Install SAP license at OS level

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1) Sample warning message of license expired

B) Steps to renew the license from SAP marketplace
1) Ensure the installation number for the license renewal:  System -> Status

2) Login to SAP marketplace: Keys & Requests -> License Keys -> Click on the relevant installation
    number

3) Click on the "Change details" icon for system that required license renewal.

4) Click "Continue"

5) Select the Certificate that required renewal and click "Change selected entry".

6) Click "Save"

7) Once the "Valid Until" shown the new date, click "Continue".

8) Enter the email address to receive the certificate and click "Submit".

9) Click "OK".

10) Request is being process ...

11) Wait for the email from SAP containing the new certificate details

12) Sample content of the new certificate.

C) Steps to perform the renewal at OS level

1) Example of insufficient permission to perform license renewal from SAP GUI

2) By using WINSCP or FTP, transfer the certificate received into the "prdadm" folder

3) File transfer successfully.

4) With PUTTY, login to OS level with root permission and perform the steps below:
    With root permission:
    - cd /home/prdadm
    - chmod 777 CERTICATE_FILE (change mode of the file)
    - chown prdadm:sapsys CERTICATE_FILE (change owner for the file)
    - su - prdadm

5) Execute the command highlighted below with prdadm
    With prdadm permission
    - cdpro
    - ls (to get the correct DVEBMGS name)
    - pwd (to get the correct path name)
    - ls (to get the copied certificate filename)
    - saplikey pf=path name + "/" + DVEBMGS name -install certificate filename

6) Once license installed successfully, the warning message no longer appear