Installing
Learn how to install IBM®
IBM Common Licensing.
Before you install the product, read the System Requirements for Rational® License Key Server technical document to ensure that you understand the requirements.
- Planning your IBM Common Licensing installation
Before you start your installation, consider whether you are a client desktop user or license administrator of the IBM Rational product and the type of licenses that you are installing. Your role determines the installation instructions for your IBM Rational product licenses. You can have several different types of licenses depending on the number of IBM Rational products you purchase. You must follow the installation steps for each type of license. - Downloading installation files from the IBM website
If you do not have a CD with the version of Rational License Key Server that you require, you can download the license server installation files from the IBM website. - Installing IBM Common Licensing on Windows
Learn how to install the license server and license key files on Windows. - Prerequisites for installing IBM Common Licensing on UNIX
Understand the requirements for installing IBM Common Licensing on UNIX. - Installing the license server and license keys on redundant UNIX servers
Learn how to install the license server and license key files manually on redundant servers. - Installing the license server and named-user keys
Learn how to assign named-user license keys to specific users during installation. - Installing the license server on UNIX
Follow the applicable installation steps for the version of the license server that you are installing. - Restarting the UNIX license server after a server reboot
Learn about the start script commands for different operating systems. - Installing Rational License Key Administrator and Rational License Borrow Tool
You can install IBM Rational License Key Administrator and IBM Rational License Borrow Tool at the same time. The borrow tool is installed as a feature of Rational License Key Administrator. - Installing and upgrading a license server silently
You can install or upgrade a license server from the command line by using response files rather than using the IBM Installation Manager graphical user interface. - Installing the license server in console mode on non-Windows platforms
Learn how to install IBM Common Licensing in console mode on non-Windows platforms. - Installing Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool
IBM Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool introduces features to administer license servers on Windows and UNIX operating systems. Use the reporting capability to track and report license usage on IBM Rational products that are served by the IBM Common Licensing and IBM solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) license server. - Release notes for IBM Common Licensing
Before you install or upgrade IBM Common Licensing, learn about system requirements, installation, and known issues. Also, be sure that you know how to contact IBM Software Support if needed.
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