
RADview-HPOV/ATM User’s Manual Chapter 4 RADview-HPOV System Functions
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4.10 RADview Licensing Function
Introduction
The RADview licensing mechanism protects the system by restricting its installation
to the specific host for which the RADview license has been generated. In
addition, RADview licenses can be ordered at incremental sizes, to allow optimal
correlation between the types of managed devices and size of the network, with
the price of the management system.
The RADview license mechanism does not restrict or limit simultaneous usage by
different users in Client-Server applications (RADview-EMS, RADview-SC/TDM,
RADview-SC/TDMoIP or RADview-SC/Vmux), or in UNIX-based systems that are
accessed simultaneously by several users via X-terminals (RADview-HPOV).
For full licensing terms, see the RADview license agreement included in the
RADview package (Publication No. 351-803-04/03).
Network Size
Each managed RAD SNMP network element is subject to a license. Cards within a
chassis, or non-SNMP devices that are managed by a central RAD SNMP-based
unit, are not subject to a license. For example, cards within a DXC-30 chassis or a
remote ASMi-52 modem connected to the DXC-30 do not require a license. Only
the DXC-30 node itself will require and consume a license. As another example,
consider an LRS-24 modem rack, which allows you to manage not only the
modem cards installed in the specific rack, but also the remote modems
connected to these cards. In this case, only the LRS-24 itself will require and
consume a license.
Device Type
Each RAD manageable device is assigned an Equivalent Node Weight (ENW).
Different node types are assigned different ENW values according to their
complexity (starting from the lowest value of 1). The more complex the node, the
higher is the ENW. Managing a device with a higher ENW requires a larger license.
A RAD node whose type cannot be identified by the License Server (such as when
the device is disconnected, or if the NMS does not have the correct community
name) is assigned a default value of 300.
Table 4-16 lists the different RAD devices and their respective ENW.
Note
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