How To
Summary
If you have a "restricted" use license of DB2 Standard/ESE/AWSE that you got as part of another IBM products like Tivoli, or WebSphere family and you want to use some of the advanced features of Db2. You can now buy a trade-up part called Db2 OEM High Capacity Add-on to get all of the features of AESE.
Objective
Applying Db2 OEM High Capacity Feature option license (db2hc.lic) enables an unlimited usage for hardware specification that exceeds 16 core processors and 128 GB memory.
Steps
1. As Db2 user, run the following license manager command to check the license status.
$ db2licm –l show_detail
2. As Db2 user, unzip and install the IBM Db2 OEM High Capacity Restricted Use Activation(db2hc.lic) with the license manager.
Product name: "Db2 Standard Edition"
License type: "Restricted"
Expiry date: "Permanent"
Product identifier: "db2std"
Version information: "11.5"
Max amount of memory (GB): "128"
Max number of cores: "16"
Features:
IBM Db2 Performance Management Offering: "Not licensed"
IBM Db2 OEM High Capacity Feature: "Not licensed"
License type: "Restricted"
Expiry date: "Permanent"
Product identifier: "db2std"
Version information: "11.5"
Max amount of memory (GB): "128"
Max number of cores: "16"
Features:
IBM Db2 Performance Management Offering: "Not licensed"
IBM Db2 OEM High Capacity Feature: "Not licensed"
$ db2licm -a db2hc.lic
LIC1402I License added successfully.
LIC1426I This product is now licensed for use as outlined in your License Agreement. USE OF THE PRODUCT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THE IBM LICENSE AGREEMENT, LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORY: "/opt/ibm/db2/V11.5/license/en_US.iso88591"
3. As Db2 user, verify the license for Db2 Standard Edition is now with the high capability option by running the following command:
PRODUCT NAME$ db2licm -lProduct name: "Db2 Standard Edition"
License type: "Restricted"
Expiry date: "Permanent"
Product identifier: "db2std"
Version information: "11.5"
Features:
IBM Db2 Performance Management Offering: "Not licensed"
IBM Db2 OEM High Capacity Feature: "Licensed"
License type: "Restricted"
Expiry date: "Permanent"
Product identifier: "db2std"
Version information: "11.5"
Features:
IBM Db2 Performance Management Offering: "Not licensed"
IBM Db2 OEM High Capacity Feature: "Licensed"
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Modified date:
01 September 2022
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