Re: Installing UAK key remotely with no HMC???

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Honestly, it's rather foolish that IBM have these automated tools to
download keys automatically from ESS yet still make you go to ESS manually
and request a new key for the automated key download to work.

On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Log into ESS at
> https://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/ProtectedServlet.wss#uak
> You might have to add your machine(s).
> Do they show valid UAKs?
>
> On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM <konsult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > When I try option 20 under "GO SERVICE" I receive the following job log
> > message:
> > CPIEF88
> > Download and apply Update Access Key stopped.
> > Downloading the key was stopped. Please read into audit log
> >
> > This is what I find in the audit log - not that it makes me any wiser
> > (replaced serial number and customer specifics for reasons):
> >
> > 25/05/29 16:06:20  <init>: 99XX999.MYCLIENT.SE: 99XX999.MYCLIENT.SE:
> > Hostname
> >                            and service name not provided or found
> >
> > 25/05/29 16:06:20  DownLoadUAKTask: An exception has been thrown while the
> > Host
> >                                     Name was retrieved.
> >
> > 25/05/29 16:06:20  QSJUAK: download key failed.
> >
> > 25/05/29 16:06:21  QSJUAK: Error happened when downloading the entitlement
> > key,
> >                    please see details in trace
> >
> > 25/05/29 16:06:21  QS9WRK1: The return code of the program is: 5.
> >
> >
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