Prerequisites for installing License Key Server on UNIX

Understand the requirements for installing License Key Server on UNIX.

Before you begin

Read the System Requirements for IBM License Key Server technical document to ensure that you understand the requirements.

Know how to download installation files from the IBM® Website.

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You must have your license key file when you install the License Key Server. Go to the IBM License Key Center to order your permanent license keys. See Obtaining license keys with IBM License Key Center for more information about the IBM License Key Center.

To configure the license server on UNIX:

If you are installing License Key Server version 8.1.5 or later, use IBM Installation Manager to install the License Key Server. Installation Manager is included with the installation files for License Key Server. You do not need to download the files separately. To obtain the files, download License Key Server from the IBM Website and extract the files. More information about installation is available in the IBM Common Licensing overview.

Note: On Linux operating systems, the machine where the license server is being installed must have the following files:

Linux x86_64: /lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3
Linux PPC: /lib64/ld-lsb-ppc64.so.3

Possible ways of obtaining the 64-bit LSB (Least Significant Byte) executables on different Linux systems are as follows:

On RedHat based systems (including Centos), you must install the redhat-lsb package using the following command:
yum install redhat-lsb
On Suse SLES systems, you must install the lsb package using the following command:
yast -i lsb
On Ubuntu systems, you must install the lsb-core package using the following command:
sudo apt-get install lsb-core

Requirements for Installing License Key Server.

You must have your license key file when you install the License Key Server. Go to the IBM License Key Center to order your permanent license keys. For more information about the IBM License Key Center, see IBM Common Licensing overview.
The IBM License Key Center sends the license file to an email account when you request a license. The name of the license file has the format license_for_server.upd. You must have the license file filename.upd stored in a known location, such as the $HOME directory, on the license server.
The license server can be installed on all UNIX platforms that IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) or IBM Rational supports.
The license server must be installed locally. The server starts a FlexNet lmgrd process and a vendor daemon process to manage licenses. For more information about these processes, see Getting started with IBM Common Licensing.
You do not have to install the license server as root. If you do install the server as root, you will receive a message that indicates a possible security risk during the installation process. Attempts could be made to access the lmgrd process through its TCP/IP port and run other programs with root permissions.
To check the connection between the server and clients, use the following UNIX commands: ping, arp, rsh, rlogin, or telnet.

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