Customer

Converting from a CPU License Key to Concurrent Sessions and Named Users January 2016

Context Customer has recently converted their license from any CPU based BI license to a concurrent session and/or named user based license. Customer requires guidance on the process to update the license keys in their system to remain compliant

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Overview 1.

Request new license keys

2.

Add new concurrent session and named user license keys

3.

Adjust user connection types

4.

Remove existing CPU license keys

5.

Check Compliance

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1. Request New License Keys After closing the license transaction, request your new concurrent session and named user license keys from SAP Service Marketplace Use this PDF for guidance on how to request license keys You will receive: • One license key for named users • One license key for concurrent sessions.

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2. Add New NUL and CSBL License Keys In the CMC, add the new keys to the ‘License Keys’ section. In this example, a NUL and CSBL license key has been added to an existing deployment that already has a 4 CPU license key.

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3. Review and Adjust User Connection Types Specify the users that you wish to use the concurrent session or named user metric. A user can use either the named user license, or the concurrent session license. 1.

Identify those users you wish to use the named user license model.

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Ensure you have a license key for that number of named users.

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All remaining users in your system must by configured as concurrent users.

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Configure those users to be ‘concurrent’

There are 3 ways to adjust the user connection types:  Manually  Using a script  Using a partner solution

For example: Your new license consists of 100 named users and 100 concurrent sessions. You have 1,000 users configured in your system. Pick 100 of those to have the ‘Named User’ connection type. The remaining 900 users need to be configured as ‘Concurrent User’. © 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

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Changing the User Connection Type Manual Method (1/2)

In the CMC, navigate to ‘Users and Groups’, then choose ‘User List’. You should see something like this: Find the user you wish to change and double-click

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Changing the User Connection Type Manual Method (2/2)

In the properties for a specific user, you should see something like this: Change the connection type from “Named User” to “Concurrent User” to enable concurrent session licensing for that user.

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Changing the User Connection Type Scripting Method

For systems with large numbers of users, the manual method is not scalable. You can use this script published on SCN to do a bulk update of user connection types http://scn.sap.com/community/bi-platform/java-sdk/blog/2013/05/14/scripts-for-user-management There are multiple scripts on this page. See the script titled “Change Users to Named or Concurrent”

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Changing the User Connection Type Partner Utility Method

Our partner APOS provides a free utility to perform a bulk change of user connection type from named user to concurrent session user. You can download this utility here.

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What Happens on Login

User requests logs in

System checks connection type: Concurrent User or Named User? Named

Grant login. Create named user session.

Concurrent

Are there free NO concurrent sessions?

Grant login.

Successful login

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Create concurrent user session. Reduce free session count

YES

Login fails. Display error message.

Failed login

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4. Remove CPU License Keys In the CMC, navigate to ‘License Keys’ You should see something like this:

Delete all the CPU license keys.

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5. Check Compliance After removing all CPU license keys, use the CMC and navigate to Settings > View Global System Metrics. This page shows the total number of user accounts, and will alert you if you have more named user accounts than licenses. Reduce the number of named user accounts until the error message goes away

Example showing a system with 1 NUL license key, and 2 users configured with the named user connection type. Note the compliance warning message.

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Compliance Checklist  No error message appears on the CMC page Settings > View Global System Metrics  The total number of processors on the license key page is equal to zero.

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Thank you

Blair Wheadon [email protected]