Sounds like you may have a trial version. If you do have a full-blown
version, try using the db2licm command with the -a option against the
license key in your full-blown image.

Larry Edelstein

Fan Ruo Xin wrote:

> Hi,
> We only purchased db2 udb license for AIX platforms. So I have to install
> the DB2 UDB Version8.1 tried code on my laptop (Win2k). I haven't used it
> for a long time. When I tried to bring the db2 instance up this week, I
> found I already past the expiration date. I ran uninstall/reinstall db2 code
> a couple of times, but I was always told - no valid license key.
> =======
> 2005-03-11-13.23.19.879000 InstanceB2 Node:000
> PID:2160(db2syscs.exe) TID:1316 Appid:none
> oper system services licRequestAccess Probe:2
>
> SQL8008N The product "DB2 Enterprise Server Edition" does not have a valid
> license key installed and the evaluation period has expired. Functions
> specific to this product are not enabled.
>
> =====
> C:\IBM\SQLLIB\BIN>db2licm -l
> Product Name = "DB2 Enterprise Server Edition"
> Product Password = "DB2ESE"
> Version Information = "8.1"
> Expiry Date = "Expired"
> Registered Connect User Policy = "Disabled"
> Number Of Entitled Users = "5"
> Enforcement Policy = "Soft Stop"
> Number of processors = "1"
> Number of licensed processors = "1"
> Annotation = ""
> Other information = ""
> ===========
> I knew sometimes the NT uninstall process might leave some pieces. I checked
> the NT Registry Editor, env variables, services, directories, ..., anywhere
> I could think of. I also checked with uninstall documentation. No luck -
>
> Does any one meet similar scenario? Does anyone have any idea? Dose any one
> know if IBM Support supports this kind of problems?
> Thanks,
> FRX
>
>