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Comparing Licensing Models

The following table shows the differences between the Server Connection Licensing Model and the User Access Licensing model.

Feature User Access Licensing Model Server Connection Licensing Model

License packaging

Server and user license certificates available together or separately.

Server and user license contained in same license envelope.

Search

Search starts at the user's context and goes up the tree.

Search starts at the server's context and goes up the tree.

Context of licenses

Install license certificates relative to users' contexts.

Install license certificates relative to servers' context.

License released when user logs out

No.

Yes.

Connection-oriented objects (like Printer and ZENworks objects) consume a user or connection license

No.

Yes, until the current Support Pack is installed. To download a Support Pack, see Novell Support Connection.



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