Obtaining license keys and setting up a Rational licensing server

If an existing license server is not available, the following table identifies the general tasks that the license administrator completes to obtain license keys and set up the Rational license server.

To install and configure a Rational license server, review the documentation for your version of the Rational License Server software. Go to http://www-306.ibm.com/, select Support and downloads, and search for the Rational License Management Guide.

License administrator task Resource
Obtains license keys from the Rational License Key Center. Rational License Management Guide

Quick Start Guide for Rational License Key Center at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/support/licensing

Verifies network connectivity for Management Console hosts and the Rational license server. Rational License Management Guide
Obtains the required version of the Rational License Server software by either: Rational License Management Guide
Installs a Rational license server. Rational License Management Guide
Installs or imports license keys to the Rational license server, as follows: Rational License Management Guide
Starts the Rational license server and sets up the Rational license server to start up automatically and run as a service, as follows:
  • On Windows, the Rational License Server software is automatically set to start up as a service when the computer starts. If it does not start automatically, see the instructions for automatically starting the license server on Windows.
  • On UNIX/Linux, create a startup script using the template startup script provided and modify it for your installation. Obtain the template from the IBM Rational Download and Licensing Center at:

    https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/signup.do?source=rational

Rational License Management Guide

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