SAP License Managment

SAP License :

To use the R/3 System, you require a license key. This key prevents unauthorized use of the R/3 software. The SAP license is dependent on your R/3 message server.

When you install your R/3 System, a temporary license is installed. This temporary license is valid for four weeks, starting from the date of installation. Before the temporary license expires, you must have obtained a license key. For your own convenience, we recommend that you apply for your permanent license key as soon as possible after installing or upgrading your R/3 System.

  

Locating Your Customer Key :

1. Find out the host on which the message server is running by looking at parameter rdisp/mshost in profile/usr/sap/<SAPSID>/SYS/profile/DEFAULT.PFL . This parameter specifies the host on which the message server is started.
   rdisp/mshost =hs0011In this example, the message server is started on host hs0011.
2. Using command saplicense -get (AS/400: saplicense '-get'), determine the 11-position customer key of the host.
3. Log on to the host on which the message server is running at operating system level as user <sapsid>adm (AS/400: user <SID>OFR) .

Requesting an SAP License Key :

1. Log on to OSS.
   
2. Choose Registration ® Registration R/3 System ® License key.
   
3. Double click on the plus sign (+) to the left of the installation for which you wish to request a new license key. This displays all licensed systems for that installation.

3. Position your cursor on the line beginning NEW Request new system.
   
4. To request a new key, select New key.
   
5. Check that the data displayed is correct and supplement as required.
   
6. Select Request key.
   
7. To see the current status of your license request, look in the Comments column.

You will receive a fax from SAP providing information about your new license key, which is also available via OSS. Your system landscape will be updated automatically in OSS.

Once the new license key has been assigned, you can display it by selecting Display license key. A pop-up window is displayed containing the license key and all the license data for your system.

To avoid having to type this license data in by hand (and risk mistyping something), select Export script. This function allows you to import the R/3 license key file into your system. Alternatively, you can copy the information into your system via cut and paste.

 Installing an SAP License :

Prerequisites

The 24-position license key, which you receive from SAP by fax.

Procedure

1. Log on to the host on which the central SAP instance is running at operating system level as user <sapsid>adm (UNIX and NT) or <SID>OFR (AS/400).

Call saplicense -install [ifile=<filename>] (AS/400: saplicense '-install [ifile=<filename>]' ). If you are using an R/3 license key file, enter it as the <filename> . This file is created in OSS when your license key is assigned. If you are unable to download the installation file to your system, you can copy the contents of the file with cut and paste.
Example of an R/3 license key file:#
SAPSYSTEM=C11
CUSTOMER-KEY=A0123456789
INSTNO=0123456789
EXPIRATION=99991231
LKEY=012345678901234567891234
#If you are entering the data manually (that is, you are leaving out the optional parameter), make sure that you enter the key correctly, for example, that you distinguish between the number 0 and the uppercase letter O.
Example for entering the license data manuallySpecify your sap system name:
SAP SYSTEM NAME = PRD
Specify your customer key:
CUSTOMER KEY = D1889390344
Specify your installation number:
INSTALLATION NO = 0005500021
Specify your expiration date:
EXPIRATION_DATE [YYYYMMDD] = 99991231
Specify your license key:
LICENSE_KEY 1...5....0....5....0...4
LICENSE_KEY = 9KJDYITLVLPRZS9WXVS8SNTN
saplicense: License successfully installed

The license is now installed and activated.                                                                          

Check whether you can log on to the R/3 System.

After logging on, choose System ® Status.
Check whether the following SAP system data agrees with the data just entered:

• Installation number
• License expiration

If you can log on and the data is correct, the license was correctly installed.Troubleshooting

• If you get the following message when installing the license:

saplicense: License not installed, *** Wrong license data specifiedyou probably mistyped one of the values. Please make sure that you use the correct uppercase/lowercase in the entries.Also note that the Backspace (delete character) key is not set correctly on some terminals. You should therefore avoid using this key.

• It is not necessary to start/stop the R/3 System in order to install the license. The installed license becomes active immediately.

• If you experience any problems installing the license key, enter a problem message in OSS specifying component XX-SER-SWFL-LIC.