This appendix describes how licensing is configured for Pages. It contains the following sections:
In order to function, Pages requires a valid license key on the computer on which Pages is installed. The license file containing this key must be located in the BEA_HOME directory. By default, BEA_HOME is C:\bea.
Depending on your use case, a different type of license is used. Each license type is defined by the license attributes that govern the behavior of the licensed installation. The following table lists the license types, the most important attribute for each type, and how the license should be obtained.
By default, the installer attempts to install a Standard Evaluation license file containing a Pages key in the BEA_HOME directory.
If a license.bea file exists in the specified location, the installer asks if you want to merge the Standard Evaluation license with the existing license, overwrite the existing license with the Standard Evaluation license, or leave the existing license alone. If you elect to overwrite the existing license, the installer places a backup of the existing license into the BEA_HOME directory.
If you are installing Pages on a machine with another BEA product on it (for example, BEA WebLogic Server, AquaLogic Analytics, or AquaLogic Interaction Collaboration), choose to merge the license files when prompted by the installer.
If you are upgrading an existing license to an Extended Evaluation license or a Production license, you can either combine the license keys or replace the existing license file with the new license file.
If you are upgrading a license on a machine with another BEA product on it (for example, BEA WebLogic Server, AquaLogic Analytics, or AquaLogic Interaction Collaboration), you must merge the license keys for both products into a single file. For more information on merging license keys, see Merging License Keys.
To manually combine two or more license keys into the license.bea file, either use a text editor or the update license tool—BEA_HOME\UpdateLicense.cmd.
The path to java.exe must be in the PATH variable. Use the following command to execute the tool:
UpdateLicense.cmd
new_license_file
Replace new_license_file
with the name of the file containing the license key you wish to add to license.bea.