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:
- Importing a product activation kit
- Enabling Rational® Common
Licensing to obtain access to floating license keys
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:
- License compliance enforcement across the organization
- Fewer license purchases
- Serve license keys for IBM Rational Team Unifying and Software Delivery Platform
desktop products from the same license server
For more information on obtaining activation
kits and Floating licenses, see Purchasing
licenses.