Prepare software license information for central site distribution

Start of change Use these instructions to distribute software license information for licensed programs by using distribution media and central site distribution. End of change

The software license information you must distribute is the usage limit for each product. The usage limit must be distributed to ensure that the product can be used on the target systems. Keyed products require more care than standard products because they require a unique license key for each target system.

Start of change To prepare software license information for distribution, complete the following tasks: End of change

Prepare license information for standard products. To distribute license information for standard products, you must set the usage limit for the target systems. After you complete this task, the usage limit will automatically be included on the distribution media.
Prepare license keys for keyed products:
1. Run the Add License Key (ADDLICKEY) command to add all the license keys for all the target systems to the license key repository. To learn more about the license key repository, see Add license key information.
2. Create the license key file using the Display License Key Information (DSPLICKEY) command:
```
DSPLICKEY PRDID(*ALL) LICTRM(*ALL) FEATURE(*ALL) SERIAL(*ALL)
 OUTPUT(*LICKEYFILE) LICKEYFILE(QSYS/QALZALPKEY) LICKEYMBR(QALZALPKEY)
```
  The license key file must be called QALZALPKEY in the QSYS library. Any other name results in a failure to install the license keys during the software upgrade.

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