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If you use this command, you must get the license information onto the system before or after the
installation of copied IBM distribution media.
Distributing software license information on distribution media describes how to create a license
information file. If you name the file QALZALPKEY and restore it or send it electronically to the QSYS library
before the upgrade, all appropriate software license information is automatically loaded during the software
upgrade.
Estimating the size of a license key information file: If you plan to add a license information file to
your product media or send a license information file electronically, you can estimate the size of the
license information file.
Each license information file has a record length of 101 bytes. The total number of bytes is the number of
systems multiplied by the number of products multiplied by 101 bytes.
For example, if you have one iSeries server and one product using the license management function, the
total number of bytes for the license information file is 101 bytes (1x1x101). If you have five iSeries
servers and 5 products using the license management function, the total number of bytes for the license
key file is
Verifying software license key information is loaded: You should consider adding an additional step
to your distribution process to verify that the necessary software license key information is loaded on each
target site system.
Note: No IBM product has keyed compliance.
A warning message that specifies the date that the grace period will expire is sent each day the product is
used. The message is sent to the QSYSOPR message queue and any other message queues that you
have defined through the Change License Information (CHGLICINF) command.
There are two basic methods to verify that the necessary software license information is loaded on the
target site system.
Manual Verification
A person at the target site system should perform the following steps:
1. Run the Work with License Information (WRKLICINF) command. A list of all the installed products that
use the OS/400 license management function is displayed.
2. Press F11 to display usage information.
3. Verify that the usage limit for each product is not 0.
Program Verification
You can use QLPUSER or another program to verify that the usage limit for each product is not 0. Use the
Retrieve License Information (QLZARTV) API to retrieve the usage limit for each installed product that
requires software license information. Verify that the usage limit is not 0.
Distributing software license information for keyed compliance products - options: The following
four options are available for distributing software license information for keyed compliance products from
a central site system to a target site system:
1. Distributing on paper
2. Distributing on media
3. Loading software license information by using the QLPUSER program
4. Distributing electronically
16 iSeries: Using central site distribution to install multiple iSeries servers