Licensing for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment

To install WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment, you must have a license for IBM® Enterprise Application Runtimes, IBM Cloud Pak® for Applications, WebSphere Hybrid Edition, or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.

To obtain a license, consult your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner. You can schedule a consultation or start a no-cost trial from the WebSphere Application Server web site. To see license terms, click the Review license links in the following table.

Note that entitlement to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment includes entitlement to the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment traditional runtime component and the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Liberty runtime component.

Table 1. Licenses for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Product name and version License ID and link to license
IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes See the IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes licensing page
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.3 See the IBM Cloud Pak for Applications licensing page
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 9.0.5.27 L-YGYV-8TWNNX
WebSphere Hybrid Edition 5.1 See the WebSphere Hybrid Edition licensing page

How add-ons affect your entitlement

If you purchase IBM Modernization Runtime Environment for Java™ as an add-on to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, or WebSphere Hybrid Edition, and want to understand how it affects your entitlement, see Licensing for IBM Modernization Runtime Environment for Java.