Re: How does one apply a new UAK (Update Access Key)?

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rob, curious question.  If you didn't check this, how would the system
notify you of this in advance.

On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 3:25 PM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have a P8.
> I am using HMC 9.
>
> I used Systems, Action, Updates, View System Information and can see when
> the UAK expires.
> I went to ESS, "My entitled hardware", "UAK - View, Download and Request
> Keys" at https://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/ProtectedServlet.wss and
> requested a new key.  It expires next June and gave me this long string as
> the key.
>
> So far so good.
>
> Now, how do I actually apply this key?
>
> ....
> Argh!  I keep forgetting "View" as in "View System Properties" on the HMC
> doesn't really mean just "view".  It means view, update and otherwise muck
> around in here.
>
> So I opened up my HMC 9.  Go into All Systems, select the system, Actions,
> View System Properties, Capacity on Demand, CoD functions, Enter CoD code,
> and paste that new code here.
> I used Systems, Action, Updates, View System Information and can see when
> the new UAK expires.
>
> Just sharing in case anyone has to figure this out.
>
> Rob Berendt
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