License Administration at Operating System Level with Program saplikey
You can use the program saplikey to install, check, and administer digitally-signed license keys in your SAP system.
It resides in the directory /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/run.
The database interface library is linked dynamically. To allow saplikey to locate this library, the following variables must be set in the environment of the user calling saplikey.
dbms_type = <database type> (such as ora, inf, ada, mss, db2, db4, db6)
DIR_LIBRARY = <Path_to_dynamically_linked_database_library> (for example, /usr/sap/ABC/SYS/exe/run)
User for saplikey: You must be logged on as the user <sid>adm. This ensures that all of the required environment variables are set correctly.
The saplikey program offers the following options: When you enter commands, always specify the profile: saplikey pf=<profile><command><product>
To run saplikey on IBM i, first enter CALL QP2TERM.
Command |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-delete |
Deletes installed license key |
-get -number |
Displays the hardware key, among other things. Run this command on the message server, for example by telnet; otherwise, it applies only for the local host. |
-help |
Help for -get, -install, -temp or -show |
-install |
Installs the license key. With the parameter -install <file name>, the license data can be read from the license key file. |
-show |
Shows all installed license keys |
-temp |
Installs a temporary license key |
-version |
Displays the version number of the saplikey program. |