Applying license files after installation or migration, or updating licenses

After you install or migrate to Copy Services Manager, you must apply the available license files if you did not do so during the installation process. This task can also be used to update licenses, such as for transfer to another server.

Before you begin

Contact your IBM representative to either obtain a Try-and-Buy key, or to determine where the license files are stored for your version of Copy Services Manager. The license enablement files, which contain the license keys to be applied, are stored within the ordering system that you used. You need to download the files from this location.

If you want to import a license to transfer licensed support to another server, you must first export the license (.zip) file. See Exporting a license file for more information before you follow the procedure to apply the license file. Alternatively, you can import a license key string if your system does not support importing a license file, for example when Copy Services Manager is installed on the DS8000 HMC. The license key works like the Try-and-Buy activation key. See Copying a license key for more information.

About this task

The following steps detail how to apply Copy Services Manager license files after installation or migration, or how to update licenses, such as for transfer to another server.

Use these steps to apply or update license files:

Procedure

  1. If necessary, download the appropriate license files as instructed by your IBM representative. These files are in compressed (.zip) file format.
  2. Log in to the Copy Services Manager GUI as a user with administrative privileges.
  3. In the menu bar, on the far right, click Update Licenses.
    Note: This menu option only appears when there is no Try-and-Buy key and no full license applied. If either of those items are applied, this menu option disappears.
    • You can also click Settings > Administration to get to the Update Licenses button. This button appears on the Administration page if either no license files are applied, or only the Try-and-Buy license is applied. The button disappears only after you upload the full license compressed (.zip) file.
  4. Update the license by either typing in the activation key or uploading a license file. The activation key is a string value that is provided for Try-and-Buy capabilities by your account representative, or through an export licenses action on an existing installation. If a license file was provided for activation, such as a csm-license.zip file, click the Click here to activate the product by using the key file text, and then click Browse to select a license file to upload.
  5. Click Apply to submit, or click Cancel to exit without applying any licenses.

Results

When the necessary license files are applied, the available functions are enabled for use.