Installation guide

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Activating Novell Identity Manager Products 73
8
Activating Novell Identity Manager
Products
The following information explains how activation works for products based on Novell Identity
Manager. Identity Manager, Integration Modules, and the Provisioning Module must be activated
within 90 days of installation, or they will shut down. At any time during the 90 days, or afterward,
you can choose to activate Identity Manager products.
You can activate Identity Manager and the drivers by completing the following tasks:
 Section 8.1, “Purchasing an Identity Manager Product License,” on page 73
 Section 8.2, “Installing a Product Activation Credential,” on page 73
 Section 8.3, “Viewing Product Activations for Identity Manager and for Drivers,” on page 74
 Section 8.4, “Activating Identity Manager Drivers,” on page 75
 Section 8.5, “Activating Analyzer,” on page 75
 Section 8.6, “Activating Designer and the Role Mapping Administrator,” on page 75
8.1 Purchasing an Identity Manager Product License
To purchase an Identity Manager product license, so that you can activate the product, see the Novell
Identity Manager How to Buy Web page (http://www.novell.com/products/identitymanager/
howtobuy.html)
After you purchase a product license, Novell sends you a Customer ID via e-mail. The e-mail also
contains a URL to the Novell site where you can obtain a Product Activation credential. If you do not
remember or do not receive your Customer ID, call the Novell Activation Center at 1-800-418-8373 in
the U.S. In all other locations, call 1-801-861-8373 (You will be charged for calls made using the 801
area code.). You can also chat with us online (http://support.novell.com/chat/activation).
8.2 Installing a Product Activation Credential
You should install the Product Activation Credential via iManager.
1 After you purchase a license, Novell sends you an e-mail with your Customer ID. The e-mail
also contains a link under the Order Detail section to the site where you can obtain your
credential. Click the link to go to the site.
2 Click the license download link and 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.