Altigen AltiWare ACC 5.1 Administration Manual page 44

1. Make sure the server software is loaded with 5.1 Update1 or above.
2. You may need to enter the serial number of the chassis associated with this
system. A valid chassis serial number is required. If the SA is purchased prior
to 12/31/2007 and the chassis is in warranty, the hardware warranty expiration
date of this chassis is set to 12/31/2008.
3. During first-time Software Assurance purchase for an existing system, a one-
time option to reduce license counts is offered:
All the license counts, except the base license, can be decreased.
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New license keys will be generated for those reduced licenses.
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No credit is remembered after the product registration is performed.
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It is highly recommended that you receive a written confirmation from the
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customer before making this change.
4. Product registration is performed and an e-mail with license activation file
attachment is sent to the purchaser.
4. 5.1 upgrade from 5.0A
1. You must purchase Software Assurance prior to upgrading your server software
to 5.1 Update1.
2. If you have a new system loaded with 5.0A software, you must perform 5.0A
product registration and make sure the 5.0A license activation exctl file is
copied under \altiserv\db folder before continuing with the following steps.
3. Download the registration tool, 50A_SA_Tool.exe from the AltiGen Dealer Web
Site, and run this tool on the 5.0A AltiServ system to generate an HTML file,
register.htm.
4. Double-click this HTML file. You are redirected to the Assurance & Warranty web
site.
5. If ACC 5.1 is the intended target release, you are questioned to determine if this
is appropriate (some ACC 5.0A features are not supported in ACC 5.1).
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