Sysam Pre-Installation Tasks; Unserved Configuration - Sybase Replication Server 15 Installation Manual

SySAM pre-installation tasks

Choosing the appropriate license server configuration
Unserved
configuration
Network license
server configuration
Installation Guide for UNIX
To create a Sybase System Administrator account, choose an existing account,
or create a new account and assign a user ID, group ID, and password for it.
This account is sometimes called the "sybase" user account. See your operating
system documentation for instructions on creating a new user account.
If you have already installed other Sybase software, the "sybase" user probably
already exists. Verify that you can log in to the machine using this account.
Before you install Replication Server, you must plan the type of SySAM
license configuration you want to use. Depending on your configuration
choice, you may also need to perform additional pre-installation tasks before
installing Replication Server.
In this section you:
1 Choose the appropriate SySAM licensing configuration. SySAM allows
you to acquire a license using a local file or you can acquire a license from
a network license server. See "Choosing the appropriate license server
configuration" on page 21.
2 Install a new network license server if necessary. See "Installing a new
license server" on page 22.
When you configure your license server, you must choose between configuring
for a local license file, or for a network license server.
If you are using an unserved configuration, the local licenses directory should
contain all necessary licenses. You do not maintain a license server.
When you use an unserved configuration, you must activate the licenses for
each machine separately; that is, you do not have centralized control over your
licenses. You also do not have asset management or reporting capabilities, and
your license must be rehosted if you move Replication Server from one
machine to another.
In this setting, you can activate several licenses at once. You have full control
over license use, and complete asset management and reporting capabilities.
CHAPTER 1 Before You Begin
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