BMC Software, Inc., Confidential and Proprietary Information
A-2 Administrative Products for DB2 Installation Guide
Overview
Overview
When the Contracts Administration department of BMC Software processes
a license agreement for a product, it issues CPU authorization passwords.
These passwords authorize specific CPUs (also referred to as processors) to
run the licensed product. Because BMC Software licenses its products for
use on individual CPUs, the passwords are product-specific and CPU-specific
(one license per product per CPU). To delete or replace an authorized CPU,
you must also have a password.
The types of passwords are as follows:
• Temporary passwords are issued for product trials or in other special
circumstances (for example, when a hardware failure prevents you from
using the authorized CPU).
• Permanent passwords are issued when you convert to a permanent
license, delete or replace a CPU, or modify the properties of a CPU or
the product-authorization tables.
You use the BMC Software Product Authorization utility to apply passwords
and to change your CPU configuration.
Note: You do not need to apply passwords or update CPU authorization
when you install product maintenance or version upgrades.
Passwords can be processed in either of the following ways:
• as part of an online procedure
• in a batch interface that uses a job that is supplied on the product
distribution tape
This appendix describes the process that you use to apply passwords and to
reconfigure your CPU, either permanently or temporarily. If you have
additional authorization questions or concerns about the Product
Authorization utility, contact your BMC Software sales representative.
