Obtaining BMC Remedy license keys-7.1.00 or later

A license key enables you to activate a license to run software on a specific server. For each host, you must request a unique license key using the self-service generator.

To access the self-service generator, you must own an active user login account on BMC Support Central. If you do not know your user ID and password for the site, contact BMC Customer Support contacts for your region.

License key types

A product license key is required only for the BMC Remedy Action Request System server. While a product license key is not required for BMC applications, add-on modules, and users, you must purchase valid licenses from BMC in order to use these services. You are licensed to use only the capacity that you have purchased pursuant to your license agreement and applicable order.

Log onto BMC Support Central using your Support ID to request either a Temporary or Permanent license key for the BMC AR System server.

To request a new license key

1. Log on to BMC Support Central at http://www.bmc.com/support.
2. From the main menu, select Resources > License and Passwords.
3. Click Request a New License. 
   You can also click Request a Trial/Temporary License if needed. These licenses are valid for 30 days only.
4. Read the BMC End User License Agreement through to the bottom, click I Agree.
5. Enter the required (*) information.
   
   • Verify that your available licensed products and features are related to the Support Contract ID displayed on the form. If the correct Support ID is not displayed, contact BMC Customer Support to help manage your support IDs.
   • Select the correct AR Server version, for example, 7.1 and Higher.
   • Enter the host ID of the AR System server.
     
     
   The product list with licenses applicable to your account updates automatically
   

6. Find the line that contains the desired Product Feature, and under Quantity Requested, enter 1.

7. Click Request License.

   You can request only 1 license key at a time.
   Your license key will be sent to your email address.

Finding the host ID of the BMC Remedy AR System server

To find the host ID of a Windows server

1. Open a command window on the server computer.

2. At the prompt, enter ipconfig /all

   Example of Windows command prompt

   Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
   (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
   
   C:\Users\Administrator>ipconfig /all
   
   Windows IP Configuration
   
      Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server-example
      Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
      Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
      IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
      WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
      DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : calbro.com
   
   Ethernet adapter:
   
      Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : vm.calbro.com
      Description . . . . . . . . . . . : vmxnet3 Ethernet Adapter #2
      Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-B0-AB-3D-07
      DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
      Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
      Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::65b9:1dd9:4c5e:301d%13(Preferred)
      IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.10.10.33(Preferred)
      Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
      Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 16, 2016 10:17:03 PM
      Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 22, 2016 4:02:06 PM
      Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
                                          172.10.10.1
      DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.10.10.1
      Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 172.10.10.255
      Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 172.10.10.254
      NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

3. Find the physical address for the server computer. For example, 00-FF-B0-AB-3D-07.
4. BMC uses the physical address of the server without the dashes. In our example, the server host ID is 00FFB0AB3D07.
5. Use this information to generate your permanent or temporary license key.

To find the host ID of a Linux server

1. Open a terminal and log into the server computer.

2. At the prompt, enter ifconfig

   Example of Linux terminal

   [root@server-example ~]# ifconfig
   ens192: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
           inet 172.10.10.33  netmask 255.255.240.0  broadcast 172.10.10.255
           inet6 fe80::250:56ff:fe9d:2412  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
           ether 00:ff:b0:ab:3d:07  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
           RX packets 2227855  bytes 11196821767 (10.4 GiB)
           RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
           TX packets 770706  bytes 82529026 (78.7 MiB)
           TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

3. Record the hardware address. For example, ether 00:ff:b0:ab:3d:07.
4. BMC uses the hardware address of the server without the colons, and all uppercase letters are converted to lowercase. In our example, the server host ID is 00ffb0ab3d07.
5. Use this information to generate your permanent or temporary license key.