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Table 12-1
License management (continued)
DescriptionTask
License notifications alert administrators about expired
licenses and other license issues.
See “About the default notifications” on page 96.
Review the default license
notifications
You can obtain the status for each license that you
imported into the console.
See “Checking license status” on page 105.
Check license status
Backing up your license files preserves the license files
in case the database or the computer's hard disk is
damaged.
See “Backing up your license files” on page 109.
Back up your license files
About licenses
A license gives you unrestricted access to all the features and functions in
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition. A license lets you install
the Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition client on a designated
number of computers. A license lets you download virus definitions and product
updates from LiveUpdate.
The following terminology describes licenses:
A license contains a serial number or a renewal chain of serial
numbers. A license has a start date and an expiration date.
Serial number
Deployed refers to the client software that is installed on client
computers.
Deployed
A seat is the right to get content on a single deployed client
computer. A license is valid for a specific number of seats. Valid
seats is the total number of seats in all valid licenses.
Seat
A license is over-deployed when the number of deployed clients
exceeds the number of licensed seats.
The following equation defines over-deployed:
Over-deployed = deployed - valid seats - expired licenses
Over-deployed
You must purchase a license within 30 days of initial installation. You can purchase
a license from the Symantec Business Store Web site, your Symantec partner, or
103Managing product licenses
About licenses