Once you receive your license.dat file containing your keycodes, install it as a file on disk. If you do not have a license file, or are having trouble selecting a suitable license manager machine, see the Related Topics below.
ArcGIS uses the FLEXlm® v7.0d license manager. If you intend to use ArcGIS 8.1 and 7.x concurrently, you must run the license manager distributed with ArcGIS 8.x.
ArcGIS licenses can be served from either a Windows or Unix license manager. For example, a Windows installation of ArcGIS 8.1 can obtain a license from either a Windows or Unix 8.x license manager.
1. Save the license file to disk as license.dat.
2. Copy it into the appropriate /sysgen directory.
$ARCHOME/sysgen or $SDEHOME/sysgen