User Guide

Understanding Novell Licensing Services 15
Novell Licensing Services Administration Guide
103-000138-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Each NLS-enabled product has its own policy manager. The policy
manager for NetWare differs from the policy manager for
BorderManager. Both of these policy managers differ from the policy
manager for a third-party software manufacture’s application.
Because each application or service supports a different policy, you might
have many policy managers running on a network.
Notification—A message that informs you about the licensing service or
a problem concerning your compliance with the terms and conditions
licensing agreement.
System Alert notifications inform a designated person that one of the
following has occurred:
An eDirectory communication error related to the licensing service
An eDirectory schema error related to the licensing service
A transaction logging error
Out of Compliance notifications inform a designated person that your
company is out of compliance with the terms and conditions of your
licensing agreement.
By default, the designated person is whoever installs the license
certificate. You can modify (change, delete, add) objects that receive
notifications. Multiple network users or groups can receive notifications.
Notifications are sent through the NetWare Broadcast utility and
(optionally) SNMP.
Unlicensed access—An allowance beyond the number of license units
purchased.
Software manufacturers can allow unlicensed access (a grace condition)
on their license certificates. This functionality allows users to continue
using the product while you purchase and install more license certificates.
NOTE: Unlicensed access does not grant licenses. The terms and conditions of
your license agreement specify how the product is to be used.
To see how a product handles unlicensed access, refer to the product-
specific documentation.
StopA policy in a License Certificate object.
A hard stop policy informs users that they are out of compliance with
the terms and conditions of the license agreement. A hard stop
prevents users from accessing a license unit. The hard stop could
result from all available license units already being in use.