License Models
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>Prerequisites for Copying a License Model |
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What Is a License Model?
A license model is a combination of various attributes that define how and when a product is sold to an end user. Each license model defines the conditions that control the use of a feature in a product. Sentinel EMS provides you with the flexibility to associate multiple license models with the features in your products, so that you can secure the products and generate different types of licenses according to your requirements.
License models use attributes to define how hardware, software applications, or services are deployed. License models map these license attributes into logical groups known as attribute groups.
You apply license models by associating them with features. You can use existing license models, or you can create your own license models by copying existing license models and changing their attributes. Each license model includes:
>Enforcement Technology:
>Attributes: The actual license model definitions including the name, data type, possible range, and other values. License model attributes define how hardware, software applications, or services are deployed.
>Attribute Groups: A collection of license model attributes.
Sentinel EMS is fully integrated with Sentinel LDK and is also designed to support other licensing systems. For a detailed list of license models supported in Sentinel EMS, their attributes, default values, and other details, see:
Prerequisites for Copying a License Model
To create a new license model, you copy an existing license model and modify its attributes. You need:
> A role that includes Add permissions (at minimum) for:
•License Model Management permissions
• Catalog (Namespace) permissions for the relevant namespace. (You cannot move an entity from one namespace to another.)
For details, see Roles.
>A predefined license model that you can copy.
License Model Status
The Status attribute for a license model can be one of the following:
>Enabled: The license model can be included in features.
>Disabled: The license model cannot be included in features.
Associating a License Model with a Feature
You can associate license models with features while:
> creating products. For details, see Associate Features.
>defining entitlements. For details, see Creating Entitlements.
Copying a License Model
After you copy an existing license model, you must modify at least one of its attributes to create a new license model.
To create a new license model:
1.From the navigation pane, select Catalog > License Models. The License Models page displays the available license models that you can use to create a new license model. The existing license models provide a fixed set of attributes.
2.Scroll to the license model that you want to copy and, in the Actions column, click the 
Copy button. The Copy License Model page appears.
3. In the Copy License Model page, enter the license model Name and Description. For more information on these attributes, see Common License Model Attributes.
4.Click to expand the attribute groups and edit the values of the license model attributes as required. The available attribute groups are dependent on the license model.
5.Click Save.
Common License Model Attributes
The following table explains the common attributes that are used to define every license model.
| Attribute | Description | Required/Optional | Valid Values |
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| Name | Name of the new license model. | Required |
>Alphanumeric >1 to 255 characters |
| Enforcement Type | The enforcement type and version, for example |
Required | Read-only |
| Description | Additional information about the license model. | Optional |
>Alphanumeric >0 to 500 characters |
For descriptions of license-model-specific attributes, see the relevant section in:
>Sentinel LDK Enforcement - License Models
Actions for License Models
The following table lists the actions available for license models:
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Copy | Duplicates an existing license model, enabling you to edit the copy and create a new license model. For more information, see Copying a License Model. |
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Edit |
Updates information for an existing license model. Note: >Only users with appropriate permissions can modify license model details. For information, see Roles. >You can modify the name, description, and attribute list of a license model. > You can modify a license model only if it is not included in any product or not set as the default license model if included in a product. |
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Delete |
Deletes a license model. You can delete a license model only if it is not associated with any feature. |
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Disable Enable |
Disables or enables a license model. Note: >You can disable or enable license models irrespective of the deployment status of the feature in which they are used. >Disabled license models are not available for new features. |
