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Use LKAD or the LKAD wizard to enter or import license
keys and change your license configuration.
Rational ClearCase® and
Rational ClearQuest® version
7.1.2 use Rational Common Licensing version 8.1.1. Rational Common
Licensing includes the license server and LKAD.
Attention: - LKAD is available for the Windows platform only.
- For Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest version
7.1.2, any prior version of LKAD is uninstalled when updating either Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest using
the IBM Installation Manager. To use
LKAD, you must install version 8.1.1 or later using Installation Manager.
- In previous releases of Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest,
LKAD was installed by default into the installation directory. For
version 7.1.2, LKAD is a separate install and you can choose to not
install LKAD when installing Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest.
If you choose to not install LKAD with Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest,
you can use Installation Manager to
install LKAD at a later time. LKAD is included on the DVD for Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest.
- You must have administrative privileges on the computer before
you can enter or import license key information in LKAD.
To access LKAD and the LKAD wizard on a client,
click . Use
LKAD to:
- Import an authorized user license file.
- Enter a temporary authorized user license key.
- Specify a license server to request floating licenses.
- Go to License Key Center to
request permanent license keys.
To access LKAD and the LKAD wizard on the license server,
click . Use LKAD to:
- Import a floating or named-user floating license key.
- Enter a temporary floating license key.
- Go to License Key Center to
request permanent license keys.
To access the Help, click Help in
the LKAD main menu, click Help in the LKAD
wizard, or open index.htm in the directory install_path\doc\help\locale_code\licadmin.
Example
of a directory path to index.htm using C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC
for install_path and 0409 for locale_code where
0409 is the code for EN:
C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\doc\help\0409\licadmin\index.htm
Certain
administrative privileges are required to complete tasks in License
Key Administrator (LKAD). If you cannot perform a task in LKAD, it
might mean that you are missing local administrative privileges on
that computer. Disabled menu options in the LKAD wizard, menu bar,
or button bar indicate limited privileges.
- To see which privileges are missing, select . You might see one or
more of the following statements.
Statement |
Explanation |
Cannot write to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the Windows Registry. |
You cannot specify a license server. |
Cannot Start and Stop a Windows Service. |
You cannot start the license server. |
Cannot create a file. |
You cannot import a license key file on to your
computer. |
Cannot modify a file. |
You cannot enter a temporary license key in your
computer. |
- Request the missing Windows administrator
privileges from your system administrator.