Release Notes

|4.29 IBM(R) DB2(R) Connect License Activation

|The installation programs for DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition, DB2 Connect |Unlimited Edition, and DB2 Connect Web Starter Kit do not install the product |licenses. After installation, these products will operate in the |Try-and-Buy mode for a period of 90 days since they do not have the license |files. After the 90-day period, the product that you installed will |stop functioning unless you activate the proper license.

|To activate a license for your product you can use either the DB2 License |Center or the db2licm command.

|4.29.1 Installing Your License Key and Setting the License Type Using the License Center

1. |Start the DB2 Control Center and select License Center from the |Tools menu.
2. |Select the system for which you are installing a license. The |Installed Products field will display the name of the product that |you have installed.
3. |Select Add from the License menu.
4. |In the Add License window, select the From a file radio button |and select a license file: |
   • |On Windows servers: |x:\db2\license\connect\license_filename where |x: represents the CD-ROM drive containing DB2 Connect product |CD.
   • |On UNIX servers: |/db2/license/connect/license_filename |
   where license_filename for DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition and |DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition is db2conee.lic, and for DB2 |Connect Web Starter Kit is db2consk.lic.
5. |Click Apply to add the license key.
6. |Setting the license type. |
   • |For DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition and DB2 Connect Web Starter Kit:

     |In the License Center, select Change from the License |menu. In the Change License window, select the Measured |usage check box. Click OK to close the Change License |window and return to the License Center.

     |Note:

     For the DB2 Connect Web Starter Kit, ensure that the expiry date is set to |270 days from the day you installed the product. |

   • |For DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition:

     |In the License Center, select Change from the License |menu. In the Change License window, select the type of license that you |have purchased. |

     • |If you purchased a Concurrent Users license, select Concurrent DB2 |Connect users and enter the number of user licenses that you have |purchased.

       |Note:

       DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition provides a license for one user. |Additional DB2 Connect User licenses must be purchased separately. |

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     • |If you purchased a Registered Users license, select Registered DB2 |Connect users and click OK to close the Change License window |and return to the License Center. Click on the Users tab and |add every user ID for which you purchased a license. |
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|4.29.2 Installing your License Key and Setting License Type Using the db2licm Command

|You can use the db2licm command to add the license key instead |of using the License Center. To add your license key using the |db2licm command: |

1. |On Windows servers, enter the following command:

   |   db2licm -a x:\db2\license\connect\license_filename
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   where x: represents the CD-ROM drive that contains the DB2 Connect |product CD.

   |On UNIX servers, enter the following command:

   |   db2licm -a db2/license/connect/license_filename

   |where license_filename for DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition and DB2 |Connect Unlimited Edition is db2conee.lic, and for DB2 |Connect Web Starter Kit is db2consk.lic.

   |Note:

   For the DB2 Connect Web Starter Kit, ensure that the expiry date is set to |270 days from the day you installed the product. |

2. |Setting the license type: |
   • |For DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition and DB2 Connect Web Starter Kit:

     |Enter the following command:

     |   db2licm -p db2conee measured

   • |For DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition:

     |If you purchased Concurrent User licenses, enter the following |commands:

     |   db2licm -p db2conee concurrent
     |   db2licm -u N

     |where N represents the number of concurrent user licenses that |you have purchased.

     |If you purchased Registered User licenses, enter the following |command:

     |   db2licm -p db2conee registered

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|4.29.3 License Considerations for Distributed Installations

|If you are creating an image for a distributed installation, you need to |make special arrangements to install the license after installation. |Add the db2licm commands described above to your distributed |installation scripts.