You can view the active DB2 Web Query licenses from the Setup: License screen. To access the Setup: License screen, login to the setup area in DB2 Web Query and click License.
IBM DB2 Web Query Tool can access DB2 on a variety of platforms depending on which License Use Management key you have. The three different versions are as follows:
1. IBM DB2 Web Query Tool for Multiplatform. You can access DB2 running on the following platforms using IBM DB2 Web Query Tool for Multiplatform:
· Linux
· AIX
· SUN Solaris
· HPUX
· OS/2
· SCO
· NUMA-Q
· Windows NT
· Windows 2000
2. IBM DB2 Web Query Tool for iSeries
· AS/400
· iSeries
3. IBM DB2 Web Query Tool for z/OS.
· z/OS
· OS/390
· MVS
The Web Query license is enforced based on the platform to which IBM DB2 Web Query Tool is connecting. That is, the platform where DB2 is running. For instance you could install IBM DB2 Web Query Tool on Windows 2000, and use it to access DB2 running on z/OS. In this instance you would need a License Use Management key for IBM DB2 Web Query Tool for z/OS.
1. Click Connections. A drop-down menu appears.
2. Click About. The About screen appears. On the about screen you can find information on what license use management keys are installed.
1. Copy the license management key in ASCII format, and paste it into the nodelock directory in the installRoot directory.
2. Activate the license through one of the following methods:
· From the Web Query Setup panel, select license and click refresh. The active licenses will be displayed on the screen.
· Restart IBM DB2 Web Query Tool
· Wait until IBM DB2 Web Query Tool scans the nodelock directory. The nodelock directory is scanned once a day.