6.3 Installing a Product Activation Credential

You should install the Product Activation Credential via iManager.

  1. Open the Novell e-mail that contains the Product Activation Credential.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Save the Product Activation Credential file.

      or

    • Open the Product Activation Credential file, then copy the contents of the Product Activation Credential to your clipboard. Carefully copy the contents, and make sure that no extra lines or spaces are included. You should begin copying from the first dash (-) of the credential (----BEGIN PRODUCT ACTIVATION CREDENTIAL) through the last dash (-) of the credential (END PRODUCT ACTIVATION CREDENTIAL-----).

  3. Open iManager.

  4. Choose Identity Manager > Identity Manager Overview.

  5. Select the driver set or browse to a driver set, then click Next.

  6. On the Identity Manager Overview page, locate the driver set, click the red Activation required by link, then click Install Activation.

  7. Select the driver set where you want to activate an Identity Manager component.

  8. Do one of the following:

    • Specify where you saved the Identity Manager Activation Credential, then click Next.

      or

    • Paste the contents of the Identity Manager Activation Credential into the text area, then click Next.

  9. Click Finish.

NOTE:You need to activate each driver set that has a driver. You can activate any tree with the credential.