Registering the DB2 product license key

Register the DB2 product license key for the version of DB2 that is included with Connections.

Only perform this procedure if we are using the version of DB2 that was included with Connections. If we installed IBM Connections, and DB2 from the product DVD, the license key was already provided.

If we used DB2 with an earlier version of Connections, the installation of DB2 is already registered and we can skip this task.

Install DB2 before beginning this task but do not create any application databases until after you have completed this task.

To register the DB2 product license key:

1. Navigate to the IBM Passport Advantage web site and log in.

   If we installed IBM Connections, and DB2 from the product DVD, the license key was already provided. We can skip Steps 1-3 and begin at Step 4.

2. Choose Find by Part Number and search for part number CI71NML.

3. Download the part and extract the DB2_ESE_Restricted_QS_Activation_10.1.zip file, making a note of the download location.

4. Log into DB2 using an ID with SYSADM authority.

5. Open a command prompt, change to the directory where the license file is stored, and run the following command:

   On the DVD image, the license is stored in the DB2.License directory.

   db2licm -a path_to_lic_file/db2ese_o.lic

   where path_to_lic_file is the directory to which you extracted the db2ese_o.lic file.

   For more information about using the db2licm command, see the DB2 information center.

6. Verify the license is registered ...

   db2_install_dir/adm/db2licm -l

   If the license is correctly registered, the details of the DB2 installation are displayed.

7. Restart DB2.

What to do next

Create the application databases.

Parent topic:
Create databases