Installation guide

Modifying Individual Licenses
Learn about modifying individual licenses.
1.
Follow instructions in Logging in to SPDC and Beginning License Generation in the
Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM) 2 Users Guide through the step for
selecting options that identify the license you want to change.
2.
On the License Information page, select the desired license order.
3.
Select one of:
•
Check in – returns the license to the available license pool. To rehost the license,
follow instructions in Generating Unserved Licenses in the Sybase Software Asset
Management (SySAM) 2 Users Guide or Generating Served Licenses in the Sybase
Software Asset Management (SySAM) 2 Users Guide .
•
Upgrade – upgrades the license to its latest version. Click Upgrade to generate a new
license file. Download the license file, save it, and deploy it. The Upgrade option
appears only if newer versions of the license are available.
Note: Each product limits the number of times you can check in and rehost its licenses. If you
reach your check-in limit, and the Check-in option does not appear, contact your company’s
designated person in Sybase Technical Support.
Generating Licenses at SMP
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.
Table 5. Information Needed Before License Generation
Required Informa-
tion or Action
License Model Description
Served Un-
served
License deployment
model
X X
Decide whether to use a served or unserved li-
cense 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 li-
cense generation.
Product machine host ID X Determine the host ID of the machine, or ma-
chine partition where the product will run.
License server – down-
load and install
X Download and install the SySAM license server
before you generate the product’s licenses, and
before you install the product.
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