Installation guide

BEA Products Installation Guide 6-1
CHAPTER
6
Installing and Updating License Files
Your BEA software requires a valid product license to run. The following sections explain how
to acquire, install, and update your product license:
z About BEA Product Licenses
z Updating Your license.bea File
z Upgrading Licenses from Previous Software Releases
z Installing Licenses for Use with Promotional DVD Distributions
About BEA Product Licenses
BEA products use an XML-format license file called license.bea. This license file, stored in
the BEA Home directory, is used for the BEA products installed in that directory. Your BEA
software checks this file at run time to determine which product components you are authorized
to use.
Note: If you have multiple BEA Home directories on your system, each BEA Home must have
a
license.bea file that authorizes use of the products associated with that directory.
Licenses are release specific. For example, to use WebLogic Server 9.2, you must have a 9.2
license file. To convert a pre-9.2
license.bea file to a WebLogic Server 9.2 license.bea file,
see “Upgrading Licenses from Previous Software Releases” on page 6-6.
The types of license files that can be used as the
license.bea file and the technical restrictions
that they impose are described in the following table.