The Websydian Server Licensing

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Websydian Server Licenses

The Websydian Server is licensed separately and is available in four different versions: Websydian Server Basic Unregistered and the three registered servers: Websydian Server Basic, Websydian Server Pro, and Websydian Server Enterprise.

Websydian Server Basic Unregistered is distributed with the Websydian Developer Suite. The Websydian Server Basic Unregistered can serve up to 10 simultaneous users per server. If this limit is exceeded users will be rejected when they try to access the application. Any number of basic servers can be distributed by the developer.

The registered Websydian Server Basic, Websydian Server Pro, and Websydian Server Enterprise are suited for a production environment. The registered Websydian Servers require a license file, which can be obtained from Websydian A/S by contacting support@websydian.com.

The Websydian Server Basic can serve up to 10 simultaneous users per license. If this limit is exceeded a 30-day grace period will be activated. In this grace period there will be no limit to the number of simultaneous users.

The Websydian Server Pro can serve up to 25 simultaneous users per license. If this limit is exceeded a 30-day grace period will be activated. In this grace period there will be no limit to the number of simultaneous users.

The Websydian Server Enterprise can serve any number of applications and an unlimited number of users per license.

The registered Websydian Server Basic and Websydian Server Pro include ONE 30 day grace period, during which the server can handle an unlimited number of concurrent users. This means that if the load on your e-Business application exceeds the limit of your current license the system will - for one month – continue to respond to user requests.

The grace period is invoked automatically and the Websydian Server will inform the administrator of the site by e-mail when the grace period is invoked. During this month you can monitor peak load and decide whether you need to upgrade, and if so request and install a new license. After one month the Websydian server will fall back to its original Websydian Server Basic or Websydian Server Pro performance with a HARD cut-off with a maximum of either 10 or 25 concurrent sessions.

Features at a Glance

The table below displays a list of features and the differences between the three license types.

Feature Description

Concurrent Sessions per Server

The max number of sessions that the Websydian server will allow for all applications using the Websydian Server. Please note, that in order to keep track of the number of concurrent sessions the application must implement the SessionControl pattern. Web applications implement this pattern in order to keep track of users and the state of the user's session.

For applications that does not implement sessions (e.g. web services) the concurrent user limit collapses to a request limit as each request is seen as coming from a new user.

Grace Period

If the maximum concurrent sessions limit should be reached then a grace period of 30 days will be enabled. Within these 30 days there is no limit to the number of concurrent sessions.

The grace period can then be used to upgrade the Websydian Server and acquire a new license file.

Steps to obtain a license

The following steps are needed in order to obtain a Websydian Server license file.

Step 1: Start the Websydian Server

First you must start the Websydian Server. You can find instructions on how to do that here.
If using WebsydianExpress the Websydian Server is started automatically when you have started WebsydianExpress.

Step 2: Find site code

Once the Websydian Server is started and no valid license file is found, the Websydian Server will write a site code to the log file.
The entry in the log file will look something like shown below.

2006-10-12 09:27:12,980: [main:INFO] - Websydian version: Websydian 6.0
2006-10-12 09:27:12,995: [main:INFO] - No license file specified - running in unregistered mode.
2006-10-12 09:27:12,995: [main:ERROR] - Use the following site code when registering the Websydian Server: 376890ADC2CF3718C2E3487BD2653EDB03
                Unregistered mode is suitable for demo and test purposes.
                For production sites use a registered version of the Websydian Server (Basic, Pro, or Enterprise)
2006-10-12 09:27:12,995: [main:INFO] - License info: Websydian Server Unregistered Basic expires at 'N

If using WebsydianExpress the Websydian Server log file is found in "<WebsydianExpress>\Websydian Server\logs\websydianserver.log".

Step 3: Send site code

Now send the site code to Websydian Support at support@websydian.com along with information about the Websydian Server version you need and company information.

Step 4: Install license file

You will then receive a license file from Websydian Support. Copy this file to the same machine as the Websydian Server and specify the location of the license file in the configuration of the Websydian Server. Please see the next section for detailed instructions on how to do this.

Install license file

This section describes how to install the license file on various platforms.

WebsydianExpress for Windows

When using WebsydianExpress on a Windows platform you install the license file with the following steps:

1. Stop WebsydianExpress.
2. Copy the license file to the same machine as WebsydianExpress; e.g. <WebsydianExpress>\Websydian Server\license\license.key.
3. Start WebsydianExpress.

Websydian Server on Windows

When using Websydian on a Windows platform you install the license file with the following steps:

1. Stop the Websydian Server.
2. Copy the license file to the same machine as the Websydian Server; e.g: c:\WebsydianServer\license\license.key.
3. Set the parameter websydianserver.licensefilepath in the property file for the Websydian Server to the location of the license file.
   Example:

   websydianserver.licensefilepath=c:/WebsydianServer/license/license.key
   
   

4. Start the Websydian Server.

WebsydianExpress for iSeries

When using WebsydianExpress on an iSeries platform you install the license file with the following steps:

1. Stop WebsydianExpress.
2. Copy the license file to the IFS; e.g /websydian/express12/license/license.key.
3. Start WebsydianExpress.

Websydian Server on iSeries

When using Websydian on an iSeries platform you install the license file with the following steps:

1. Stop the Websydian Server.
2. Copy the license file to IFS; e.g /websydian/WSYD600/license/license.key.
3. Start the Websydian Server with the STRWS command. Remember to set the parameter 'License file path and name' to the location of the license file.