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Licensing

To use the AquaLogic Service Bus or WebLogic Server software, you must have a valid license file installed on your system. BEA products use an XML-format file called `license.bea`, which is created in the BEA Home directory by the installation program and is used for all the BEA products installed in that directory. At run time, your BEA software checks this file to determine which product components you are authorized to use.

Note the following about the `license.bea` file when you install either AquaLogic Service Bus or WebLogic Server:

- In an initial installation, a non-expiring development `license.bea` file is created in the BEA Home directory, allowing you to start using the software immediately. The development license is a full license, enabling all component features of the installed product.

- If a `license.bea` file already exists in the BEA Home directory in which you are performing an installation, the installation program automatically adds the development license included with your product distribution to this existing `license.bea` file.

For more information about the developer license and other available license types, see Installing and Updating License Files in the BEA Products Installation Guide.

The following sections describe the available license packages:

- AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 License Package Offerings
- WebLogic Server 9.1 License Package Offerings
- BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK License Package Offerings

AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 License Package Offerings

The production license that is available for AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 is described in the following table. For information about adding this production license to the `license.bea` file, see Installing and Updating License Files in the BEA Products Installation Guide.

Production License
Product Offering | Description
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AquaLogic Service Bus | Provides full support for AquaLogic Service Bus functionality, which includes service-oriented integration, Web Services management, and traditional message brokering across heterogeneous IT environments.

WebLogic Server 9.1 License Package Offerings

The licenses that are available for WebLogic Server 9.1 are described in the following table. For information about adding licenses for these offerings to the `license.bea` file, see Installing and Updating License Files in the BEA Products Installation Guide.

Development Licenses
Product Offering | Description
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WebLogic 9.1 SDK | Provides a complete development framework for WebLogic Server.
WebLogic 9.1 SDK, Pro Edition | Provides a complete development framework for WebLogic Server, and includes support.
Production Licenses
Product Offering | Description
WebLogic Server Premium Edition | Provides full support for WebLogic Server functionality including the core Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) features. WebLogic Server Premium Edition provides premium clustering, caching, and messaging.
WebLogic Server Advantage Edition | Provides support for WebLogic Server functionality including the core Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) features.
WebLogic Server Workgroup Edition | Provides support for the same functionality enabled by the WebLogic Server Advantage Edition, but is limited to 20 concurrent users.
WebLogic Express Premium Edition | WebLogic Express offers many services and APIs available with WebLogic Server, including WebLogic JDBC features, JavaServer Pages (JSP), servlets, Remote Method Invocation (RMI), and Web server functionality. WebLogic Express differs from WebLogic Server in that WebLogic Express does not provide Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), Java Message Services (JMS), J2EE CA, or the two-phase commit protocol for transactions. WebLogic Express Premium Edition includes premium clustering support.
WebLogic Express Base Edition | Provides the WebLogic Express functionality as described above but does not include premium clustering support.
WebLogic Server ISV Edition | Intended for use with Independent Software Vendor (ISV) solutions built on WebLogic. ISVs with a current agreement for WebLogic Server ISV Edition are entitled to use WebLogic Server and BEA JRockit functionality in building value-added solutions. WebLogic Server ISV Edition is intended for use with ISV applications and is not intended for custom application development by ISV customers.

BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK License Package Offerings

BEA JRockit 5.0 R26 JDK includes the BEA JRockit Mission Control tools. To use the included Mission Control tools, you need to download a suitable license.

The licenses that are available for BEA JRockit Mission Control are described in the following table. You can download a developer license from the BEA dev2dev Web site at http://dev2dev.bea.com/jrockit/tools.html.

Mission Control License Types
License Type | Description
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Developer license | The Developer license is free and allows JRockit to run the tools for one hour.
Enterprise License | The Enterprise license allows unlimited use of the tools. It is bound to an IP address.
ISV license | The ISV License allows independent software vendors access to the Mission Control APIs and branding of the tools.

Installing License Files for WebLogic Platform 8.1 Products

For information about installing licenses for the following WebLogic Platform 8.1 products, see License Packages for WebLogic Platform 8.1 Product Offerings:

WebLogic Platform

WebLogic Server

WebLogic Portal

WebLogic Integration

WebLogic Server Process Edition

WebLogic Platform ISV Edition