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Chapter 2. Configuring the installation Administrator privileges To install Rational Rose on a Windows® operating system, you must be logged on to a Windows domain account that is a member of the local computer's Administrators group. You must also have the correct privileges regardless of the installation method (including silent installation) that you use. If you are not logged on with the appropriate privileges, the product installation fails. You do not see any information in the installation log file indicating that incorrect privileges caused the failure. Configuring licensing Licensing Rational Rose variants IBM Rational Rose uses a license key for the variant of Rose that you install, or a Rational Suite key that includes that Rose variant. Configuring Rational Common Licensing This section provides an overview of the license management tools used with IBM Rational products. The IBM Rational License Management Guide describes the license management tools and how to set up your license server configuration. It also describes the different types of license keys and provides instructions for requesting, installing, upgrading and moving licenses. If you are installing IBM Rational products for the first time, you must read this guide to understand the license configurations available and the processes for obtaining and managing the license keys. The following tools are used to manage Rational Common Licensing: v AccountLink is a Web-based tool available from the IBM Rational Licensing and Download Center and is used to obtain license keys. Note: At the time of publication, AccountLink is the online license fulfillment tool for IBM Rational software customers. In the future, AccountLink will be replaced by the Rational License Key Center, an online system that offers additional features and an easier license key fulfillment experience. You will access the new system, when it is available, using the same location on the Web that is currently used for AccountLink: http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/licensing/. This page will provide all of the information and instructions you need to manage license keys using the Rational License Key Center. v The IBM Rational License Server, which you must install from it's CD, monitors license access, tracks the number of simultaneous users, and performs other tasks related to managing licenses. v The License Key Administrator (LKAD) is used to import license keys on target systems that run Rational products and change license configurations. v The License Tools utility provides an interface to managing the FLEXlm License Manager, the license server software. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1993, 2006 7

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Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
installation
Administrator
privileges
To
install
Rational
Rose
on
a
Windows
®
operating
system,
you
must
be
logged
on
to
a
Windows
domain
account
that
is
a
member
of
the
local
computer’s
Administrators
group.
You
must
also
have
the
correct
privileges
regardless
of
the
installation
method
(including
silent
installation)
that
you
use.
If
you
are
not
logged
on
with
the
appropriate
privileges,
the
product
installation
fails.
You
do
not
see
any
information
in
the
installation
log
file
indicating
that
incorrect
privileges
caused
the
failure.
Configuring
licensing
Licensing
Rational
Rose
variants
IBM
Rational
Rose
uses
a
license
key
for
the
variant
of
Rose
that
you
install,
or
a
Rational
Suite
key
that
includes
that
Rose
variant.
Configuring
Rational
Common
Licensing
This
section
provides
an
overview
of
the
license
management
tools
used
with
IBM
Rational
products.
The
IBM
Rational
License
Management
Guide
describes
the
license
management
tools
and
how
to
set
up
your
license
server
configuration.
It
also
describes
the
different
types
of
license
keys
and
provides
instructions
for
requesting,
installing,
upgrading
and
moving
licenses.
If
you
are
installing
IBM
Rational
products
for
the
first
time,
you
must
read
this
guide
to
understand
the
license
configurations
available
and
the
processes
for
obtaining
and
managing
the
license
keys.
The
following
tools
are
used
to
manage
Rational
Common
Licensing:
v
AccountLink
is
a
Web-based
tool
available
from
the
IBM
Rational
Licensing
and
Download
Center
and
is
used
to
obtain
license
keys.
Note:
At
the
time
of
publication,
AccountLink
is
the
online
license
fulfillment
tool
for
IBM
Rational
software
customers.
In
the
future,
AccountLink
will
be
replaced
by
the
Rational
License
Key
Center,
an
online
system
that
offers
additional
features
and
an
easier
license
key
fulfillment
experience.
You
will
access
the
new
system,
when
it
is
available,
using
the
same
location
on
the
Web
that
is
currently
used
for
AccountLink:
This
page
will
provide
all
of
the
information
and
instructions
you
need
to
manage
license
keys
using
the
Rational
License
Key
Center.
v
The
IBM
Rational
License
Server,
which
you
must
install
from
it’s
CD,
monitors
license
access,
tracks
the
number
of
simultaneous
users,
and
performs
other
tasks
related
to
managing
licenses.
v
The
License
Key
Administrator
(LKAD)
is
used
to
import
license
keys
on
target
systems
that
run
Rational
products
and
change
license
configurations.
v
The
License
Tools
utility
provides
an
interface
to
managing
the
FLEXlm
License
Manager,
the
license
server
software.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
1993,
2006
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