License enablement

If you are installing the software for the first time or want to extend a license to continue using the product, you have options on how to enable licensing for your product.

Licenses for this product are enabled in two ways:

  • Importing a product activation kit
  • Enabling IBM® Common Licensing to obtain access to floating license keys

Activation kits

The Product Activation Kit contains the permanent license key for you product. You use IBM Installation Manager to import the activation kit to your product.

To enable the PVU licensing capability, download the PVU activation kit from the IBMCommon Licensing server, unzip it, and use Installation Manager to import the activation kit.

Floating license enforcement

Optionally, you can obtain floating license keys, install IBM License Server, and enable floating license enforcement for your product. Floating license enforcement provides these benefits:

  • License compliance enforcement throughout the organization
  • Fewer license purchases
  • License keys served for IBM Team Unifying and Software Delivery Platform desktop products from the same license server
Note:
Some 7.0 and later versions of IBM products require an upgraded version of the IBM License Server. See this support article for license upgrade information: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250404

For more information about obtaining activation kits and floating licenses, see Purchasing licenses.