Registering the DB2® product license key

Register the DB2® product license key for the version of DB2® that is included with IBM® Connections.

Before you begin

Only perform this procedure if you are using the version of DB2® that was included with IBM® Connections. If you installed IBM® Connections and DB2® from the product DVD, the license key was already provided.
Note: IBM Connections 6.0 supports DB2V11.1 only

If you used DB2® with an earlier version of IBM® Connections, your installation of DB2® is already registered and you can skip this task.

Note: Install DB2® before beginning this task but do not create any application databases until after you have completed this task.

About this task

To register the DB2® product license key, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the IBM® Passport Advantage® web site and log in.
    Note: If you installed IBM® Connections and DB2® from the product DVD, the license key was already provided. You can skip Steps 1-3 and begin at Step 4.
  2. Choose Find by Part Number and search for part number CNB1YML.
  3. Download the part and extract DB2_ESE_Restricted_Activation_11.1.zip, making a note of the download location.
  4. Log into DB2® using an ID with SYSADM authority.
  5. Update the DB2 license.

    The db2ese_u.lic file is the license file for the Authorized User Single Install option. For other license options, see the DB2® information center.

    1. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory: db2_install_dir/bin.

      where db2_install_dir/bin is the directory to which you installed DB2.

      Note: On the DVD image, the license is stored in the DB2.License directory.
    2. Run the following command to update the license:
      db2licm -a path_to_lic_file/db2ese_u.lic
      Note: For more information about using the db2licm command, see the DB2® information center.
  6. Verify that the license is registered by running the following command:

    db2_install_dir/bin/db2licm -l

    If the license is correctly registered, the details of your DB2® installation are displayed.

  7. Restart DB2®.

What to do next

Create your IBM® Connections application databases.