Sybase 15.0.2 manual SySAM grace mode

SySAM grace mode

Description	What to do
Adaptive Server does	If the edition and license type configuration parameters are not set, Adaptive Server uses
not start with the	the first available ASE_CORE license. If you have multiple ASE_CORE licenses with
expected edition or	different editions and license types, which license is the first available depends on many
license type	factors such as license file directory sort order, available licenses on the license server, and
	so on.
	Because what edition and license type is granted cannot be guaranteed, Sybase
	recommends that you set the edition and license type configuration parameters. When
	these parameters are set, you are assured that Adaptive Server starts with that
	configuration. If a matching license were to be unavailable, Adaptive server starts under
	grace (if available) to allow you to resolve the licensing issue.
Adaptive Server does	When Adaptive Server looks for a license, it does so in the following locations:
not pick the correct	• Any saved values in the registry on Windows platforms, or the .flexlmrc file on UNIX
license
	platforms. Use "lmpath -status"to view the saved values.
	• The values set for SYBASE_LICENSE_FILE and LM_LICENSE_FILE environment
	variables.
	• All license files (any file with a .lic extension) in the licenses directory under the
	SYSAM-2_0 directory.
	All of the above locations are searched in the order specified until a suitable license is
	found. When a directory is specified, license files in that directory are loaded in the
	directory sort order.
	The first license that matches the feature name, version, edition, and license type filter is
	used. This license may not be what you were expecting to use. Adjust the above locations
	to control this.

SySAM grace mode

If Adaptive Server cannot find a required license, it continues to operate in grace mode, if a grace period is available. Determine the license status of Adaptive Server using the output from sp_lmconfig. The Status column in the output shows graced for any license that is operating in grace.

The Adaptive Server errorlog includes information about licenses awarded under grace. If e-mail notifications are set up for warning severity, e-mail messages are sent for this event. See “Enabling and changing e-mail notifications” on page 99 for more information.

The warnings in the Adaptive Server errorlog and e-mail message are repeated while the license is under grace.

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