Obtaining a License

Before installing your product, choose a SySAM license model, determine license server information, and obtain license files.

These steps summarize the actions you must take to install a Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM) license. You must refer to the Sybase Software Asset Management User's Guide for details.

  1. Choose a SySAM license model.
    License model Description
    Unserved license model Licenses are obtained directly from a license file. If you are using an unserved license, save the license file to the machine on which you install the product.
    Served license model A license server manages the allocation of licenses among multiple machines.
  2. For the served license model, decide whether to use an existing or new license server.

    The license server and your product installation do not need to share the same machine, operating system, or architecture.

  3. If you chose the served license model, do one of:
    • Install the new license server on a machine that does not have an existing license server.
    • To install on a machine that is running a SySAM 1.0 license server, follow migration instructions in the Sybase Software Asset Management User's Guide to migrate to the newer SySAM version.
  4. Before installing your product, get license files from the Sybase Product Download Center (SPDC) at https://sybase.subscribenet.com using SPDC access information you receive from Sybase or your Sybase reseller.
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For more information on SySAM licensing, see the Sybase Software Asset Management Users Guide on the SyBooks online bookshelf or on the Sybase Product Manuals Web site at http://sybooks.sybase.com.


Created August 20, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com