You can purchase new licenses if your current product license
is about to expire or to acquire additional product licenses for team
members.
Procedure
Determine the type of license to purchase.
Go to ibm.com® or contact your IBM® sales
representative to purchase the product license. For details, visit
the IBM web page on How
to buy software.
Depending on the type of license you purchase, use the
Proof of Entitlement that you receive and complete one of these steps
to enable your product:
If you purchase Authorized User licenses for your product,
go to Passport Advantage®, and follow the instructions there for downloading
your product activation kit. After you have downloaded the activation
kit, import the product activation .jar file
by using IBM Installation Manager.
Back up the product activation .jar file. If you uninstall the product and then install the product
again, you might need to use the product activation .jar file to license the product again.
If you purchase floating licenses for your product, go to
the IBM Rational® Licensing and Download
site, log in (IBM registration
is required), and then click the link to connect to the IBM Rational License Key Center. There you can use your Proof of Entitlement
to obtain floating license keys for your license server.
Optionally,
you can go to IBM Passport Advantage to download
the activation kit for your product. After importing the activation
kit, you can switch from a floating to a permanent license type if
you use your computer offline for long periods.
What to do next
To import the activation kit or enable floating license support
for your product, use the Manage Licenses wizard in IBM Installation Manager.