When you configure a network license server, the server uses two daemons—the lmgrd FLEXlm daemon and the vendor (SYBASE) daemon—to handle license check-in and check-out for licensed products. Using the pointer in the local license file, Database Expert connects to the network license server and attempts to check out a license (ASE_SDBE).
In a network license server configuration, the license server host runs the network license server. The local license file on the Database Expert machine contains a pointer to the network license server.
Figure 1-1: Network license server configuration
Multiple users connect to the network license server to obtain the required license. You can activate several licenses simultaneously, you have total 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. The network license server can be installed on the same host with Database Expert or as a standalone system. The number of free cycles on the machine with Database Expert and the total expected license server activity should dictate whether a standalone system is needed. See Chapter 4, “Selecting License Server Machines,” in the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide for system requirements.
