Whether you are installing software for the first time
or are extending a license to continue using the product, you have
options to enable your product license.
Licenses for this product are enabled in two ways:
- Importing a product activation kit
- Enabling Rational® Common
Licensing to obtain access to floating license keys
Note: If you are using a trial license, it will expire after a preset
amount of time after you install the product. To use the product after
the trial license expires, you must activate a either a permanent
or floating license for your product.
Activation kits
A license activation kits
contain the permanent license key for your product. You purchase the
activation kit, download the activation kit compressed file, and then
import the activation kit JAR file to enable the license for your
product. Use IBM® Installation
Manager to import the activation kit to your product.
Floating license enforcement
Optionally,
you can obtain floating license keys, install IBM Rational License
Server, and enable floating license enforcement for your product.