To install your permanent license key, you must import
the license activation kit from the download location or the product
media by using IBM® Installation Manager.
Before you begin
A license activation kit contains the permanent license key
for you product. If you have not purchased an activation
kit, you must do this first. If you have purchased a product or a
product activation kit, insert the appropriate CD or download the
activation kit from IBM Passport Advantage® to an accessible workstation. The activation kit is
packaged as a .zip file containing a Java archive
(.jar) file. The .jar file contains the permanent license key and
must be imported to activate your product.
About this task
To import an activation kit .jar file and enable the new
license key, complete the following steps:
Procedure
- Start IBM Installation Manager.
- On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
- Select a package and click the Import Activation
Kit button.
- Click Next. Details
for the selected package are shown, including the current license
kind and the product version range of the license.
- Browse to the path on the media CD or download location
for the activation kit; then select the appropriate Java archive
(JAR) file and click Open.
- Click Next. The
Summary page displays the target install directory for the activation
kit, the product the new license applies to, and version information.
- Click Finish.
Results
The product activation kit with its permanent license key
is imported to the product. The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether
the import is successful.