Setting the usage limit

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After you complete the IBM i installation process and before you make the system available to all users, you must set the usage limit for the license-managed products that are not in the keyed set.

For IBM, these products are listed on the Proof of Entitlement (POE), invoice, or other document that you have received with your software order. You can set the usage limit for license-managed products that are not in the keyed set by using IBM Navigator for i or the Work with License Information (WRKLICINF) command.

Start of changeTo set your usage limit using IBM Navigator for i, do the following:
  1. Navigate to Configuration and Service > License Information.
  2. Select the product name whose usage limit is to be updated, then right-click on it and select Change license information….
  3. On the Change License Information display panel, update the Usage limit prompt with the usage limit shown on the POE. In addition, update the Threshold prompt with either Calculate or Usage limit. Do not leave the threshold set to zero.
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To set your usage limit using the command interface, do the following:

  1. Type WRKLICINF and press Enter.
  2. On the Work with License Information display, press F11 (Display Usage Information). The usage limit number on each product that is listed on the POE, invoice, or other documents must match the usage limit number on the Work with License Information display for the associated product.
  3. Move the cursor to the line that contains the product name whose usage limit is to be updated.
  4. Type 2 (Change), and press Enter.
  5. When the Change License Information display is shown, update the usage limit prompt with the usage limit shown on the POE. In addition, update the threshold prompt with either *CALC or *USGLMT. Do not leave the threshold set to zero.
    Note: If the following message is sent, respond by typing G. CPA9E1B: Usage limit increase must be authorized. Press help before replying (C G).
  6. If the POE lists more products than the Work with License Information display, set the usage limits after you install those products.