The Sybase Product Download Center is an online kiosk where you obtain license keys to enable Sybase software.
When you purchase software from Sybase, go to the download site. When your order is processed, you receive an e-mail message that includes the above URL, your login, and your password for the Sybase Product Download Center.
When you purchase software from a Sybase reseller, go to the download site. Use the certificate that you received in your software package to enter the activation string.
Before you go the Sybase Product Download Center, determine:
Your license configuration – whether to use the network license server or a serverless SySAM configuration.
The host ID for the servers you want to run.
If you are going to use a serverless configuration, you need the host ID for the machine where Database Expert will run.
If you are going to use a network license server, you need the host ID of the machine where the license server will run.
To obtain a host ID, go to %SYBASE%\SYSAM-2_0\bin and execute:
lmutil lmhostid
If you want to obtain the hostid before
installing Database Expert, the lmutil executable
binary is available as a standalone download from the Sybase Product
Download Center.
The host name for the network license server if you are using a license server.
The TCP/IP port number to be used by the network license server if you are using a license server. If you do not specify the port number, the network license server uses the first available port number in the 27000 through 27009 range.
At the Sybase Product Download Center, you can:
Generate a license file for an order.
Generate a license file for partial fulfilment of an order. For example, if you want ten copies of the software, you can acquire five now and obtain the remaining copies later.
Download ordered software.
Complete the remaining fulfillment for an order.
Rehost a license. To change the machine where a license is located, you must generate a new license file at the Sybase Product Download Center.
View a history of fulfilled licenses and re-download the licenses.
Obtain updated licenses after renewing support.
When you renew software support with Sybase, the SySAM
licenses are updated with the new support date. Download updated
licenses from the Sybase Product Download Center after renewing
support. The designated support contact receives an e-mail message
when a support renewal is processed. The support date is checked
when you install Database Expert to verify the your support is current
when the update is posted.
If you cannot access the Sybase Product Download Center or have problems generating license keys, contact Sybase Customer Services and Support. They can generate the license keys on your behalf and provide the keys to you.
The Sybase Product Download Center keeps a record of the license keys you have activated, and allows you access the records of the software for which you are licensed.
