License File Content Overview

Learn about the content of the license file.

Each INCREMENT or UPGRADE line in a license file represents a license for a product or a licensable option of a product. This figure has an INCREMENT line showing fields used by Sybase product licenses:

License Content
The contents of a license contain the details, feature names, and information shown on each license, such as whether it is an increment or an upgrade, the vendor string, the date, and so forth.

The contents of a license contain the details, feature names, and information shown on each license, such as whether it is an increment or an upgrade, the vendor string, the date, and so forth.

For information on the feature name used by each product and its optional features, see the SySAM information on the Sybase Web site at http://www.sybase.com/sysam.

Served and unserved licenses differ in that an unserved license always has uncounted quantity and always contains a Host ID field.

Served License
A served license file begins with SERVER and VENDOR lines, followed by the INCREMENT and UPGRADE lines.
Unserved License
An unserved license file contains an INCREMENT line only.
License Packages
Sybase groups some licensable options into packages to reflect alternate product bundling or simply for ease of license deployment.
Sybase License Attributes
SySAM-enabled products may specify license attributes in the VENDOR_STRING and ISSUER fields to identify certain properties of the license, such as product edition, type of license and any limitations imposed (such as maximum disk space or memory to be used).
A Three-server Redundancy License
A three-server redundancy license file begins with three SERVER lines, and a VENDOR line, followed by the INCREMENT and UPGRADE lines.