Generating an Unserved License

Learn how to generate an unserved license.

Prerequisites
Before generating licenses, determine the host ID. See Obtaining the SySAM Host ID.
Task

If you have problems, see Troubleshooting SySAM in the installation guide for your platform.

  1. From the Product List page on the SPDC, select the product family that contains the product for the license you want to generate.
  2. From the list of Sybase products, select the appropriate product edition and version for the operating system you are using. The license agreement displays
  3. In license agreement screen, select the appropriate country or region, read the agreement, then click I Agree.
    Note:

    The license agreement appears only during your initial attempt to download a product. Once you agree to the license, the agreement no longer appears for subsequent downloads of the product.

  4. On the Product Download page, click License Keys. The License Information page displays.
  5. Verify that you have selected the license that matches the product name, edition, and license type with your company's purchase order, then click Select to Generate to generate the server or client license.
    Note:

    If your product requires both a server and a client license, Sybase recommends that you generate the server license first. Once you generate the server license, repeat this step to generate the client license.

  6. Select Unserved License and click Next.
  7. Select the number of machines to license and click Next. You can generate licenses for up to 10 machines.
  8. Enter the host ID, and optionally, the host name for each machine for which you want to generate a license.

    For some license types, you must enter the number of CPUs or licenses for the machine where this license is used.

  9. Click Generate.

Once you have generated all the licenses your product requires, you can save your generated license with a .lic extension to the licenses directory in your license server installation, and: