RE: IBM i software keys for new P9

["Steinmetz, Paul" <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>]

According to our IBM Channel Administrator, I needed to "Register" our new system using a valid customer number and system number.
Go to the ESS website (where they typically get license keys) and under my entitled software (on the left) then choose the 'register customer number' option.  You will then be asked to register the machine's country (obviously US) and then put in the customer number
Then on the next page select the system number
The system number is different than the serial number, only a five digit number.

After successful registration, both regular keys and interim keys now appeared.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DrFranken
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 10:52 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: IBM i software keys for new P9

Let me clear up just a tick what Jim mentioned here.

Often companies use the 70 day 'Trial period' to do their migration. 
This is not allowed. IBM Sells what is know as 'ITLs' or 'i Temporary 
Licenses'. These are sold on the new server and are month by month by 
processor core. When purchased they ALSO give you the right to use all 
the LPPs licensed to the old box as those will be coming across.

So if you think you can migrate in one month you need one ITL for each 
processor core on the new system. If it's going to take you 3 months 
you'll need 3x that many.

Amazing to me how many BPs ignore this and let the customer break IBMs T&Cs.

Once you've completed the migration then you input the reduction keys 
(requested by your BP as Jim mentiones) onto the old machine and within 
a day you'll have the perm keys for the new system. The old system is 
thus rendered useless.

If you are in the situation Rob mentioned where you're swinging fiber 
cables as your method of migration then there is no system left to put 
the reduction keys into!!  Again discuss with your BP because IBM has a 
procedure for this as well. You will simply be required to indicate that 
you've migrated with this method and sign off that there is no internal 
disk on the old machine and thus no operating system there to 'reduce'. 
Once executed IBM will make the perm keys available to the new machine.

         - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.Frankeni.com
www.iDevCloud.com - Personal Development IBM i timeshare service.
www.iInTheCloud.com - Commercial IBM i Cloud Hosting.

On 12/5/2018 10:01 AM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:
> If you moved the software from the old box to the new box, your partner will
> have to request "reduction keys" from IBM.  You apply those keys to the
> donor system and take screen shots of the screens having done it, save those
> to a document.  You'll need to give that to your partner.
>
> Your partner will then request the new permanent keys for the P9.  Meanwhile
> the donor machine is essentially a vegetable.
>
> In short get to it so the 70 day trial does not get you.    Technically you
> should have configured the "migration" feature code, (and pay for it) then
> you would have the ability to keep both systems functional during the
> cutover.    Both systems would also be under maintenance (software/hardware)
> at that point too.
>
>
> --
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Agile Technology Architects
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Steinmetz,
> Paul
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 8:54 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: IBM i software keys for new P9
>
> When receiving a new P9, how long should it take before seeing the new IBM I
> software keys on the IBM support site for the new serial number make and
> model.
>
> 5062: No keys found for the selected operating system.
>
> Thank You
> _____
> Paul Steinmetz
> IBM i Systems Administrator
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