Using License Key Administrator

IBM Rational® License Key Administrator (LKAD) provides an interface to IBM IBM® Common Licensing (powered by FlexNet software). You use LKAD or the LKAD wizard to enter or import license keys and change your license configuration.

Before you begin

  • Use IBM Installation Manager to Install License Key Administrator on Windows.
  • You must have administrative privileges on the computer before you can enter or import license key information in LKAD.

About this task

To access LKAD and the LKAD wizard on a client, click Start > All Programs > IBM Rational > License Key Administrator. Then, use LKAD to complete the following tasks:
  • Import an authorized user license file.
  • Enter a temporary authorized user license key.
  • Specify a license server to request floating licenses.
  • Go to License Key Center to request permanent license keys.
To access LKAD and the LKAD wizard on the license server, click Start > All Programs > IBM Rational > Rational License Server > License Key Administrator. You use LKAD to complete the following tasks:
  • Import a floating or named-user floating license key.
  • Enter a temporary floating license key.
  • Go to License Key Center to request permanent license keys.

To access the Help, from the LKAD main menu or in the LKAD wizard, click Help. Or open the index.htm file in the install_path\doc\help\locale_code\licadmin directory.

Example of a directory path to the index.htm file that uses C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC for install_path and 0409 for locale_code where 0409 is the code for English:

C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\doc\help\0409\licadmin\index.htm

Certain administrative privileges are required to complete tasks in LKAD. If you cannot complete a task in LKAD, you might be missing local administrative privileges on that computer. The disabled menu options in the LKAD wizard, menu bar, or button bar indicate limited privileges.
  1. To see the missing privileges, select Help > About Rational License Key Administrator. You might see one or more of the following messages.
    Table 1. Messages and explanations
    Messages Explanation
    Cannot write to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the Windows Registry. You cannot specify a license server.
    Cannot Start and Stop a Windows Service. You cannot start the license server.
    Cannot create a file. You cannot import a license key file on to your computer.
    Cannot modify a file. You cannot enter a temporary license key on your computer.
  2. Request the missing Windows administrator privileges from your system administrator.
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