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Service Manager: Saving your license key/password

file to your system
The following is the procedure to save an Autopass license, a .dat file or several .dat files
that HP License Delivery Center (HP LDC) has sent to you. These files contain the licensing
data required to use the applicable Service Manager modules. After you receive these files,
you must move them to the Service Manager server.
For Windows
Follow these steps to save your license key/password file to your system:
1. Rename the .dat file to a .txt file so that you can open it with a text editor. Example: from
J8888X1624204.dat to J8888X1624204.txt
2. Create a file, LicFile.txt, to store the license data in. The default location for this file is:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Hewlett-Packard\HPOvLIC \data
You need to create this file only once. If you request any additional licenses, you
should append those licenses to the end of this file.
3. Copy the license data from the license file and paste it in the LicFile.txt you created.
For Unix
This procedure must be performed by a user with root access.
Follow these steps to save your license key/password file to your system:
1. Rename the .dat file to a .txt file so that you can open it with a text editor.
Example: from J8888X1624204.dat to J8888X1624204.txt
2. Create a file, LicFile.txt, to store the license data in. The default location for this file is:
/var/opt/OV/HPOvLIC/LicFile.txt
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You need to create this file only once. If you request any additional licenses, you
should append those licenses to the end of this file.
Copy the license data from the license file and paste it in the LicFile.txt you created.
3. Save the file LicFile.txt.
Managing the Service Manager license using Webware
The Webware license management options allow you to:
Move licenses to a different machine (i.e. regenerate license key using new IP address)
Generate a report of license information
Reprint license information. Reprinting or moving licenses can include changing the license
owner.
To use the Webware manage license process, go to: http://www.webware.hp.com and
select Manage licenses.