Apply a license to an Open Liberty instance

We can apply our WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment license to an Open Liberty instance using the IBM License Metric Tool. When the license is applied, the Open Liberty instance is counted as part of our Liberty entitlement.

We must have a valid WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment license.

Open Liberty is open source and free to use. However, when you purchase a WebSphere Application Server- Base or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment license, you get IBM support for your Open Liberty instances.

We can apply a license using the License Metric Tool. The Open Liberty runtime includes metadata that automatically makes it visible to this tool. When we manage your licenses with this tool, your Open Liberty instances appear among the list of products available for your entitlement in the License Metric Tool portal.

1. Log in to the License Metric Tool.
2. Locate your Open Liberty instance and assign it to your WebSphere Application Server license.
3. Verify whether the license is assigned to the Open Liberty instance.

The Open Liberty instance is counted as part of the license entitlement by the IBM License Metric Tool.

Parent topic: Install Liberty