Product Activation

This section provides information on D3 licensing and how to activate D3 after it is installed on the system.

NOTE

  • All D3 9.2 users must reactivate their systems.

  • If you need additional licenses to increase the number of users, contact your reseller or a Rocket sales representative to place an order for license additions. Obtain a new activation number in the manner described in Activating D3.

  • Should you need to deactivate your system, complete the instructions in Deactivating D3.

Licensing D3

D3 Product licensing is managed with licensing pools, which enables you to configure a custom system.

An example of licensed pools:

Pool Name

Max Licenses

Used Licenses

Users Allowed

Weeks

Expiration Date

---------------

--------

--------

-------

-----

----------

User

10

2

10

26

25 May 2013

Server

1

0

1

26

25 May 2013

Connections/IP

3

0

3

26

25 May 2013

Phantoms

12

1

12

26

25 May 2013

You must complete the steps in Activating D3 for each pool required.

Activating D3

Activating D3 is the last step of the installation process. The product activation procedure is used to activate your system, to increase the number of licensed users on the system, and to use additional D3 features.

To activate D3 execute these steps:

  1. Log on with user-ID dm and master dictionary entry dm.

  2. Enter your user id: dm

    master dictionary: dm

    :_

    As shown above, the colon (:) is a D3 prompt that indicates the user is at the Terminal Control Language (TCL) prompt.

  3. At the D3 TCL prompt, enter:

  4. activate

    Enter <CTRL>x at any time to quit the activation screen.

    The copyright information displays, followed by a copyright infringement warning and an agreement clause:

    :

    Do you agree with the above and accept the terms and conditions of the Rocket Software License Agreement enclosed with your D3 distribution media.

    [Yes/No/View/Print/Quit] ?

  5. Carefully read the information displayed.

  6. If this is a new installation, the system displays:

    You do not currently have a System Identification # registered on this system. One is provided to you when you purchase the D3 DBMS. If you have it you may enter it now. If you do not have one or do not enter it now you will only be activated for a TWO week period.

    Enter System ID or press Q to quit

    System ID #_

  7. Enter the System ID Number provided by Rocket. This number is located on the colored sheet of paper in the D3 package.

  8. The following message displays:

    Do one of the following:

    - To perform a manual activation, press Enter.

    - To perform an automatic activation, enter the email address registered for the

      specified system id:xxxxxxxx. Your computer must be connected to the internet

      to use this option.

    Email Address:

     

    NOTE

    These instructions illustrate a manual activation.

    The system displays a similar activation screen:

    System Identification   12345678

    Hardware ID             1234-abcd-5678-efgh-9012-ijkl-3456-mnop

    Input activation code, or <CTRL>x to exit

     

    Field

    Description

    System Identification

    An 8 digit number, obtained from Rocket as part of purchasing our software. It is located on the colored sheet of paper in the D3 package.

    Hardware ID

    A 32 character alphanumeric string. It displays on the terminal when the activation program executes.

  9. Make note of these numbers from the activation screen in the space below; Customer Service will ask for them when calling for the activation number.

  10. System Identification   __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

    Hardware ID __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __  __ __ __ __  __ __ __ __

    Activation numbers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To obtain an activation number, call Rocket Customer Service at (949)-585-9400 or go to the Rocket Web Site:

    http://www.rocketsoftware.com

  11. Enter the activation codes provided by Rocket.

  12. If the activation number is not accepted, this message displays:

    Error: invalid set of numbers, please try again!

    When the activation code is accepted, a similar screen displays:

    Host system:    Unix

    Processor type: 80X86 protected mode

    Implementation: D3 LINUX

    System ID:

    System Options:

    I/O Subsystem Support   Blocked IO        SVID termio

     

    Features                Status     Features                 Status

    -------------------------------------------------------------------

    OpenDB                Available

     

                        Max        Used      Users           Expiration

    Pool Name         Licenses   Licenses   Allowed   Weeks     Date

    ---------------   --------   --------   -------   -----  ----------

    User                 10          2        10       26    25 May 2013

    Server               1           0        1        26    25 May 2013

    Connections/IP       3           0        3        26    25 May 2013

    Phantoms             12          1        12       26    25 May 2013

  13. Verify that all appropriate features are available and that the number of licensed users agrees with the license that was purchased.

    The activation process is complete.

Deactivating D3

If you need to deactivate D3, complete the instructions below. To deactivate, you must have a live connection to the internet.

To deactivate D3:

  1. Log on with user-ID dm and master dictionary entry dm.

  2. At the D3 TCL prompt, enter:

  3. activate (d

    The copyright information displays.

  4. Enter yes to continue.

  5. A message displays prompting you for your email address.

  6. Type your email address and press ENTER to continue.

  7. Your system is deactivated and the message Deactivation Successful displays.

See Also

D3 Installation Guide Overview

Introduction

Document Conventions

Getting Started

Installing D3

Upgrading with a File-Save Tape

Upgrading with Data Files in Place

Installation Troubleshooting

Creating a UNIX User Account for D3

Migration Tips

Using D3 Memory

D3 Menus

Customer Service Worksheet