPPD in your library list, then paste the command string into a command line and press enter. Alternatively you can manually enter the information into the PPD Security (option 4 from the CPPD menu.)

For your Disaster Recovery (DR) Server

If your Disaster Recovery server does not have CPPD installed then, in addition to providing Cobwebb with the above details from your Live Cobwebb server, you will need to provide the following from your DR server:

Description

Example

System Serial Number

65DC3A3

Model

M15

Logical Partition

1

System Serial Number

Enter DSPSYSVAL QSRLNBR on a command line to return the following:

Serial number  . . . . :    65DC3A3

Model

Enter DSPSYSVAL QMODEL on a command line to return the following:

Model number . . . . . :    M15

Partition

In order to retrieve the Partition information you must be logged on to the Server with a User with *SECADM authority.

Enter GO SERVICE on a command line and select Option 6. Display service registration information.

Logical partition  . . . . :   1

Requesting a new Spool-a-matic Licence

If you need a new licence key for Spool-a-matic then we will need the following information from you:

Description

Example

System Serial Number

65DC3A3

Processor Group

P05

Model

M15

Operating System Version

V6R1M0

Spool-a-Matic Version

V2R5M0

This information may be retrieved by using the following two commands:

WRKLICINF

Enter WRKLICINF on a command line to return the following:

System serial number . . . . . . . . . : 65DC3A3

Processor group  . . . . . . . . . . . : P05

License Term:    V6R1M0

Page down until you find the entry "2A55SAM VnRnMn    5001    Spool-a-Matic - Gumbo Software, Inc" which will give you the Spool-a-Matic Version that you have installed.

DSPSYSVAL QMODEL

Enter DSPSYSVAL QMODEL on a command line to return the following:

Model number . . . . . : M15