2213293 - How to Request a SAP HANA License Keys for SAP Suite and Analytics Products

Symptom

• How to request HANA license key
• Your license will expire in X days
• SAP HANA database license is due to expire
• License Key for SAP HANA, Platform Edition 1.0
• SAP HANA Studio alert in Administration Console
• Requesting SAP HANA Platform Edition license key
• SAP HANA datbase License Key for SAP HANA Studio
• Using License Key Generator Tool on the SAP Support Portal
• SAP HANA license key for use with SAP Suite products or BusinessObjects Analytics
• How to request a permanent license key to replace the temporary HANA License Key

Environment

• SAP HANA Platform Edition 1.0
• SAP Business Suite (with HANA database)
• SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Solutions from SAP (with HANA database)

Cause

Request new SAP HANA database license key under any of the following scenarios:

- Main memory amount has changed
- Currently using a temporary license key
- Hardware Key has changed (SAP Suite only)
- New installation number being used (e.g. System was reassigned to a new installation number)
- System ID/System Number for SAP HANA database changed (e.g. system migration, system copy, etc)

Resolution

To request SAP HANA license keys for use with SAP Suite products (or SAP BusinessObjects Analytics products), follow the 2-step process below which is also documented in the PDF, "How to Reqeust License Keys - SAP Applications on SAP HANA" on the License Keys page.   By following these steps, two separate systems (separate system numbers) along with two sets of license keys will be created.


Step 1: Request a license key for the SAP or BusinessObjects Analytics product 

1. Go to https://support.sap.com/licensekey
2. Select Request Key from Installation
3. Select New System (do not use an existing system)
2. Enter any 3-character System ID  (hit Continue)
3. Complete the form as needed, such as:

- Product:  For example, SAP Netweaver, SAP ERP, SAP BusinessObjects, etc.
- Database: SAP HANA
- License Type = Standard ^[1]
- Hardware Key from SAP System (see KBA 870871) ^[1]
 [1]View the generated license key and maintenance certificate (using Notepad) to confirm they contain the following:

SWPRODUCTNAME=NetWeaver_HDB    (License Key)
SWPRODUCTNAME=Maintenance_HDB  (Maintenance Certificate)

Install these license keys in SLICENSE^[1]or SAP License Manager. Be sure to delete any old licenses before installing new ones.
 ^[1] Applies to SAP Suite products only; does not apply to SAP BusinessObjects Analytics products.

Step 2 - Request a license key for SAP HANA database 

1. Go to https://support.sap.com/licensekey
2. Select Request Key from Installation
3. Select New System (do not use an existing system; system number must be different than the first request)t than the first (SAP) request from Step 1)
4. Enter a 3-character System ID which is typically the same as Step 1
5. If using the same 3-character System ID, ignore the warning that the System ID already exists
4. Complete the form by entering the system details as needed, such as:

- Product :  SAP HANA Platform Edition - Product Version:  SAP HANA Platform Edition 1.0
- Hardware Key: Must match HANA Studio hardware key (See SAP Note 1644792)
- License Type:  SAP in-memory Appliance Enterprise
- Expiration Date:  Leave the default value (12/31/9999)- Enter memory quantity of the system (Note: Contact your SAP Account Manager if unsure on the amount of memory licensed - the license utility does not check the amount)

View the generated license key (using Notepad) to confirm it contains the following lines:

SWPRODUCTNAME=SAP HANA
SWPRODUCTLIMIT=0000000128     (quantity varies)

Install this license key in HANA Studio. There will be no Maintenance Certificate created.

See Also

- Visit the License Key FAQ page here
- If SAP Hana License Key is expired or the HANA database system is locked down, see SAP Note 1699111 for troubleshooting
- Visit the SAP HANA Platform Edition 1.0 Info Page on the software download center

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Additional HANA Studio information (see attachment)
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View the HANA license keys in HANA Studio as follows:

1. Open HANA Studio
2. Select the system being used
3. Select Properties
4. Select License to display the following details about the current license key:

- License type (Permanent or Temporary)
- Start Date
- Expiration  Date
- Hardware Key
- System ID

This information is also available using an SQL command ‘SELECT * FROM M_LICENSE’.


View the HANA alerts (such as expiring license keys) in HANA Studio as follows:

1. In the Administration Console, select Alerts
2. Select Show: all alerts

Keywords

License key request , SAPHANA, SAPHANA database , HANAstudio, smp , sap support portal , licensekeys , keycodes ,

Header Data

Released On	03.09.2015 15:31:03
Release Status	Released to Customer
Component	XX-SER-LIKEY License keys for SAP systems
Other Components	HAN-DB-ENG SAP HANA DB Engines HAN-STD-ADM-DBA SAP HANA Database Administration and Monitoring XX-SER-LIKEY-BOJ License Keys for Business Objects Products
Priority	Normal
Category	How To
Database	HDB 1.0