Registering the IBM DB2® product license key
Register the IBM DB2® product license key for DB2 11.5.6, provided by HCL in the DB2 Universal Fix Pack.
Before you begin
Install IBM DB2® before beginning this task but do not create any application databases until after you have completed this task.
For supported versions of DB2, see the HCL Connections system requirements.
Procedure
- Navigate to the HCL Software License & Download Portal and log in.
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Find the following files and take note of the download location. Once found, download
and extract the files..
Filename Description DB2_ESE_AUSI_Activation_11.5.zip IBM Db2 Enterprise Server Edition - Authorized User Single Install Option - Activation 11.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows Multilingual (CC1V9ML)
DB2ESE_Restricted_Activation_11.5.zip IBM Db2 Enterprise Server Edition - Restricted Use - Activation 11.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows Multilingual (CC1TYML)
- Download and unpack the file, making a note of the location you unpacked to.
- Log in to IBM DB2® using an ID with SYSADM authority (usually db2admin or db2inst1).
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Update the IBM DB2 license.
The db2ese_u.lic file is the license file for the Authorized User Single Install option. For other license options, see the IBM Db2 Version 11.5 Knowledge Center.
- 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 IBM DB2® installation are displayed similar to those in the following table.Table 1. Example of DB2 installation details (when license correctly registered) Product name: "DB2 Enterprise Server Edition" License type: "Authorized User Single Install" Expiry date: "Permanent" Product identifier: "db2ese" Version information: "11.5" Enforcement policy: "Soft Stop" Number of licensed authorized users: "25" Features IBM DB2 Performance Management Offering Not licensed - Restart IBM DB2®.