Attributes in a license file define the number of SAP Mobile Server instances that are allowed to run concurrently, the number of mobile clients that can connect to the SAP Mobile Server, and the license expiration date.
Each SAP Mobile Server instance must have its own server license. In an SAP Mobile Server cluster, all nodes can share a common pool of mobile client licenses.
At startup – If the SAP Mobile Server cannot retrieve the number of licensed servers from the license file, or if the server is not licensed, the SAP Mobile Server stops (or enters the license grace period, if any).
At mobile client connection – When a mobile client connects, the SAP Mobile Server checks whether the client exceeds the client license limit. If so, the SAP Mobile Server throws a license check exception to the client. Otherwise, the connection continues and operations proceed normally.
The SAP Mobile Server writes all license errors to the log.