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License authorization file generator

  • 1.  License authorization file generator

    Posted Mon February 17, 2025 09:24 AM

    Hello,

    there seems to be failure of the License authorization file generator. (https://ibm.biz/LMT_license_request)

    it is showing "An error occured, try again later" for couple of hours now.

    Any workaround, or shall I keep trying ?



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    JAN FLEGR
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  • 2.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted Tue February 18, 2025 03:54 AM

    Hello.

    Any updates on this one? Im also struggeling with the same issue.

    Still getting:  "An error has occured. Try again later"  when pushing the button.

    Regards

    Tommy Basnes



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    Tommy Basnes
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  • 3.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted Tue February 18, 2025 04:27 AM

    Hi,


    The error occurs due to exception between Flexera server and IBM w3ID SSO part.
    The root cause is a recent cert chain modifications for Amazon root certificates used to sign License Generator website.

    Two quick workarounds:
    - use a URL which lies outside IBM w3ID:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/sites/default/files/inline-files/$FILE/form_0.html

    - directly use License Generator URL :
    https://tem.flexnetoperations.com/control/ibmt/generateActivationFile?productname=ibm_software&fname=ilmt_ops_user_name&lname=ilmt_ops_user_lastname&email=ilmt_ops_user@ibm.com&organization=



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    Thank you,
    Oktawian

    Oktawian Powązka, L3 Support
    IBM License Metric Tool
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  • 4.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted Wed February 19, 2025 03:08 AM

    Thank you Oktawian,

    The Flexnet workaround works. I am able to genrate the license.



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    JAN FLEGR
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  • 5.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted Tue May 13, 2025 09:07 AM

    ILMT Team - Is this still going on? I am unable to generate the License Authorization file neither via the https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/sites/default/files/inline-files/$FILE/form_0.html#:~:text=Generating%20a%20BigFix%20license%20authorization%20file%20for%20ILMT&text=Before%20you%20can%20download%20License,installer%20from%20the%20BigFix%20Console nor via the workarounds shared within this post.

    Can someone help with the resolution? One more thing i observed was - If i use my personal email, it let me generate the license file but not with my organization account. Also, the Flexnet link works if you paste the link with default values - ILMT OPs user and not when you replace the information with your information. 



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    Mayank Aggarwal
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  • 6.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted Tue May 13, 2025 11:21 AM

    Indeed, it looks like that HCL added some filtering to those License authorization params.
    Will let you know as soon as I get some insight into this,



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    Thank you,
    Oktawian

    Oktawian Powązka, L3 Support
    IBM License Metric Tool
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  • 7.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted Wed May 14, 2025 02:09 AM

    Hi Oktawian,

    After the investigation of the "old" License Generator Tool, I wrote scripts for Windows and Linux which can generate the BES authorization file as well as the license files independent for the HCL web site. I'll talk to Tomasz on friday, maybe you can make use of it.

    regards Michael



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    Michael Koester
    IBM License Management Consultant
    ARS Computer und Consulting GmbH
    Munich, Germany
    +49 89 32468 0
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  • 8.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted Mon June 16, 2025 08:30 AM


    There has been some changes in the
    generation of License Authorization file process (switchover to new site).
    Following is a technote with link for BigFix license generation:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/generating-license-authirization-file-hcl-bigfix-server-used-license-metric-tool



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    Thank you,
    Oktawian

    Oktawian Powązka, L3 Support
    IBM License Metric Tool
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  • 9.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted Tue June 17, 2025 03:18 AM

    Sorry, the previous one got screwed up, here is the working one:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/generating-license-authorization-file-hcl-bigfix-server-used-license-metric-tool



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    Thank you,
    Oktawian

    Oktawian Powązka, L3 Support
    IBM License Metric Tool
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  • 10.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted 2 days ago

    Previous post didn't appear to go thru so I will try again.

    This link works to create the license file: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/generating-license-authorization-file-hcl-bigfix-server-used-license-metric-tool

    The license file along with "export tlm_debug_online_installation=false" allowed me to get another step further with the All-In-One install. Now I am getting the below errors:

    CODIN0520E The /root/BigFix_license_1756395073752/masthead.afxm file does not exist.
    CODIN0520E The /root/BigFix_license_1756395073752/license.pvk file does not exist.

    Per the docs these are supposed to be created during the install. How do I get these created for an offline install? 

    Thanks



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    Kai Hohman
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  • 11.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted 2 days ago
    I'm not sure what do you mean by 'these are supposed to be created during the install'...
    If you force installer to 'offline mode' license files needs to be created manually by means of license generator.
    As described:
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/license-metric-tool/9.2.0?topic=one-optional-creating-license-files


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    Thank you,
    Oktawian

    Oktawian Powązka, L3 Support
    IBM License Metric Tool
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  • 12.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted yesterday

    I used the link you provided originally which only creates one file, LicenseAuthorization_160003211.BESLicenseAuthorization. There is no license.pvk or masthead.afxm created. I followed the link you provided and used the generate_license.sh but that also doesn't work, regardless of computer run on, as it still requires online access and fails just like it does during the install on the server.



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    Kai Hohman
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  • 13.  RE: License authorization file generator

    Posted 5 hours ago

    Indeed, that link only creates a license authorization file.
    license.pvk/license.crt/masthead.afx are created by generate_license.sh/generate_license.bat scripts which needs to be run on some computer with Internet access.
    (Actually, in case of generate_license.bat, script can be run in offline mode and processed by means of request.BESLicenseRequest file)

    As ILMT documentation states:
    If the computer on which you are performing the installation does not have Internet access you need to run generate_license.sh on some other Linux computer with Internet access.
    (From a directory with extracted installation files, go to the license_files directory, and copy the BigFix_license_generator_Linux directory to a 64-bit Linux computer with Internet access)

    it's all described in following guideline:
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/license-metric-tool/9.2.0?topic=one-optional-creating-license-files



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    Thank you,
    Oktawian

    Oktawian Powązka, L3 Support
    IBM License Metric Tool
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