Article ID: 247944
Article Last Modified on 11/4/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5
- Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q247944
SUMMARY
The Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) Client Add Pack has the ability to record the usage history of the diskette. This information is written in the upper area of the Distribution Media Format (DMF) formatting, and can only be used by the Setup program. This article describes how you can view this information.
MORE INFORMATION
The Setup program has a verification switch that can be used to display the usage history of the SBS Client Add Pack diskette. To view this information, type setup -v at a command prompt, and then press ENTER. The following values are displayed:
Value: Signature
Description: The serial number of the diskette.
Value: Use
Description: Number of times the diskette has been used.
Value: Concurrent
Description: Number of licenses (in hexadecimal format) the diskette is able to add to SBS.
Value: Previous
Description: If the diskette has been used before, this number reflects the number of client licenses that were on the server before the diskette was used. If the diskette has never been used, this value is set to 0.
Value: MAC
Description: If the diskette was used before, the media access control (MAC) address of the network adapter on the server is written here. If the diskette has never been used, this value is set to 0.
Value: Current
Description: The current number of client licenses on the server.
Value: MAC
Description: The current MAC address of the NIC in the server.
If the diskette has been used before, the Setup program compares the two MAC addresses to verify that the diskette is being reused on the same server. If the values do not match, you are then prompted for a password. For additional information about this issue, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
233509 SBS 4.0 Client Add Pack Does Not Add Licenses After 4.5 Upgrade
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