Obtaining a License

Before installing your product, determine your license type.

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. Sybase recommends that you use a location outside of the Sybase installation directories.
   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.

   You may install the Windows version of the license server that is packaged with this product, or you may use an existing 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.
   • Install on a machine that is running a SySAM 1.0 license server and follow migration instructions in the Sybase Software Asset Management User's Guide to migrate to the newer SySAM version.
   • Use an existing SySAM 2 license server. Apply the new license to the existing SySAM 2 license server and restart the license server.
4. Before installing your product, generate license files from the Sybase Product Download Center (SPDC) at https://sybase.subscribenet.com using the SPDC access information you receive from Sybase or your Sybase reseller.

• Obtaining the SySAM Host ID
  Learn how to obtain your SySAM host ID.
• Accessing SPDC
  Once you have purchased a Sybase product, download the product and generate the licenses from the online Web portal, the Sybase Product Download Center (SPDC.)
• Generating a Served License
  Before you install your Sybase product, set up the license server and required licenses.
• Generating an Unserved License
  Learn how to generate an unserved license.