Chapter 1: Introduction

This book describes the licenses required to run applications developed using Server Express, and summarizes how to install these licenses on a machine where such applications are deployed.

Micro Focus Server without Enterprise Server is referred to in this book as the base Micro Focus Server. In previous products it was called Application Server, and you will still see some references to this name.

This book has separate versions for Windows and UNIX. In general in this book, references to UNIX also apply to Linux. This book also has separate versions for:

Overview

When you have developed an application using Server Express, you run it under Micro Focus Server. To do this, you need a license to run Micro Focus Server. These Micro Focus Server licenses are the subject of this book.

You must have a Micro Focus Server license before you can execute the application in a production environment, regardless of whether the application is for internal use or for resale.

Micro Focus Server licenses are sometimes referred to as deployment licenses.

This book covers only Micro Focus Server licenses. For information on licenses required to run Server Express, see the Development System Licensing Guide supplied with Server Express.

Installing Licenses

When you purchase a license for Micro Focus Server, you receive a License Key Card. This card is your paper copy of the Micro Focus Server license. It identifies the product name and the number of licensed users. It also has printed on it a license key, which enables you to install the license onto your system.

You install and manage your Micro Focus Server licenses using the License Administration utility, AppTrack. See the chapter Installing and Administering Micro Focus Server Licenses.

You can monitor the use of your deployment licenses. For details, see the section Monitoring Micro Focus Server License Use in the chapter Installing and Administering Micro Focus Server Licenses.

Micro Focus Server License Requirements

This section describes the Micro Focus Server licenses you require. For further details, see your End-user Software License Agreement.

End Users and Developers

Micro Focus Server licenses can cover two types of users:

License Models

There are two models for application licensing, Model 1 and Model 2. From version 5.0 onward, only Model 2 licenses are supplied.

Model 1 Licenses

Model 1 licenses are the old form of licenses. In versions before 5.0, they were provided for some Application Servers. Although this form of license is no longer supplied, if you have Model 1 licenses from an earlier product you can continue to use them with Micro Focus Server.

There are three types of Model 1 licenses:

Standard and transaction licenses support a specific number of users at a time, whereas a server license supports an unlimited number of users on a single server.

Model 2 Licenses

Model 2 licenses are the form of license provided for Micro Focus Server. In versions before 5.0, they were provided for some Application Servers. If you have Model 2 licenses from an earlier product, you can continue to use them with Micro Focus Server.

There are three types of Model 2 licenses:

Example (1): a server license for five concurrent users allows five users to run applications concurrently under Micro Focus Server with or without Enterprise Server.

Example (2): a CPU server license for ten CPUs allows ten CPUs to run applications concurrently under Micro Focus Server with or without Enterprise Server and the Mainframe Transaction Option.

User licenses and server licenses (concurrent users) support a specific number of users at a time, whereas a server license (CPU) supports an unlimited number of users on a single server.

For more information about the types of license, especially the rules that are applicable to their use, see your End-user Software License Agreement.

Mixing Model 1 and Model 2 Licenses

For each installation of Application Server you must either use all Model 1 licenses or all Model 2 licenses. However, on a single machine you can have multiple installations of Application Server and these can use either Model 1 or Model 2 licenses. Installations with Enterprise Server use Model 2 licenses only.

64-bit on AIX:

If you install the 64-bit version of Application Server on AIX, you receive licenses for the 64-bit version. Any licenses associated with a 32-bit version of Application Server on AIX remain enabled. You cannot use 32-bit licenses with 64-bit Application Server on AIX, nor can you use 64-bit licenses with 32-bit Application Server on AIX.

Moving from Model 1 to Model 2 Licenses

You can get your Model 1 licenses converted to Model 2 licenses. For more information contact your sales representative.

The License Database

All Micro Focus Server licenses that you install are stored on the license database. This database is created the first time a Micro Focus Server license is installed. The database is held in the file mfasdb, which resides in the directory /var/mfaslmf.

You cannot change the database content, except by using AppTrack to install or remove licenses. Keys on the database are in encrypted format, and can only be seen by users through AppTrack. Access to AppTrack can be restricted by its optional password system.

You can have only one active license database on a machine. You cannot move it once it is created.

If the database is deleted or damaged, you have to recreate it by reinstalling your Micro Focus Server licenses using the aslmdbrecover utility. There is no protection against a malicious user deliberately corrupting or deleting the database.

Setting Up the Environment

The environment for running AppTrack or an application that uses Micro Focus Server is probably set up as part of installing your application or Micro Focus Server. If it is not set up, you need to do it as follows:

  1. If your application uses the base Micro Focus Server, set the environment variables to point to your Micro Focus Server.

    How to

  2. Install your Micro Focus Server license, if it is not already installed.

    How to


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