Floating license activation of Rational products

Certain features of FTM, such as the model tools package, require particular Rational® products; Rational Software Architect, for example. The Rational products used by FTM usually require license activation. In these cases, a license activation kit that contains an appropriate number of floating licenses is provided.

To activate floating licenses for Rational products, perform the following steps.
  1. Install both the Rational License Server and the Rational License Key Administrator.
  2. Download and extract the activation kit for your Rational product.
    • If your license is contained in a .upd file, double click the file. This prompts the Rational License Key Administrator to import the floating licenses.
    • If your license is contained in a .txt file, manually start the Rational License Key Administrator. Use the Import Rational License File option and then browse to the .txt file that contains the license key.
  3. Make a note of the host name that is displayed by using the Keys > Host Data menu option.
  4. Ensure that IBM® Installation Manager is not running and then start your Rational product. Use the Manage Licenses > Apply License menu option, which starts IBM Installation Manager.
  5. From the license management interface, proceed to configure the floating license support for your Rational product.
  6. Connect to the license server using the host name noted earlier.
  7. Click finish. The floating license is applied.