Installation Guide

Licensing

Your BEA WebLogic Personal Messaging API distribution requires a valid product license to run.

This chapter contains the following sections that explain how to acquire and install the BEA WebLogic Personal Messaging API license:

About BEA WebLogic Personal Messaging API License

BEA WebLogic Personal Messaging API uses an XML-format license file called license.bea. The Personal Messaging API checks this file at run time to determine which software components you are authorized to use.

Note: If you have other BEA directories on your system, each BEA Home must have a license.bea file that authorizes use of the products associated with that directory.

The types of license files that can be used as the license.bea file and the technical restrictions that they impose are described in Table2-1.

Note: See the BEA Software License Agreement for specific license terms and conditions.

Table 2-1 License Types and Descriptions

License Type

Description

Development

Used in a development environment where a developer is preparing an application to use the Personal Messaging API; a production license is required for deployment.

Enables all Providers of the Personal Messaging API.

Is not tied to the IP address of a machine.

Production

Used in full-scale production environments.

May restrict functionality to the software components that you have purchased.

Permits service interactions and connections to and from an unlimited number of IP addresses.

Must be purchased separately. For information about purchasing a production license, contact your sales representative or visit the BEA web site at http://www.bea.com.

Installing the License File

When you receive this license file, complete the following steps:

Save the license file using the name license.bea. Make sure that the file name does not include a suffix, such as.txt.

Copy the license.bea file into the license directory where the BEA WebLogic Personal Messaging API was installed. For example, %COMPOZE_HOME%\license.