DB2 license installation steps

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To apply any of the DB2 Enterprise Server Edition, DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition, DB2 Workgroup Server Edition, or DB2 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition licenses:

1. Install the DB2 Version 10.5 – Workgroup, Enterprise, and Advanced Editions common image using the DB2 Setup wizard.
2. Run the db2licm -a command, to apply the relevant licenses for either the DB2 Enterprise Server Edition, DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition, DB2 Workgroup Server Edition, or DB2 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition.

   Windows

   db2install_path\bin\db2licm -a filename

   where db2install_path is the DB2 installation path, filename is the full path name and file name for the license certificate file that corresponds to the DB2 product edition you have purchased.

   Linux or UNIX

     INSTHOME/sqllib/adm/db2licm -a filename

   where INSTHOME represents the home directory of the instance owner and filename is the full path name and file name for the license certificate file that corresponds to the DB2 product edition you have purchased. The db2licm command can also be found in the path where the DB2 database product is installed. For example, /opt/IBM/db2/V10.5/adm on Linux or UNIX operating system, if you use the default installation directory.

3. If you have purchased a DB2 add-on offering, run the db2licm -a command to activate the relevant functionalities for the DB2 offering. For example: if you purchased the IBM® DB2 BLU Acceleration In-Memory Offering:

   Windows

   db2install_path\bin\db2licm -a <license_path>/db2baf.lic

   where db2install_path is the DB2 installation path, <license_path> is the full path name for the license file, and db2baf.lic is the license certificate file of IBM DB2 BLU Acceleration In-Memory Offering.

   Linux or UNIX

     INSTHOME/sqllib/adm/db2licm -a <license_path>/db2baf.lic

   where INSTHOME represents the home directory of the instance owner and <license_path> is the full path name for the license file, and db2baf.lic is the license certificate file of IBM DB2 BLU Acceleration In-Memory Offering.

4. To verify the DB2 product license information, run the db2licm -l command.

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