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.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
- 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.
- Choose Find by Part Number and search
for part number CI71NML.
- Download the part and extract the DB2_ESE_Restricted_QS_Activation_10.1.zip file,
making a note of the download location.
- Log into DB2 using an ID with SYSADM authority.
- Open a command prompt, change to the directory where the
license file is stored, and run the following command:
Note: On
the DVD image, the license is stored in the DB2.License directory.
db2licm
-a path_to_lic_file/db2ese_o.lic
where path_to_lic_file is
the directory to which you extracted the db2ese_o.lic file.
- Verify that the license is registered by running the following
command:
db2_install_dir/adm/db2licm
-l
If the license is correctly registered,
the details of your DB2 installation
are displayed.
- Restart DB2.
What to do next
Create your IBM Connections
application databases.