You can purchase new licenses if your current product license
is about to expire or to acquire additional product licenses for team
members. To purchase a new license:
Procedure
- Determine the type of license to purchase.
- Go to IBM®.com
or contact your IBM sales
representative to purchase the product license. For details, visit
the IBM web
page on How to buy software.
- Depending on the type of license you purchase, use the
Proof of Entitlement that you receive and complete one of these steps
to enable your product:
- If you purchase Authorized User licenses for your product,
go to IBM Passport Advantage®,
and follow the instructions there for downloading your product activation
kit. After you have downloaded the activation kit, import the product
activation .jar file by using IBM Installation Manager.
- Back up the product activation .jar file. If you uninstall
the product and then install the product again, you might need to
use the product activation .jar file to license the product again.
- If you purchase floating licenses for your product, go to
the IBM Rational® Licensing
and Download Center, log in (IBM registration
is required), and then click the link to connect to the IBM Rational License
Key Center. There you can use your Proof of Entitlement to obtain
floating license keys for your license server.
- Optionally, you can go to IBM Passport Advantage to
download the activation kit for your product. After importing the
activation kit, you can switch from a floating to a permanent license
type if you use your computer offline for long periods.
What to do next
To import the activation kit or enable floating license support
for your product, use the Manage Licenses wizard in Installation Manager.