Types of License Keys
Informatica provides license keys in license files. The license key is encrypted. When you create the license from the license key file, the Service Manager decrypts the license key and enables the purchased options.
You create a license from a license key file. You apply license keys to the license to enable additional options. Informatica uses the following types of license keys:
- •Original keys. Informatica generates an original key based on your contract. Informatica may provide multiple original keys depending on your contract.
- •Incremental keys. Informatica generates incremental keys based on updates to an existing license, such as an extended license period or an additional option.
Note: Informatica licenses typically change with each version. Use a license key file valid for the current version to ensure that your installation includes all functionality.
Original Keys
Original keys identify the contract, product, and licensed features. Licensed features include the Informatica edition, deployment type, number of authorized CPUs, and authorized Informatica options and connectivity. You use the original keys to install Informatica and create licenses for services. You must have a license key to install Informatica. The installation program creates a license object for the domain in the Administrator tool. You can use other original keys to create more licenses in the same domain. You use a different original license key for each license object.
Incremental Keys
You use incremental license keys to update an existing license. You add an incremental key to an existing license to add or remove options. For example, if an existing license does not allow high availability, you can add an incremental key with the high availability option to the existing license.
The Service Manager updates the license expiration date if the expiration date of an incremental key is later than the expiration date of an original key. The Service Manager uses the latest expiration date. A license object can have different expiration dates for options in the license. For example, the IBM DB2 relational connectivity option may expire on 12/01/2006, and the session on grid option may expire on 04/01/06.
The Service Manager validates the incremental key against the original key used to create the license. An error appears if the keys are not compatible.