If you initially installed IBM® WebSphere® Portal Express® using the evaluation
license and then purchased the product, you can convert the installed
evaluation license to a production license. You can do this at any
time, before or after the evaluation license expires.
Before you begin
Review the evaluation license.
About this task
You do not need to reinstall the program files to convert
the evaluation license. However, the license conversion utility must
have access to the purchased production software. You cannot use the
evaluation software to convert the evaluation license.Complete
the following steps to convert the evaluation license:
Procedure
- Run the stopServer.bat WebSphere_Portal -username admin_userid -password admin_password task from
the wp_profile_root\bin directory.
- Run the ConfigEngine.bat install-license -Dlicense=media_filepath task
from the wp_profile_root\ConfigEngine directory.
Tip: media_filepath is the location
of the PortalExpress subdirectory on either the WebSphere Portal Express CD or the downloaded
installation image, for example d:\PortalExpress if
the CD is in drive D or c:\wpdownload\PortalExpress for
the installation image.
When the task
completes, a message confirms that the product is now licensed for
use.
- Run the startServer.bat WebSphere_Portal task.