Lpar Systems And Guidance For Software Keys For Upgrades; Software Subscription - IBM i series Handbook

Software Terms
To operate on the designated serial number machine, OS/400 Version 5 requires a unique
OS/400 license authorization code supplied by IBM. The OS/400 License Authorization Code
is preloaded by IBM on new iSeries server purchases.
In the case of a hardware upgrade to a Version 5 server or a software-only upgrade to
OS/400 Version 5, the OS/400 License Authorization Code provided by IBM must be entered
at the time of installation. OS/400 Version 5 operates for 70 days without the License
Authorization Code. During those 70 days, the system generates daily warning messages
requesting that the customer obtain an OS/400 License Authorization Code from IBM. After
70 days, users are not permitted to sign on to the system. A valid OS/400 License
Authorization Code is required to reset the 70-day period.
For software-only OS/400 Version 5 orders, the OS/400 License Authorization Code is
ordered from IBM. Contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner for ordering
information.

LPAR Systems and Guidance for Software Keys for Upgrades

Customers running logical partitioning may have more than one version or release of a
software product on the same iSeries server. Version upgrades are acquired for customers
running in LPAR via software subscription just as they are for customers without LPAR. For
customers performing a processor group upgrade and a release upgrade at the same time,
the processor group upgrade must be performed for the V4R4 products followed by the
release upgrade to V4R5, to ensure the necessary keys are sent automatically. For
customers who do a processor upgrade following the V4R5 release upgrade, they need to
contact the key center to request the necessary V4R4 keys at the higher processor group
level. If a processor group upgrade is performed, all processor-based products will be priced
according to the Software Machine Group of the underlying iSeries hardware model.

Software Subscription

Customers must purchase Software Subscription when they move to Version 4 or 5. Software
Subscription entitles the customer to all future updates that are available during the contract
period for any eligible software that the customer has licensed. Additional licenses, user
programs, optional features, and processor upgrades are chargeable and not included
updates. Software Subscription is available at prepaid options of one and three years
(5733-SW1 and 5733-SW3 respectively). The products are not automatically shipped to the
customer. As updates are announced, customers have to contact their IBM Representative or
IBM Business Partner.
The price of Software Subscription is the same, regardless of the software that has been
licensed to a system. Most iSeries software is covered by Software Subscription. Customers
who did not take out Software Subscription when they installed Version 4 or Version 5, or who
do not renew their contracts before the renewal date, must either re-license the software or
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