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6.2.1 Comparing License Deployment Models
Learn about license deployment models.
Unserved Licenses Served Licenses
Licenses can be used only on the machine for which
the license was generated.
Licenses can be distributed from a network license
server to products running on any network machine.
Generate licenses at SMP or SPDC for each machine
that will run the product:
1. Specify the host ID of the machine where the prod
uct will run.
2. Generate a license for that machine.
3. Save the license to the specified machine.
4. Repeat steps 1 – 3 for each machine where the
product will run.
Generate licenses at SMP or SPDC for products run
ning on multiple machines:
1. Specify the host ID of the license server.
2. Specify the number of required licenses.
3. Save the licenses to the license server host ma
chine.
No license administration is required. However, when
new licenses are required for product updates, you
must update and deploy each license for each machine
where the product update will run.
The license server requires administration. When new
licenses are required for product updates, SMP or
SPDC lets you update all licenses for a specific license
server in a single step.
No license reporting or asset management capabilities
are available.
Allows license monitoring and reporting of license use,
capacity planning, and asset management.
Installed locally and always available. Requires a functioning license server and network. If
the license server or network fails, you must fix the
problem or install an alternate license server before the
product grace period expires.
If a machine where the product is running fails, you
must regenerate all of its licenses and deploy those li
censes to the replacement machines.
If a machine where the product is running fails, you can
move the product to a new machine, and it will acquire
licenses from the running license server.
If the license server host machine fails, use the Manage
License Hosts functionality at SMP or SPDC to move
its licenses to a new network license server host.
License files are distributed across each machine run
ning a product, and therefore they are difficult to man
age and control.
License files are centrally located and managed.
Unserved Standalone Seat (SS) licenses do not allow
product use via Remote Desktop Connection or other
terminal services clients.
Products can be used via Remote Desktop Connection
or other Terminal Services clients, irrespective of the
type of license in use.
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