Specifications

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0Preface
Welcome to the SentinelLM License Management system which protects the
application you are using. SentinelLM may limit, track, or meter application use
depending upon the unique requirements of your software license agreement.
Note for Stand-alone Application Users
If the SentinelLM-protected application you are using was protected for use only
on a single computer (that is if your application vendor has not configured the
application for network license management), then the only section in this book
that applies to you is “Basic Concepts” on page 1 and “Software Activation for
Stand-alone Applications” on page 4 in “Chapter 1 - Getting Started.” These sec-
tions contain an overview of license management and details on how to install a
new license or upgrade an existing one. Please turn there now.
Note for Networked Application Users
The rest of the topics in this book apply to system and network administrators
who are responsible for installing and maintaining SentinelLM-protected appli-
cations that make use of network license management. The sections that follow
discuss how to:
• Install, configure, and start up network license servers.
• Set up and maintain a redundant license server pool.
• Use commuter licensing.