Prerequisites for installing License Key Server on UNIX
Understand the requirements for installing License Key Server on UNIX.
Before you begin
Read the System Requirements for IBM License Key Server technical document to ensure that you understand the requirements.
Know how to download installation files from the IBM® Website.
About this task
You must have your license key file when you install the License Key Server. Go to the IBM License Key Center to order your permanent license keys. See Obtaining license keys with IBM License Key Center for more information about the IBM License Key Center.
To configure the license server on UNIX:
If you are installing License Key Server version 8.1.5 or later, use IBM Installation Manager to install the License Key Server. Installation Manager is included with the installation files for License Key Server. You do not need to download the files separately. To obtain the files, download License Key Server from the IBM website and extract the files. More information about installation is available in the IBM Common Licensing overview.
- Linux x86_64:
/lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3
- Linux PPC:
/lib64/ld-lsb-ppc64.so.3
- On
RedHat
based systems (includingCentos
), you must install theredhat-lsb
package using the following command:yum install redhat-lsb
- On
Suse SLES
systems, you must install thelsb
package using the following command:yast -i lsb
- On
Ubuntu
systems, you must install thelsb-core
package using the following command:sudo apt-get install lsb-core
Requirements for Installing License Key Server.
- You must have your license key file when you install the License Key Server. Go to the IBM License Key Center to order your permanent license keys. For more information about the IBM License Key Center, see IBM Common Licensing overview.
- The IBM License Key Center sends the license file
to an email account when you request a license. The name of the license file has the format
license_for_server.upd. You must have the license file
filename.upd stored in a known location, such as the
$HOME
directory, on the license server. - The license server can be installed on all UNIX platforms that IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) or IBM Rational supports.
- The license server must be installed locally. The server starts a FlexNet
lmgrd
process and a vendor daemon process to manage licenses. For more information about these processes, see Getting started with IBM Common Licensing. - You do not have to install the license server as root. If you do install the server as root, you
receive a message that indicates a possible security risk during the installation process. Attempts
could be made to access the
lmgrd
process through its TCP/IP port and run other programs with root permissions. - To check the connection between the server and clients, use the
following UNIX commands:
ping
,arp
,rsh
,rlogin
, ortelnet
.