Taking information from the SAP Help,
There are two types of permanent license key available for SAP HANA: unenforced and enforced. If an unenforced license key is installed, the operation of SAP HANA is not affected if its memory consumption exceeds the licensed amount of memory. However, if an enforced license is installed, the database is locked down when the current memory consumption of SAP HANA exceeds the licensed amount of memory plus some tolerance. If this happens, either SAP HANA needs to be restarted, or a new license key that covers the amount of memory in use needs to be installed.
The two types of permanent license key differ from each other in the following line in the license key file:
| License Key Type | License Key File Entry |
|---|---|
| Unenforced | SWPRODUCTNAME=SAP-HANA |
| Enforced | SWPRODUCTNAME=SAP-HANA-ENF SWPRODUCTNAME=SAP-HANA-DEV SWPRODUCTNAME=SAP-HANA-DIGITAL |
To check, execute below command,
SELECT ENFORCED,PERMANENT FROM "SYS"."M_LICENSE"
See the ENFORCED value is FALSE or TRUE. If FALSE, then your license in UNENFORCED.
