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CHAPTER 1 Before You Begin

Multiple users connect to the network license server to obtain the required license. You can activate several licenses at once, you have full control over license use, and you have access to complete asset management and reporting capabilities.

You can use an existing network license server or install a new one. You can install network license server on the same host with Replication Server, or as a standalone system. The number of free cycles on the machine with Replication Server and the total expected license server activity should dictate whether a standalone system is needed. For system requirements, see Chapter 4, “Selecting License Server Machines,” in the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide.

Setting up a network license server

To install a network license server on a separate system, use the Replication Server installation program, select only the SySAM server components, and complete the installation. When activating licenses at the Sybase Product Download Center, select the “Served” license model. Save the activated license file in your machine’s $SYBASE/SYSAM-2_0/licensesdirectory. See “Installing a new license server” on page 22 for instructions.

To configure Replication Server to use the network server, specify the network server host name and port number during installation. Specify the host ID for the network license server host when you obtain a license from the Sybase Software Product Download Center. After installation, you can edit the SYBASE.lic file in $SYBASE/SYSAM-2_0/licensesand change the network license server host name and port number if necessary.

Note A license responds only to the license server that you specify when you obtain the license from the Sybase Software Product Download Center.

Limitations

The SySAM network license server has the following limitations:

1You cannot start the SySAM network license server until there is at least one “Served” license copied into the licenses directory. Obtain a “Served” license from the Sybase Software Product Download Center before starting the license server. See “Managing licenses” on page 43.

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Contents Replication Server Document ID DC32237-01-1500-03 Contents Contents About This Book Replication Server Finding the latest information on component certifications About This BookViii Replication definitions, and subscriptions, are in italics One item in square brackets choose it or omit it Your area Xii Replication Server components IntroductionSybase Software Asset Management Installation task overviewSybase Software Asset Management Before You Begin Using an unserved licenseHow SySAM works Setting up an unserved configuration Using a network license serverLimitations Setting up a network license serverSetting up multiple network servers Using multiple network license serversSetting up three-server redundancy Using three-server redundancyCo-existing with earlier versions of SySAM Using alternative license file locationsUsing a central license server only for new licenses Managing licenses from multiple vendors License usage and enforcementLicense availability and grace periods Acquiring SySAM licenses during the grace period If a SySAM license cannot be acquiredRead the release bulletin Pre-installation tasksPlan your replication system Pre-installation tasksReview system requirements Review operating system patch requirementsIncrease operating system threads Configure the operating system for asynchronous I/O Understand the installation directory structureBefore You Begin Review the Sybase installation directory contents Set the required environment variable for dsedit utility Creating the sybase user account Perform administrative tasksChoosing the appropriate license server configuration SySAM pre-installation tasksIBM AIX Installing a new license serverLaunch the Sybase installer program by entering $SYBASE/$SYBASESYSAM/bin b Enter Using InstallShield for installation A P T E R 2 Installing Replication ServerUsing InstallShield for installation Installing Replication Server Installing Replication ServerLog out as root Log in as sybase HP-UX Installing Replication Server SySAM License Server window opens and displays this prompt Click Finish. The InstallShield wizard closes Installing in command line mode Installing with a response file Installing in silent mode Installing in console mode with a response fileChecking for a valid installation Troubleshooting installationUninstalling Sybase products Uninstalling Sybase products Review the log files A P T E R 3 Post-Installation TasksStart Adaptive Server for the Rssd Start Adaptive Server for the RssdStart the sample Replication Server Set environment variables Post-Installation TasksDescribes the environment variables Set environment variablesManaging licenses P E N D I X a SySAM AdministrationManaging licenses Appendix a SySAM Administration Using the options file to manage licensesStarting and stopping network license servers Starting and stopping network license serversHP-UX Borrowing a license to work offline Borrowing a license to work offlineConnect to the network Shut down Replication Server Enabling the network license server Reportlog file Using SAMreportEnabling the network license server Reportlog file SAMreport system requirements Using SAMreport Installing the Java Runtime EnvironmentInstalling SAMreport Samreport-36-hp700u11.bin -isjavahome JRE directory Starting and Stopping SAMreport Post-installation tasks for SAMreportManaging and collecting logs Using SySAM utilitiesUsing SySAM utilities Index $SCROOT $SYBROOT $SYBASESYSAM $SYBASEUA IndexLog.txt file SYBASE.csh file Vpd.properties file Index