License requirements

You must ensure that your use and configuration of the product conforms to the license agreement that you have purchased.

The following list shows the IBM® Integration Bus operation modes that can be used with each of the IBM Integration Bus license agreements:

IBM Integration Bus for Developers (Developer Edition): developer mode

IBM Integration Bus Standard Edition: standard mode; scale mode

IBM Integration Bus Express Edition: express mode

IBM Integration Bus Remote Adapter Deployment: adapter mode

IBM Integration Bus (unrestricted license): advanced mode; developer mode; standard mode; scale mode; express mode; adapter mode
Application Integration Suite license: applicationIntegrationSuite mode; advanced mode; developer mode; standard mode; scale mode; express mode; adapter mode

For more information, see Operation modes.

IBM Integration Bus for z/OS® is unavailable in Remote Adapter Deployment, Express Edition, and Developer Edition.

If you choose to change your license agreement from a full license to one of the specialized licenses, you might find that your current configuration is no longer supported. For further details about what features are available for each license, and how to configure your environment, see IBM Integration Bus technical overview.

You can upgrade to the full license from another edition, if appropriate, by purchasing another license.

When you purchase a license for IBM Integration Bus, your license entitles you to install and use WebSphere® MQ, which enables you to use the IBM Integration Bus features that require MQ functionality. For more information about using WebSphere MQ with IBM Integration Bus, see Installing WebSphere MQ.

You can view the full license for IBM Integration Bus by visiting the Software license agreements search website. Search for "IBM Integration Bus" and choose the license that applies to the version you are using.

You can view licenses after installation in your chosen language in directory install_dir/server/license/. Terms and conditions are also supplied for third-party products that are used by IBM Integration Bus. The file containing these details is stored in the same license subdirectory when you install one or more runtime components.

Contact your IBM representative if you want further details about license agreements, or if you want to purchase additional licenses or change the type of license that you have purchased.