License Management

In order to maintain the integrity, consistency and security of the SAP HANA database system, License management, and keys are used. There are several licenses and keys provided for the SAP HANA system which can be installed easily at the SAP HANA studio. You can understand these licenses better if they are categorized in accordance with their type

SAP HANA License management and keys are required to use HANA database. You can install or delete HANA License keys using HANA studio.

Types of License keys

License keys in the SAP HANA system can be classified into two broad categories. They are,

• Temporary License Key – These types of License keys are automatically installed during the installation of the SAP HANA database. Generally, these keys come with the validity of 90 days and you should request permanent license keys from SAP marketplace before the expiry of this 90 days period after installation.
• Permanent License Key − Permanent License keys are valid only till the predefine expiration date. License keys specify the amount of memory licensed to target HANA installation. They can installed from SAP Marketplace under Keys and Requests tab. When a permanent License key is expired, a temporary license key is issued, which is valid for only 28 days. During this period, you have to install a permanent License key again.

Permanent license keys are further classified into two types. They are,

• Unenforced − If the unenforced license key is installed and consumption of HANA system exceeds the license amount of memory, the operation of SAP HANA is not affected in this case.
• Enforced − If Enforced license key is installed and consumption of HANA system exceeds the license amount of memory, HANA system gets locked. If this situation occurs, HANA system has to be restarted or a new license key should be requested and installed.

Depending on the usage scenario of the organization, the corresponding license type needs to install the SAP HANA system. After the choosing the desired license, you can easily install the license in the integrated development environment, SAP HANA studio. There are different License scenarios that can be used in the SAP HANA system depending on the landscape of the system (Standalone, HANA Cloud, BW on HANA, etc.) and not all of these models are based on the memory of HANA system installation.