Which License manager version is used for IBM SPSS Statistics Version 27?

Question & Answer

Question

What license manager version is recommended to use with IBM SPSS Statistics 27 release?

Answer

In June 2020 the new IBM SPSS Statistics version 27 was released. Along with the new release also a new version for the Concurrent License Manager (LM) and Tools  (WlmAdmin) is available.

It is recommended that you use the new LM and tools version 9.8 with Concurrent licenses for release 27.

Please note that the new version can also host concurrent network licenses for older SPSS statistics releases like SPSS 26 or 25. It can also be used for IBM SPSS AMOS and IBM SPSS Modeler releases, older and current versions.

Please see below some information about the new version below.

In general, refer to Concurrent License Administrator Guide pdf file on the page below. It contains all information on how to install and manage the License manager version.

IBM SPSS Statistics 27 Documentation

The new version is called: IBM SPSS Concurrent Licensing Tools 9.8 – License Manager.

3 versions are  available:

–    IBM SPSS Concurrent Licensing Tools 9.8 – License Manager Linux x86-64 English (CC5NCEN )
–    IBM SPSS Concurrent Licensing Tools 9.8 – License Manager Microsoft Windows English CC5NDEN )
–    IBM SPSS Concurrent Licensing Tools 9.8 – License Manager Mac English (CC5NEEN )

The corresponding file names are:

spss_clt_9.8_win_en.zip (for Windows operating system)
spss_clt_9.8_mac_en.tar.tar.gz (for Macintosh operating system)
spss_clt_9.8_lnx_en.tar.tar.gz (For Linux operating system)

To download IBM SPSS Concurrent Licensing Tools 9.8 – License Manager, sign into the IBM Passport Advantage Online (PAO) website

As an Alternative, you can also download the new license manager from this link:
License Manager Download

Please note:
Once you have installed the license manager the version that shows up on WlmAdmin is 9.6.2.0006

An Example on how to install the new LM version can be found on below technote:

IBM SPSS Statistics 27: License Manager Version 9.8 installation example for Windows operating systems