Howto install HANA license by OS commands hdbsql

You need to use OS commands to access the HANA Database and manage the license.

Because there‘s no HANA Studio or HANA Cockpit available to manage the license for some reason.

• HANA Platform 1.0
• HANA Platform 2.0

For single container system, you can follow below steps to install the license directly.

While for MDC system, you have to decide where the license needs to be installed. Generally, install system level license, you need to connect to system database.

And for tenant level license, you can connect to the specific tenant database to perform below steps.

1. Logon as sidadm user, connect to the Database via hdbsql.

• For single container system, please try below command:

> hdbsql -n <hostname>:3<instance no.>15 -i <instance no.> -u <DB username> -p <password>

• For MDC system, please try connecting to the system DB by below command:

> hdbsql -n <hostname>:3<instance no.>13 -i <instance no.> -u <DB username> -p <password>

• To install license in a specific tenant, please maintain the SQL port of the tenant DB in the command accordingly.

> hdbsql -n <hostname>:3<instance no.><tenant SQL port> -i <instance no.> -u <DB username> -p <password>

2. Enable multiline mode in hdbsql

hdbsql <DB name>=> \mu

3. You need a new license key, which you can download from Support Portal.
   
   
4. Enter statement  

   SET SYSTEM LICENSE ‘<license file content>‘

Please note to add quotation mark outside the content of the license file you just downloaded.

5. Execute the statement by command: \g

hdbsql <DB name>=> \g

See below screenshot for details:

Remarks:

Install the new license via hdbsql cannot replace the old license. Please consider to delete the old license key before installing the new one.

You can also delete license keys by executing the SQL statement UNSET SYSTEM LICENSE ALL.

2311999 - Permanent license import failed via HDBSQL

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