Use the installation procedures to register WebSphere® ESB and associated products with the native operating system registry. This topic describes possible registry key values.
Registry file location | WebSphere Process Server | WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus |
---|---|---|
vpd.properties | WSEAA62 | WSEAA62 |
AIX® | WSEAA62 | WSEAA62 |
HP-UX | WSEAA62 | WSEAA62 |
i5/OS | WSEAA62 | WSEAA62 |
Linux | WSEAA62 | WSEAA62 |
Solaris | WSEAA62 | WSEAA62 |
Windows® | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\WebSphere Process Server\6.2 | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus\6.2 |
In addition to the vpd.properties file, the installation programs also create a record of installed products in an installation registry file and creates a catalog signature file for use by IBM® Tivoli® License Compliance Manager.
The installation registry file
The catalog signature files
Packages installed by a non-root installer might not register using native operating system mechanisms.
For example, a WebSphere ESB version
6.2 product installed as a non-root user on an AIX version 5.3 operating system cannot register
to the AIX lpp command.
Thus, running the ls lpp command does not list
the current WebSphere ESB version
that is installed.
You can use the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager to manage the WebSphere ESB license and version.
To enable the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager to detect and monitor WebSphere ESB software components, obtain the ITLMReadinessOfferings.xml catalog file. This file is also referred to in IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager as the IBMUseOnlySoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml or IBMSoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file. The IBMUseOnlySoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file is used with the Sub-Capacity version. The IBMSoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file is used for the Full version.
The catalog file lists software signature recognition and usage files in XML format that are used by the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager components to identify and monitor software found on the agents. You can obtain the catalog file from IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager.
rpm -qa | grep WS