Installation guide

6-4 BEA Products Installation Guide
The UpdateLicense merge process is not intended to modify the license attributes for any
component or feature in the license files being merged. For example:
z If you merge a WebLogic Server 8.1 production license with a WebLogic Server 9.2
development license, the development and production rights associated with the different
WebLogic Server license versions are retained. The merge process creates a single license
file which can be used for both WebLogic Server 8.1 production and WebLogic Server 9.2
development. The merge process does not change the development and production rights
associated with either the WebLogic Server 8.1 or WebLogic Server 9.2 entry. If you want
to upgrade the WebLogic Server 8.1 production license to WebLogic Server 9.2, see
“Upgrading Licenses from Previous Software Releases” on page 6-6.
z If you merge a WebLogic Server 8.1 license for IP address A with a WebLogic Server 9.2
license for IP address B, the IP addresses for both WebLogic Server license versions are
retained. The merge process creates a single license file that can be used to run WebLogic
Server 8.1 on IP address A and WebLogic Server 9.2 on IP address B. The merge process
does not change the IP address associated with either the WebLogic Server 8.1 or
WebLogic Server 9.2 entry. If you want to change the IP address for a given license file,
you must use the BEA eLicense system at
http://elicense.bea.com.
Important Considerations for Updating Your license.bea
File
When determining how to update your license.bea file, you should consider the following:
z If you want to merge the functionality enabled by both your new license and your existing
license, you must use the
UpdateLicense utility. For instructions, see “Updating
license.bea Using the UpdateLicense Utility” on page 6-4.
z You may choose to replace an existing license.bea file with a new license.bea file,
but if you do so, you run the risk of losing the product usage rights enabled by your
existing license file.
Note: Do not edit the
license.bea file manually. Doing so may cause operating problems for
the currently installed BEA products, or result in problems later when BEA products are
installed for maintenance upgrades.
Updating license.bea Using the UpdateLicense Utility
To update your license.bea file, perform the following procedure: