3Com VCX V7000 Maintenance Manual page 257

Overview of a 6.0 to 7.0 Upgrade 257
Upgrading a VCX server requires installing the new software, then
switching from the old version to the new version. You obtain the license
key file after installing the new software, and install the license key before
switching to the new version.
Once you have installed the new VCX software on a server, obtain the
machine ID for the server by entering the following command while
logged in to the root account:
vcx-showmachineid
This command returns a value similar to the following:
SNAm-Fro7-vrJa-YKhH-H8az-db7Q
Your 3Com Voice Authorized Reseller will supply the license key that
corresponds to the machine ID. For the sample machine id shown above
the license key filename would be:
SNAm-Fro7-vrJa-YKhH-H8az-db7Q.activation,key
Save the license key file in the directory.
/opt/installtemp
3Com strongly recommends that you save copies of your license key files
in a separate, safe location. If any VCX server experiences a disk or other
failure that requires reinstallation of the VCX software, the license key file
must be available for that process.
Installing a License Key File
To install a license key, log on to the server as root and enter the
following commands:
cd /opt/installtemp
vcx-licenseinstall <license key filename>
These confirmation messages indicates that the license key has been
successfully installed.
Activation Key Successfully Validated
Success: Activation key validated and installed.
The license key is installed in the directory and the
/opt3com/licenses
activation key is symbolically linked to the license key file as shown in the
following example: