IBM® Developer for z/OS® is installed
with a 90-day trial license. To use the product beyond the 90-day trial period, you must install a
permanent license. If you have a permanent, client-based license, follow these steps to install it
into the client.
To learn more about product licensing and the license options that are
available both for
IBM Developer for z/OS and for
IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise
Edition, see
Product licensing.
Before you start
Verify that you have the correct product version and format of the license. The product version
and license format are identified in the file name of the license, for example:
IDz170_P2_PermanentLicense.zip is the version 17.0.x license for installation
by using P2.
Installing the license
- Obtain a product activation kit from the system administrator who manages product licenses at
your site. The product activation kit is available in Passport Advantage®. An
activation kit is a .zip file that is installed into Developer for z/OS to activate the
product for an authorized user. The activation kit must be in a location on your computer or on a
file server or network location that you can point to from Developer for z/OS.
- Start the Developer for z/OS application.
- From the Developer for z/OS menu bar, select
Help > Install New Software.
- On the Install Available Software window, click
Add.
- On the Add Repository window, click Archive.
- On the Repository archive window, select the activation kit
.zip file and then click Open.
- On the Add Repository window, click Add.
- On the Install Available Software window, select the IBM
Developer for z/OS Permanent Activation Kit checkbox and then click
Next.
- On the Install Details window, click Next.
- On the Review Licenses window, read the license agreement, select
I accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click
Finish.
- On the Security Warning window, click OK.
- When the Software Updates window opens, click Yes
to restart the product with the permanent license.