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Re: Hp3000 hpsusan
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Feb 2009 09:21:01 -0600
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The obvious legitimate reason to need it changed is if the system board 
fails and gets replaced.  That is a legitimate concern.

John Lee




At 05:10 PM 2/2/09 -0700, Gary Robillard wrote:
>Hello All,
>
> >>If not how can I change it? You can't as far as I know....
> >You don't know very far.
>
>Hmmm, not a very helpful comment...
>
>It isn't that the HPSUSAN (aka swid or software id) cannot be changed, it is
>stored in nvram (aka stabile storage, which is the ss in ss_config and
>ss_update).
>
>The HPSUSAN is set based on the original base model/product number and
>serial number at the time of manufacture (after all, it is supposed to be a
>System Unique Serial Number)
>
>The issue is that you cannot legally change it.
>
>You might be able to pay HP or a 3rd party (like Client Systems in Denver)
>that is licensed to use ss_config/ss_update to change it *if* you have a
>valid reason (for example, if your CPU board was replaced, but the swid was
>not set at the time, and now your 3rd party software does not work).
>
>Of course the question will be why you want to change it...
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gary Robillard
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>Of Captain Greb
>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:34 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Hp3000 hpsusan
>
>On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:32:31 -0500, Brian Donaldson <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>
> >If not how can I change it? You can't as far as I know....
>
>You don't know very far.
>
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