Software Keys And Guidance For Lpar System Upgrades - IBM AS/400e User Handbook Manual

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The price of Software Subscription is the same, regardless of the software that has been
licensed to a system. Most AS/400 stacked software is covered by Software Subscription.
Customers who do not take out Software Subscription when they install Version 4 must either
re-license the software or pay the Currency Access Fee of Software Subscription in order to
upgrade to a new version or release.
For further information on Software Subscription, contact your IBM Sales Representative or
refer to the appropriate announcement letter. You can also refer to:
http://iws.as400.ibm.com/sftsol/subscription.htm
A current list of program products covered by Software Subscription is found at:
http://iws.as400.ibm.com/sftsol/subscription2.htm

Software Keys and Guidance for LPAR System Upgrades

Customers running logical partitioning may have more than one version or release of a
software product on the same AS/400 system. Version upgrades are acquired for customers
running in LPAR via software subscription just as they are for customers without LPAR.
For customers performing both a processor group upgrade and a release upgrade at the
same time, perform the processor group upgrade for the V4R4 products, and then upgrade
the release to V4R5. The necessary keys are sent automatically with this method.
For customers performing a processor group upgrade following the V4R5 release upgrade,
contact the key center to request necessary V4R4 keys at the higher processor group level.
When a processor group upgrade is performed, all processor-based products are priced
according to the Software Machine Group of the underlying AS/400e hardware model.
Keyed Stamped Media Distribution
Many OS/400 product features are available on AS/400 Keyed Stamped Media and shipped
with OS/400, beginning with V4R4. This provides on-demand delivery of these products and
features and allows a 70-day evaluation period for any of the provided products or features.
To use the software distributed on the keyed stamped media after the 70-day evaluation
period, a Software License Key must be ordered. Contact your IBM representative or IBM
Business Partner for ordering information.
New Software License Keys are required when the Version, Release, or Modifications Level
of the software changes. If the software is transferred to a different system, a new software
key is also required. Some software is keyed, based on the processor group. A new software
key must be obtained when the processor group changes.
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