Platform Licenses

Platform license types are: Personal Developer Edition, Enterprise Developer Edition, or Enterprise Deployment Edition.

The license files for Unwired Platform are installed in the <sup_home>\Servers\UnwiredServer\licenses directory. Unwired Server reads the license files in this location.

You can choose from two licensing models; the model you select affects the manner in which your licenses are maintained:

Unserved license – licensing details are stored directly in the license file. Typically, administrators choose this option when they install all components on a single host, for example, in a Personal Developer Edition or trial scenario. Sybase does not recommend this model for production environments—especially clustered environments, due to the way in which device licenses are tracked and checked out.
Served license – requires an additional server to manage licensing details for Unwired Platform components. Typically, administrators choose this option in a distributed production environment. Sybase recommends that you use the served license model for shared development environments and production environments; this model is required in a cluster environment.

For details about obtaining a license and installing it with the Sybase Unwired Platform installer, see Sybase Unwired Platform Installation Guide > Planning Your Sybase Unwired Platform Installation > Obtaining a License. For information about SySAM licensing, see the Sybase Software Asset Management Users Guide on the Sybase Product Manuals Web site at http://sybooks.sybase.com.

Cluster License Coordination
In a cluster, each server deployed to the environment must be licensed. Multiple servers cannot share a single license. However, all server nodes in the cluster can share device connection licenses.
Afaria Licenses
Afaria is not licensed by SySAM. Instead, Afaria uses an internal mechanism to track and enforce licenses and features.
License Validation
Attributes in the license file control the base number of devices that can be registered, the number of servers (typically for clustered production environments) you install, and expiry dates for both devices and servers. The mechanism that counts device licenses varies, depending on your model.
Device User License Limits
Licenses limit not just how many components you can install on a network, but how many users can connect to your servers.
Checking System Licensing Information
Review licensing information to monitor available and used device licenses, license expiry dates, and other license details. This information allows administrators to manage license use and determine whether old or unused device licenses should be tranferred to new devices.
Manually Updating and Upgrading Licenses
You must upgrade Unwired Platform and Afaria licenses separately. For Unwired Platform upgrades, the procedure varies depending on whether you are using a served or unserved model.

Parent topic: Systems Maintenance and Monitoring