License type
License Statistics needs to have a valid license loaded in order to work. The types of licenses are described in the tables below.
License type by purpose
| License Type | Limits | License Expiration | Maintenance Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial | Unlimited | 30 Days | No Maintenance | Delivered with License Statistics installer only. Can be used for evaluation and testing purposes only. This is the default license type that is loaded if no other valid license was delivered. Please note that it's not possible to run Trial license with database which already has data older than trial start. |
| Perpetual | Limited users and license servers | Permanent | 1 year | Commercial license delivered to customers. This license type has no limit in terms of License Statistics expiry, but it has time-limited maintenance. |
| University | Unlimited | 1 year | 1 year | Commercial subscription license for academic use only. |
| Test | Depends on Sales or Support decision | 14 Days | Depends on Sales or Support decision | Technical license delivered by X-Formation Sales or Support team in order to solve a customer's problem. |
License type by user counting
All purpose license types described above can can be delivered with one of user counting types variations.
| License Type | Unique User | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| User-Host | Username + Hostname | Default method for counting license users, where a single user is a unique pair of Username and Hostname. |
User license count: 3 |
| Username | Username | Optional method for counting license users, where a single user is counted as a unique username, even when using licenses on multiple hostnames. |
User license count: 2 |
License type by license delivery type
All purpose license types (except Trial) described above can be delivered with one of the following variations.
| License Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Node-locked | Default license type typical for single-instance installation. |
| Network | Optional when running multiple License Statistics instances. Requires separate LM-X License Manager instance to deliver the network license. |