Using named-user keys on a Windows license server

Named-user license keys perform as floating license keys, except during the import process. License Key Administrator (LKAD) gives you the opportunity to specify a user for each license key.

You assign a user to a key by editing the options file ibmratl.opt. The options file locks the floating license key to the user; allowing the user to use IBM Rational® products on multiple clients.

Importing named-user license keys

Remember: You must have local administrative privileges for the server before you can import the license key into License Key Administrator (LKAD).
To import a license key file:
  1. Click License Keys > Import License Key(s).
  2. In the Import License Key(s) window, find the *.upd or *.txt file (license key file) and select it.
  3. Click Open. The default location for the license key file is install_path\common.
  4. Click Import in the Confirm Import window.
  5. Edit the options file ibmratl.opt. LKAD provides an options file in which you can assign named-user license keys. As soon as you import the license key file, the Edit Options File window opens. If you choose to edit the file:
    1. The options file automatically opens in a text editor. Follow the instructions in the file for the correct syntax in assigning user IDs to license keys.
    2. After you edit the file, save it, and then close the file.
      Remember: You can edit the options file while the license server is started, but stop and start the license server after you have edited the file.

Entering temporary named-user license keys

You can enter a temporary or evaluation license key on the license server if you are evaluating the product or the License Key Center is unavailable.

Remember: You must have local administrative privileges for the server before you can enter the license key into License Key Administrator (LKAD).

To enter license information in LKAD:

  1. Click License Keys > Enter a License.
  2. Select the type of license.
  3. In the next window, enter the following information:
    • Product
    • Expiration Date
    • License Key
    • Quantity (if you are installing a floating license key)
  4. Click Finish. LKAD adds this information to the license key *.dat file in <Install Path>\Rational\Common.