Installing the software-based license server

To install the software-based license server, run the installer with the root user ID.

Open the directory where the installation package ode-install-v2.0.0.tgz is stored.
```
cd <directory>
```
Change the authority of the installation package.
```
chmod 755 <package_name>
```
Decompress the installation package.
```
tar -xvf <package_name>
```
When the decompression is complete, the installers can be found in the target directory. If you don't specify a target directory, the installers can be found in the same directory where the installation package is.

License server installer

software-based-license-server
Run the installer, and then follow instructions to complete the installation.
```
./<installer_name>
```
During the installation, you can choose to automatically install all necessary dependencies mentioned in topic Prerequisites. Your must have access to the internet and software repository to install the dependencies. You can also choose to install the dependencies manually.
Alternatively, you can install the software-based license server silently with the following commands.
- To install the software-based license server, run the following command.
```
./<installer_name> --install
```
- To install the dependencies, run the following command. Note that the --dep option is applicable only for s390x.
```
<installer_name> --install --dep
```
After the installation completes, run the following commands to verify whether the installation is successful.
RHEL on x86
```
rpm -qa | grep zpdtldk
```
```
rpm -qa | grep zpdtuim
```
Ubuntu Linux on x86
```
dpkg -l | grep zpdtldk
```
```
dpkg -l | grep zpdtuim
```
If the license server is installed successfully, information, including the right version number, of the installed application is returned.
Important: The installer creates the ibmsys1 as the non-root user ID to make On-Demand Environments work, you need to switch to ibmsys1 and change the password. If you like to create the non-root user ID, use the following commands for reference. Make sure that the non-root user ID is a part of group zpdt.
To create the user ID, use the following command.
```
useradd -d /home/ibmsys2 -g zpdt -m ibmsys2
```
To delete the user ID, use the following command.
```
userdel -r ibmsys2
```
Configure the iptables port for the license serverÂ by opening both UDP and TCP port 1947 that are listed in the Required firewall ports for network flow.