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Licenses and License Keys

When you receive a licensed product from us, you receive:

The product software and the License Management Facility software. You must install the LMF software even if you already have a copy installed, in case there are updates to the software. When you start installing LMF, it checks to see if a full reinstallation is necessary and, if so, asks if you want to proceed.
The product documentation. For some products this is partially or entirely paperless, and might be on the same CD as the product software, or on a separate CD.
The License Management Facility documentation, which includes this Guide.
A License Key Card, on which the license key is printed.

When you subsequently receive additional licenses for a licensed product from us, you receive:

A License Key Card, on which the license key is printed.

The license key enables you to use the product. Each license key enables you to use the product on one machine only and for a given number of users. Typically the license key is not limited by time. However, it can be time-limited if, for example, it is for a product under evaluation.

For details of your license obligation refer to your End-user Software License Agreement, or contact your sales representative.

The license key unlocks and activates the licensed product. Before users can use the product, you have to install the license key into the license database. You can add more license keys later, to increase the number of users who can use your licensed product, or activate another licensed product. You can install the additional license keys at any time, without having to reinstall the licensed product.

Note: Important:

The license key is proof of a valid license.

The license key is the valuable part of the licensed product. Without it, you cannot use the product. We recommend, therefore, that you treat the license key like any other valuable asset and keep it in a secure location before and after use.

Please be aware that we cannot issue a replacement license key if you lose the original.

64-bit Server Express on AIX:

If you install the 64-bit version of Server Express on AIX, you are issued with licenses for the 64-bit version. Any licenses associated with a 32-bit version of Server Express on AIX remain enabled. You cannot use 32-bit licenses with 64-bit Server Express on AIX, nor can you use 64-bit licenses with 32-bit Server Express on AIX.