License enablement

If you are installing the software for the first time or want to extend a license to continue using the product, you have options on how to enable licensing for your product.

Licenses for this product are enabled in two ways:

Activation kits

The Product Activation Kit CD contain the permanent license key for you product. You 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. Floating license enforcement provides the following benefits:

Note: Some 7.0 and later versions of Rational products require an upgraded version of the Rational License Server. See support article http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250404 for license upgrade information.

For more information on obtaining activation kits and Floating licenses, see Purchasing licenses.


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