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:
- Click .
- In the Import License Key(s) window, find the *.upd or *.txt file
(license key file) and select it.
- Click Open. The default location for the
license key file is install_path\common.
- Click Import in the Confirm Import window.
- 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:
- 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.
- 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:
- Click .
- Select the type of license.
- In the next window, enter the following information:
- Product
- Expiration Date
- License Key
- Quantity (if you are installing a floating license key)
- Click Finish. LKAD adds this information
to the license key *.dat file in <Install
Path>\Rational\Common.