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A-4 Administrative Products for DB2 Installation Guide
Product Authorization Passwords
Solution
This problem will be corrected in a future version of the Product
Authorization utility; however, the problem can be circumvented by
specifying a different library to contain the product authorization tables. You
should allocate a separate PDS or PDS/E for the authorization table and
specify this PDS or PDS/E when installing the password. If you have
questions about the problem or the work-around, contact your BMC Software
Product Authorization technical support analyst at 800 537 1813 (USA or
Canada) or call your local support center.
Product Authorization Passwords
Valid passwords can include the following characters:
• the alphanumeric character set, excluding the letters I and O to avoid
confusion with the numbers one (1) and zero (0)
• equal sign (=), “at” sign (@), and plus sign (+)
Note: If your keyboard does not have the “at” sign (@), you can use
the asterisk (*) in place of @. You can use these two characters
(@ and *) interchangeably when typing passwords.
Permanent Passwords
Permanent passwords update a product’s permanent authorization table. Each
permanent password has one of the functions described in Table A-1. When
you apply a permanent password, the Product Authorization utility
automatically recognizes that password’s function and prompts you
accordingly.
Table A-1 Permanent Password Functions
Function Description
Add authorizes one new CPU to run the product
Delete removes one CPU from the table, preventing that CPU from
running the product
Replace replaces one CPU in the table with another CPU, allowing the
new CPU to run the product in place of the old CPU
Modify modifies one or more properties of one CPU that currently exists
in the product-authorization table
Reset modifies the global properties of the product-authorization tables
