Before you start

You will need your authorization code. The authorization code enables you to get a license for the concurrent license manager. The concurrent license manager controls your concurrent license and allows end users to run IBM® SPSS® Modeler.

You should have received separate instructions for obtaining your authorization code. If you cannot find your authorization code, contact Customer Service by visiting https://www.ibm.com/products/spss-modeler/support.

To ensure that you set up the concurrent license correctly, follow these steps:

  1. Install the concurrent license manager. The concurrent license manager is the utility that will serve up the concurrent licenses to end users. You can install the license manager on any computer on your network. This is typically a server to which desktop computers can connect. See the topic Installing the concurrent license manager for more information.
  2. License your product. This action will give the license manager the required information for serving up the licenses. See the topic Licensing your product for more information.
  3. Test the concurrent license manager. You should test license manager to make sure it is serving up licenses. See the topic Testing the license manager for more information.
  4. Install IBM SPSS Modeler on the local desktop computers. You or your end users will complete the full installation on the desktop computers. During an installation, an end user can specify the computer on which the license manager is running. When an end user tries to launch IBM SPSS Modeler, the product communicates with this license manager to get a license. If a license is available, IBM SPSS Modeler launches. See the topic Installing the product on the local desktop computers for more information.

No administration steps are required for the installation, but if any problems arise, see Administering the concurrent license.