License Models

You can choose a license model depending on your product marketing strategies. For example, high-end software products could be leased using trial licenses or be billed as much as used. Products with frequent upgrades could be licensed using the upgrade license model.

The following table categorizes the license models that you can use in standalone and network environments:

License Model	Standalone Environment	Network Environment	Additional Information
Trial license When allowing the software to run for a time period relative to the date application is first run, and not to specific calendar dates.			See "Trial Licenses"
Normal license When allowing application use without restricting usage (like in a trial license which expires after certain time period—days/hours/date).			--
Commuter license For laptop users using applications outside network.			See "Commuter Licenses"
Repository license For using network applications on the local system outside the network (like a standalone application)			See "Repository Licenses"
Grace license Allows grace period for disconnected network license users.			See "Grace Licenses"
Redundant license Seamless switchover to the next License Manager when a License Manager fails untimely. Provides high-assurance/failover when a License Manager goes down			See "Redundant License Managers"
Capacity license Defines the capacity to allow multiple licenses of the same feature, version and different capacity to exist on the License Manager			See "Capacity License"
Upgrade license Upgrades the capacity and version of the existing licenses in the field			See "Upgrade Licenses"