IBM VERSION 9 Upgrading a Try and Buy license, Related concepts, Related tasks, Related reference

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Upgrading a Try and Buy license

vFor Windows operating systems: db2instance_path\adm\db2licm -gfilename

where

vdb2instance_path is where the DB2 instance was created.

vfilename specifies the file name where output is to be stored.

DB2 features showing a violation must have the license key registered using either the License Center or the db2licm command. See the related links for details.

Related concepts:

v“License Center overview” in Administration Guide: Implementation

Related tasks:

v“Registering a DB2 product or feature license key using the License Center” on page 25

v“Registering a DB2 product or feature license key using the db2licm command” in Installation and Configuration Supplement

Related reference:

v“DB2 product license files” on page 25

v“db2licm - License management tool command” in Command Reference

Upgrading a Try and Buy license

If you installed a DB2 product with a try and buy license and now want to upgrade to a full license you need to upgrade the product license key. You can also use this method to upgrade from one license type to another. For example, to upgrade from a User license to a CPU license.

Restrictions:

You cannot use this method to upgrade from one DB2 product to another.

Procedure:

To upgrade your DB2 license:

1.Download the activation CD from Passport Advantage.

2.Register the license key using the License Center.

Related concepts:

v“License Center overview” in Administration Guide: Implementation

v“DB2 installation methods” in Quick Beginnings for DB2 Servers

Related tasks:

v“Checking DB2 license compliance” on page 26

v“Registering a DB2 product or feature license key using the License Center” on page 25

Related reference:

v“DB2 product license files” on page 25

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