Upgrading our System i 5 Server resources

[benito_lupercio]

Hi to all.

I have a Question.

We run SAP 5.0 on IBM System i 5 Servers, and on the coming weekend we will be Upgrading this Servers resources (New processors, more memory and more disk units). After a Full backup before the upgrade, i will be restoring the data on the same Server Upgraded (same serial number), so, do you know if i need to get new the Product keys?

Thanks in advance

Benito Lupercio

[former_member326852 · Accepted solution]

Hello Benito

As long as the system serial number does not change... DSPSYSVAL QSRLNBR, your SAP license will not need to be changed.

Only if you are doing a hardware upgrade under some circumstances you would need to ask IBM whether your hardware change is going to change the serial number or not.

Regards

Ken

[Former Member]

Hi my friend

License key is determined by hardware key and installation number. So in your case I'm 90% sure it won't change, but I've also seen it changes on a Windows host after replacing a storage fiber adapter...... Anyway, the worse case that you need to apply a new one which won't take more than 10mins nowadays.

Regards,