Learn how to install the license server and license key files on Windows.
Before you begin
- Read the System Requirements for License Key Server
technical document to ensure that you understand the requirements.
- Know how to download installation files from the IBM® Website.
- Ensure that you have a current backup of your registry and system directories before you start
the installation program.
- Download the License Key Server from the
IBM
Website.
- Work with a supported network configuration.
- IBM
Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) or
IBM
floating licenses can be used over a wide area network if the floating licenses are in compliance
with the geographical allowance of the License Agreement.
- You must have Windows administrator privileges on the
local computer. The Windows server must have a C:\ drive.
The default TCP/IP port number is 27000.
Note: If you are upgrading the License Key Server from 8.1.6 or earlier to v 9.0, you might
encounter a warning message similar to, "The IBM License Key Server package does not support one of
more of the translations selected for the IBM Rational RLKS package group. For unsupported
translations, the language used by the package is either the language used for the operating system
or English". This warning message is caused by the difference in the way translations are installed
in the new version release, and can be safely ignored. Support for the translated languages remain
the same in v9.0.
About this task
Use IBM Installation
Manager to install
the License Key Server.
See the IBM
Installation Manager documentation.
You can install the License Key Server for an IPv4 or
IPv6 network.
Important: You cannot install a new version of License Key Server if earlier
versions of license key servers are running. Before you install a new version, you must stop all
earlier versions of license key servers.
Note:
- For IPv6, the IPv6 stack must be enabled on Windows
before you install the License Key Server.
Procedure
To install the License Key Server:
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Download IBM_License_Key_Server_Windows.zip file against required
operating system from Fix Central.
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Log in as a user with administrator rights on the local computer where the License Key Server will be
installed.
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Extract the installation files for License Key Server. The extracted
files are the repository for License Key Server. The
installation files include Installation Manager. You do not
need to download Installation Manager separately.
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Go to the
//LKS_MASTER_DISK/disk1
directory.
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Double-click
launchpad.bat
. The IBM Common Licensing splash screen
opens.
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Refer to release information section for more details.
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Click Install IBM License Key Server to
open the Installation Manager interface.
If
Installation Manager is not installed or the installed
version of
Installation Manager is an earlier version than
the
Installation Manager version included with
License Key Server, you must
install
Installation Manager before you install
License Key Server:
- Installation Manager opens to the Install
Packages window. Only Installation Manager is
listed. License Key Server is not listed.
- To install Installation Manager, follow the instructions
in the Install wizard.
- When the installation finishes, click Restart Installation Manager.
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Click Install to install License Key Server.
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Select License Key Server and click
Next.
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After the prerequisites are validated, click Next. To validate
prerequisites again, click Recheck Status in the lower right corner.
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Accept the license agreement and click Next.
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For both the Shared Resources directory and Installation Manager directory locations, either accept the default
value or enter a different directory location and click Next.
Important: You cannot change the location of the Shared Resources directory after
Installation Manager is installed.
Default values:
- Shared Resources directory:
C:\Program Files\IBM\IMShared
- Installation Manager directory:
C:\Program
Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
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Accept the default installation directory for the license server or enter a different
installation directory.
Default installation directory: C:\Program Files (86)\IBM\LKS
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In Packages, click Install to start the
installation.
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Click Finish to close installation wizard.
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Import the license keys and start the server. The license server will not start until license
keys are installed. See the Starting the Windows license server topic.
What to do next
You can install the Server
Administration and Reporting Tool to administer license servers on Windows and UNIX operating systems.
Use the reporting feature of the application to generate license usage reports for IBM products that
are served by the License Key Server and IBM
Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) license
server.