Quick Beginnings for DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition

Upgrading from a Try-and-Buy License

Try-and-Buy versions are available for some DB2 products. If you install a product originally as Try-and-Buy, you do not need to reinstall the same product to upgrade the license. Simply add the license from the DB2 CD-ROM that comes in the product box.

If you install a DB2 product as Try-and-Buy, and you buy a different product, you must uninstall the Try-and-Buy product and then install the new one that you have purchased. For example, if you install DB2 Workgroup Edition as a Try-and-Buy and then purchase DB2 Enterprise Edition, you must uninstall DB2 Workgroup Edition and then install DB2 Enterprise Edition. At installation time, the program will automatically install the required license.

Note:

Your Proof of Entitlement and License Information booklets identify the products for which you are licensed.

The following steps describe how to upgrade a license:

On OS/2 Systems:

1. Put the product CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

2. Double-click on the Nodelock Administration Tool icon in the License Use Runtime - Client folder to start the Nodelock Administration Tool.

3. Select Products->New from the menu bar.

4. Click on the Import push button.

5. In the Import window, locate the db2\license directory on your CD-ROM. A list of files is shown.

6. Select the license file that corresponds to the specific product that you have purchased and installed on your system:

   db2conen.lic

   DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition

7. Click on OK.

On Windows NT Systems:

1. Click on Start and select Programs->License Use Runtime-> Nodelock Administration Tool to start the Nodelock Administration Tool.

2. Select Products->New from the menu toolbar.

3. Click on the Import push button.

4. Select the license file that corresponds to the specific product that you have purchased and installed on your system. It can be found in the x:\db2\licence directory, where x: represents the CD-ROM drive.

   db2conen.lic

   DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition

   OK.

5. Click on OK to return to the main screen.

On UNIX Systems:

1. Log in as root.

2. Mount the CD-ROM, if required.

3. Update your DB2 product license with the following command:

      DB2DIR/cfg/db2licinst license_filename
   

   
   

   	where DB2DIR	= /usr/lpp/db2_05_00	on AIX
   		= /opt/IBMdb2/V5.0	on HP-UX, SCO UnixWare 7, or Solaris

   and license_filename is the full pathname and file name for the license file that corresponds to the product you have purchased. The names of the license files for these products are:

   db2conen.lic

   DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition

   For example, if the CD-ROM is mounted in the /cdrom directory and the name of the license file is db2entr.lic, the command should be as follows:

   • For AIX, HP-UX, or SCO UnixWare 7:

     DB2DIR/cfg/db2licinst /cdrom/db2/license/db2entr.lic
     

   • For Solaris:

        DB2DIR/cfg/db2licinst /cdrom_unnamed/db2/license/db2entr.lic
     

   
   

   	where DB2DIR	= /usr/lpp/db2_05_00	on AIX
   		= /opt/IBMdb2/V5.0	on HP-UX, SCO UnixWare 7, or Solaris

The DB2 product license key can be found in the nodelock file, located as follows: For AIX: /usr/lib/netls/conf/nodelock For HP-UX: /usr/netls/nodelock For Solaris or SCO UnixWare 7: /var/netls/nodelock

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