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Licenses 207
• The IP Softphone 2050 requires a connection to the License Server, a
cached license, or time remaining for the evaluation period to place
an emergency call.
•
If you configure redundant license servers, the licenses sold are locked
to the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the license server host
machine. If the host machine fails, you can reconfigure a computer
with the same host domain name to host the licenses (license file). For
information about configuring redundant license servers, see “Server
Redundancy” (page 212).
License types
The following two types of licenses exist:
•
“Upgrade licenses” (page 207)
•
“Normal R3 licenses” (page 207)
•
“Post-R3 licenses” (page 207)
Upgrade licenses
An IP Softphone 2050 that upgrades from the IP Softphone 2050 V2 or
lower attempts to check out an Upgrade License before it checks out a
Normal R3 license from the License Server. In other words, if you upgrade
your IP Softphone 2050 from a previous release then you can use an
upgrade license instead of a Normal R3 License.
If you upgrade your IP Softphone 2050 R3 to a later release, use Post-R3
licenses.
Normal R3 licenses
A Normal R3 License is a regular license that non-upgrade clients attempt
to check out from the server.
The distinction should be made when you request licenses from your
distributor. If your site has prior releases of the IP Softphone 2050 you can
be eligible to purchase Upgrade Licenses instead of Normal R3 Licenses.
Post-R3 licenses
Post-R3 (upgrade) licenses convert licenses from a major license version
to a later version.
Nortel Communication Server 1000
IP Phones Fundamentals
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