Before you log in to SMP and generate licenses, use this information as a reminder of the information you should have available and the tasks that you should have completed.
| Required Information or Action | License Model | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Served | Unserved | ||
| License deployment model | X | X | Decide whether to use a served or unserved license deployment model. Typically, this is a company-wide decision that is made only once. Therefore, this is one of the most important things to determine before license generation. | 
| Product machine host ID | X | Determine the host ID of the machine, or machine partition where the product will run. | |
| License server – download and install | X | Download and install the SySAM license server before you generate the product’s licenses, and before you install the product. | |
| License server host ID | X | Determine the host ID of the machine where the license server will run. | |
| License server host name | X | Determine the host name of the machine where the license server will run. | |
| License server TCP/IP port numbers | X | Determine the two port numbers on which the license server will listen for license requests. | |