Licensing BMC Compact RDS

You must obtain a BMC Remedy Action Request (AR) System license key to install the BMC Remedy AR System server that is required with BMC Compact RDS. A license key is a value that enables you to activate a license. In BMC Remedy AR System 8.0, only AR System server licenses require keys. Each key is tied to a particular host; a unique entry for each server is therefore required within the Add or Remove Licenses form. To request a temporary or permanent key, you must access the BMC Support Central Site at http://www.bmc.com/support.

To access the self-service license generator, you must have an active account with BMC Support and have an active user logon account on the BMC Support site. 

If you purchased your BMC Remedy AR System server license through a BMC sales representative or over the web, you can download the product from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) site. Access the EPD site from the BMC Customer Support website at http://www.bmc.com/support.    

To request a license key

1. Log on to BMC Support Central at http://www.bmc.com/support.
2. Click Licensing and Passwords.
3. Click Request a New License. 
   You can also click Request a Trial/Temporary License if needed. These licenses are valid only for 30 days.
4. Click I Agree.
5. Enter the required information for the license—for example, the purchase order number.
   1. Verify that your available licensed products and features you are attempting to obtain are related with 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.
   2. Select the correct BMC Remedy AR System server version (for example, *7.1 and Higher*).
   3. Enter the host ID of the BMC Remedy AR System server. 
       To find the Host ID, see To determine the server host ID using the ifconfig command.
6. Select AR Server under Product Feature and enter 1 in Quantity Requested.

7. Click Request License.

   Note

   You can request only one license key at a time.

Your license key will be sent to your email address.

To add a new application license

1. From your browser, log on to the BMC Remedy Mid Tier URL with the Demo credentials (Demo/clmAdm1n).
2. From the list of applications on the IT Home page, select AR System Administration > AR System Administration Console.
3. In the navigation pane, select System > General> Add or Remove Licenses.
   The Add or Remove Licenses form appears.
4. Click Add New.
5. From the License Type field, select AR System Server.
6. Enter 1 as the number of licenses.
7. Enter the license key in the License Key field.
8. Click Save.

9. Add licenses whenever you need them from the Add or Remove Licenses page.

   Tip

   Add only one license key per application but add enough user licenses for the various BMC Remedy ITSM applications that you are using.

    

   1. From the list displayed, select the type of license that you want to add.
      The License Type field is updated with the license type that you selected.
   2. Select the number of licenses and enter the license key, if applicable.
   3. Click Add New.

10. Click Generate License Usage Report to communicate license usage to your support and account representatives.

    Note

    Version 7.5.00 patch 003 and later of BMC Remedy AR System do not require keys for application licenses; keys are required only for BMC Remedy AR System server licenses.

To determine the server host ID by using the ifconfig command (Linux)

1. Open a terminal.
2. At the prompt, enter ifconfig.
3. Record the hardware address (for example, HWaddr 00:50:56:AC:04:10).
4. Remove all the colons from the value and convert uppercase letters to lowercase (for example,005056ac0410).
5. Use this information to generate your permanent or temporary license key.