I went to ESS to download IBM i 7.6 keys.

I only see 8 keys, all OTC (One Time Charge).  "Expires" column is blank.

If I do the same for 7.5 (on the same box) I see more than 30 listed.  With one of them being a subscription option. (5770-BR2, not shown for the 7.6 list).

Hi Robert,

Without seeing the full list, this is a guess - but I would assume the "missing" keys are for the products that no longer require a license key.  This would be related to an Oct 2023 announcement - IBM key center no longer generates keys for those products.  This is found on the IBM i License Topics page (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-license-topics) under "IBM i Portfolio Simplification".

https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/support/planning/transfer/IBM.i.Price.Change.and.Simplification.pdf

If your 7.5 order was prior to October 2023, then I would expect that you would see all the keys as they would have been generated at that time.

Aaron 

I went to ESS to download IBM i 7.6 keys.

I only see 8 keys, all OTC (One Time Charge).  "Expires" column is blank.

If I do the same for 7.5 (on the same box) I see more than 30 listed.  With one of them being a subscription option. (5770-BR2, not shown for the 7.6 list).

As stated one of the missing keys was for 5770-BR2.  That is definitely keyed and will always be.

But, when time allows, I will look into the others missing.

Hi Robert,

Without seeing the full list, this is a guess - but I would assume the "missing" keys are for the products that no longer require a license key.  This would be related to an Oct 2023 announcement - IBM key center no longer generates keys for those products.  This is found on the IBM i License Topics page (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-license-topics) under "IBM i Portfolio Simplification".

https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/support/planning/transfer/IBM.i.Price.Change.and.Simplification.pdf

If your 7.5 order was prior to October 2023, then I would expect that you would see all the keys as they would have been generated at that time.

Aaron 

I went to ESS to download IBM i 7.6 keys.

I only see 8 keys, all OTC (One Time Charge).  "Expires" column is blank.

If I do the same for 7.5 (on the same box) I see more than 30 listed.  With one of them being a subscription option. (5770-BR2, not shown for the 7.6 list).

Monday morning - I missed that BR2 license aspect in your post. 

I cannot seem to find anything about how the 7.6 license would be generated in any searches.  Fortra is not even listing 7.6 as supported in their Wiki (I have to imagine this is just an oversight on updating though).  If you get more information, please share it here.  This will be an interesting note since BRMS users will have to use BR2 on 7.6.    

As stated one of the missing keys was for 5770-BR2.  That is definitely keyed and will always be.

But, when time allows, I will look into the others missing.

Hi Robert,

Without seeing the full list, this is a guess - but I would assume the "missing" keys are for the products that no longer require a license key.  This would be related to an Oct 2023 announcement - IBM key center no longer generates keys for those products.  This is found on the IBM i License Topics page (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-license-topics) under "IBM i Portfolio Simplification".

https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/support/planning/transfer/IBM.i.Price.Change.and.Simplification.pdf

If your 7.5 order was prior to October 2023, then I would expect that you would see all the keys as they would have been generated at that time.

Aaron 

I went to ESS to download IBM i 7.6 keys.

I only see 8 keys, all OTC (One Time Charge).  "Expires" column is blank.

If I do the same for 7.5 (on the same box) I see more than 30 listed.  With one of them being a subscription option. (5770-BR2, not shown for the 7.6 list).