Select Operating system Linux, accept the EUA by checking the box and click Individual file download. Then click TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0_linux_x86_64.zip to download.

Install TIBCO® Activation Service

Extract the contents of the installer package and go to the location where the RPM packages are located.

$ unzip TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0_linux_x86_64.zip
Archive:  TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0_linux_x86_64.zip
   creating: TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0/
   creating: TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0/deb/
  inflating: TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0/deb/tibco-activation_1.0.0_x86_64-server.deb
  inflating: TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0/deb/tibco-activation_1.0.0_x86_64-util.deb
   creating: TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0/rpm/
  inflating: TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0/rpm/tibco-activation_1.0.0_x86_64-server.rpm
  inflating: TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0/rpm/tibco-activation_1.0.0_x86_64-util.rpm

$ cd TIB_tibco-activation_1.0.0/rpm/

Run the following command to install the server. Note that there is a dependency on java-17-openjdk-headless which should be handled by yum.

$ sudo yum install -y tibco-activation_1.0.0_x86_64-server.rpm

The installation process starts TIBCO® Activation Service. Once installation is complete, the status of the service can be checked by running the following command

$ sudo systemctl status flexnetls-osp

The URL to this instance of TIBCO® Activation Service and the service details are stored in the file /usr/libexec/tib-lm/README.txt. The URL is needed for configuring products that activate with this instance of TIBCO® Activation Service.

$ cat /usr/libexec/tib-lm/README.txt
The TIBCO® Activation Service has been installed as a service on this machine.  It is reachable
at the following URL:

    https://gxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxx.com:7070/?fp=cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
The hostname above may need to be adjusted depending on your network configuration.
The service can be started and stopped using the systemctl command.  For example:
    sudo systemctl start flexnetls-osp
    sudo systemctl stop flexnetls-osp

Install the CLI Tool

Install the CLI tool by running the following command.

$ sudo yum install -y tibco-activation_1.0.0_x86_64-util.rpm

Configure the CLI Tool

Once the installation is complete, run the tib-activate CLI tool and configure it.

$ tib-activate
License Server details not configured. Please provide License Server's hostname
OR the full URL as shown in /usr/libexec/tib-lm/README.txt on server's machine:

At the prompt, provide the URL from /usr/libexec/tib-lm/README.txt.

$ tib-activate
License Server details not configured. Please provide License Server's hostname
OR the full URL as shown in /usr/libexec/tib-lm/README.txt on server's machine: https://gxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxx.com:7070/?fp=cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
Initial setup: please set the password to sign in to https://gxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxx.com:7070Initial setup: please set the password for the administrator of [admin@https://gxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxx.com:7070]
Password must be 8 or more characters in length. Password must contain 1 or more lowercase characters. Password must contain 1 or more uppercase characters. Password must contain 1 or more special characters
Enter new Password:
Confirm new Password:

At the prompt, set administrator password.

$ tib-activate
License Server details not configured. Please provide License Server's hostname
OR the full URL as shown in /usr/libexec/tib-lm/README.txt on server's machine: https://gxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxx.com:7070/?fp=cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbInitial setup: please set the password to sign in to https://gxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxx.com:7070Initial setup: please set the password for the administrator of [admin@https://gxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxx.com:7070]
Password must be 8 or more characters in length. Password must contain 1 or more lowercase characters. Password must contain 1 or more uppercase characters. Password must contain 1 or more special characters
Enter new Password:
Confirm new Password:
Successfully configured License Server details. Server Details are stored at /home/kkuruvil/.tib-activate.server-info
User's password has been successfully updated. New user session is stored at /home/kkuruvil/.tib-activate.profile and valid until 4:41AM

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You should register the following License Server information with TIBCO:
4xxxxxxxxxx9
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tib-activate configuration is complete. Make a note of the id which will be needed when generating a license to be uploaded to this instance of TIBCO® Activation Service. The id can also be retrieved by running the command tib-activate server hostids.

$ tib-activate server hostids
{
  "selected" : {
    "value" : "4xxxxxxxxxx9",
    "type" : "ETHERNET",
    "attributes" : [ "Physical", "Builtin" ]
  },
  "hostids" : [ {
    "value" : "4xxxxxxxxxx9",
    "type" : "ETHERNET",
    "attributes" : [ "Physical", "Builtin" ]
  }, {
    "value" : "2xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx8",
    "type" : "VM_UUID"
  } ]
}