A new licensing model (2019) was introduced with License Statistics v6.0.
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
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. It is not possible to run a Trial license with a database that already contains data older than the trial start date. It is not possible to run a Trial license on a host where a commercial license was previously installed. Trial licenses have some data collection limitations, as described in the Trial section. |
| Perpetual | Limited users and license servers | Permanent | 1 year | Commercial license delivered to customers. This license type has no License Statistics application expiration date; however, 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 license delivery type
All license types described above (except Trial) can be delivered with one of the following variations.
| License Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Node-locked | Default license type, typical for single-instance installation. |
| Network | Optional license type for running multiple License Statistics instances. Requires separate LM-X License Manager instance to deliver the network license. |