How to Apply Passwords
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Appendix A BMC Software Product Authorization A-5
Temporary Passwords
BMC Software issues temporary passwords to customers who are evaluating
products on a trial basis or to customers who need to bypass product
authorization to run a product temporarily on an unlicensed CPU. Temporary
passwords have a specific expiration date, which is part of the password.
How to Apply Passwords
A password is an activation key for the software license, not the software
license itself. Apply your new passwords as soon as possible after you
receive them because temporary passwords have a limited lifespan, which is
typically 30 days.
You can apply the new passwords before you completely install the product if
you have installed the Product Authorization utility and have downloaded the
product load library. Also, you can apply the passwords even if the product is
not yet running on a specific CPU. For example, if your installation process
requires that you install and run the product on a test system before migrating
it to the production system, you can apply the password for the production
system's CPU, even though the product is not yet running there.
How Products Are Licensed
You must use the Product Authorization utility in the following situations:
• for product trials and permanent licensing
• when upgrading to a new CPU
• when an authorized CPU fails
Note: Although you do not need the Product Authorization utility for
product maintenance and version upgrades, you must consider
certain issues that are associated with these upgrades. See “Product
Maintenance or Version Upgrades” on page A-8 for more
information.
