DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Applying DB2 licenses

If you want the license key added automatically during product installation, copy the license key to the /db2/license directory of the installation image before launching the DB2 Setup wizard.

To use DB2 features or to be in compliance with your current product entitlement, you might be required to register additional license keys.

For example, ensure you add the db2ese_c.lic or db2ese_u.lic licence files to the /db2/license directory of the installation image before installing DB2 Enterprise Server Edition. If you do not add any license files to the /db2/license directory, you will see a "License not registered" message in the output from the db2licm -l command or in the License Center. You can apply the licenses manually after the installation by running the db2licm -a command.

If you register a valid license key, the db2licm -l command will successfully list all the products with available license information.