Installing license activation kit for the product across the enterprise

Use the IM_response_lak.bat and IM_run_silent_lak.bat scripts to install the license activation kit for InfoSphere Data Architect across your enterprise.

Before you begin

The IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE directory must exist.

Procedure

To install the license activation kit for the product across the enterprise:

  1. Optional: Edit the IM_response_lak.bat and IM_run_silent_lak.bat scripts to change the default parameters for:
    • The location and file names for the generated log and response files
    • The location to store data for the simulated modification
    • The location of IBM Installation Manager, Version 1.4.3, if it is not installed into the default installation directory. On Windows, the default installation directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager
    • The location of the installation files for the product. For example, if the installation files are on a DVD that is in a drive that is mapped to D:, the location is D:\.
    Important: Edit these parameters only if you edited them for the installation batch files. The parameter values must match the values in the installation batch files.
  2. Generate the silent response file for the license activation kit.
    1. Open a command prompt, change to the IBM Installation Manager installation directory, and run the IM_response_lak.bat script. For example, on Windows, the default Installation Manager installation directory is Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse. IBM® Installation Manager starts.
    2. On the IBM Installation Manager main page, look in the window title to verify that recording is taking place. Then, click Manage Licenses.
    3. On the Manage Licenses page, ensure that IBM InfoSphere Data Architect is highlighted. Click Import Product Activation Kit and then click Next.
    4. On the Import Product Activation Kit page, browse to the location of the product activation kit, which is in the package that you downloaded from Passport Advantage or on the DVD. Then, click Next.
    5. Complete the pages of the wizard and then click Modify and Finish.
    6. Close the IBM Installation Manager window to save the response file.
    The simulated activation data, response_lak.xml, is saved in the IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE directory.
  3. On the base computer, run the silent activation with the silent response file.
    1. Open a command prompt, change the directory to the IBM Installation Manager installation directory, and run the IM_run_silent_lak.bat script.
    2. Check the log files for errors. The activation log file, log_modify.xml, is in the IDA_SILENT_FILES directory.
  4. Run the silent activation on all the other computers in your enterprise on which you want to activate the product license.
    1. Copy the following folder and files to the target computers:
      • IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE folder
      • IDA_SILENT_FILES/response_lak.xml file
      • IM_run_silent_lak.bat script
    2. Open a command prompt.
    3. Change the directory to the IBM Installation Manager installation directory.
    4. Run the IM_run_silent_lak.bat script.

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