Installing a new license server

If you have selected a served license model, you must install a license server.

Perform the following steps to install a new license server.

Install the license server.
1. Launch the Sybase installer program by entering:
```
./setup
```
2. The Welcome Window displays. Click Next.
3. Accept the license agreement.
4. Enter or select the destination directory.
5. Select the Custom installation.
6. Select only “SySAM Network License Server” for installation.
7. Deselect other components, to install the license server only.
8. Click OK for the installer to install the license server.
The license server cannot be started until there is at least one valid served license installed in the licenses directory.
Get the host ID for the machine on which you will be running the license server. For information on how to generate the host ID, see “Getting your host ID”.
Go to the Sybase Product Download Center (SPDC).
Generate the licenses for the products you want to install. For instructions on generating your licenses, see “Generating licenses at SPDC”.
Copy the license file in the $SYBASE/$SYBASE_SYSAM/licenses licenses directory on the network license server machine.
Refresh or restart the license server:
1. Change to:
  
  $SYBASE/$SYBASE_SYSAM/bin
2. If the license server is not already started, start it, by entering:
```
sysam start
```
  If the license server is already started, use the reread command to make the license server read the new license files:
```
sysam reread
```

Validate that the license daemon is running by entering:

sysam status

You can expect to see output for a running server that is similar to:

lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2006 Macrovision Europe
Ltd. and/or Macrovision Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. Flexible License Manager status on Wed
5/24/2006 15:04

License server status: 27000@mysysamserver
License file(s) on keyserver:
/opt/sybase/SYSAM_0/licenses/mysysamserver_603020315.lic

For more information, see Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting SySAM Issues.”