Renewing a Developer Trial license

The Developer Trial has an fixed expiry date to allow at least 90 days use from the date that it is ordered. A console message showing the expiry date is issued each day. After that time, your system terminates and, if you try to initialize CICS® TS Developer Trial, the console message DFHT10201 is issued. If you want to use the CICS Transaction Server for z/OS® Developer Trial, Version 5 Release 6 after the expiry date, you can follow this procedure to renew a Developer Trial license. When installed, the Developer Trial is the latest version, with a new expiry date.

Before you begin

You must have a Developer Trial that is installed with a license that is expired.

Procedure

  1. Download the latest version of the Developer Trial from Shopz.
    This downloaded package will give you a number of FMIDs. If you have already installed the Developer Trial, you need only the activation module to renew the license.
  2. Install the latest level of the enablement module using the supplied activation module installation jobs. Ensure that you use the REDO operand on the SMP/E APPLY and ACCEPT step.

Results

You have now renewed your Developer Trial license and the Developer Trial is now ready for use.