In a network licensing environment, if a Maya license is lost, the system behavior is the same as for other products in the Entertainment Creation Suite. See Lost License Behavior.
With regard to mental ray batch rendering, Maya network (multi-user) subscription licenses include five mental ray batch rendering licenses. Desktop (single-user) subscription licenses do not support remote batch rendering.
Otherwise, Maya uses the same licensing and activation procedures as other Autodesk products. The following links to the Autodesk Knowledge Network provide useful starting points:
For additional, Maya-specific details, refer to the following topics.