6.2 Activating Identity Manager Products by Using a Credential

  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.

    IMPORTANT:The e-mail is not required to activate the product. If the e-mail was sent to someone else within your company, contact the Novell Activation Center for more information.

    After clicking the link, you should see a page similar to the one below:

    Electronic license distribution page

  2. Click the license download link and either save (download) or open the .html file.

    After the file is opened, its content should be similar to the content shown in the illustration below:

    Activation credential

  3. Proceed to Section 6.3, Installing a Product Activation Credential for instructions on how to activate Identity Manager components.