License Management Overview
When you install Informatica, the installation program creates a license object in the domain based on the license key that you used during installation.
License Validation
The Service Manager validates application service processes when they start. The Service Manager validates the following information for each service process:
- •Product version. Verifies that you are running the appropriate version of the Informatica services.
- •Platform. Verifies that the Informatica services are running on a licensed operating system.
Licensing Log Events
The Service Manager generates log events and writes them to the Log Manager. It generates log events for the following actions:
- •The license expires.
- •The Service Manager encounters an error, such as a validation error.
The log events include the user name and the time associated with the event.
The Licensing events appear in the domain logs.
License Management Tasks
You can perform the following tasks to manage the licenses:
- •Create the license in the Administrator tool. You use a license key to create a license in the Administrator tool.
- •Assign a license to each application service. Assign a license to each application service to enable the service.
- •Unassign a license from an application service. Unassign a license from an application service if you want to discontinue the service or migrate the service from a development environment to a production environment. After you unassign a license from a service, you cannot enable the service until you assign another valid license to it.
- •Update the license.
- •Remove the license. Remove a license if it is obsolete.
- •Configure user permissions on a license.
- •View license details. You may need to review the licenses to determine details, such as expiration date and the maximum number of licensed CPUs. You may want to review these details to ensure you are in compliance with the license. Use the Administrator tool to determine the details for each license.
- •Monitor license usage and licensed options. You can monitor the usage of logical CPUs. You can monitor the number of software options purchased for a license and the number of times a license exceeds usage limits in the License Management Report.
You can perform all of these tasks in the Administrator tool or by using infacmd isp commands.