License Server - Safran WR-ZEN Series User Manual

8.1 Licenses
8.1.5

License Server

It is not recommended to use local license management when running multiple
(>10) devices in the network. A license server can be setup in the management
network so that all the devices can directly request an active license to enable a
feature. This solution has the following advantages:
In order to get more information about this alternative, contact Safran for assist-
ance on the solution that best fits the topology and help through its setup.
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Upload previously downloaded file as described in the previous section,
"Load local license file in the device" on page 170
Note: If <DEVICE_ID>.bin file is already present in your Down-
load folder, the newly generated file will be automatically
renamed with a suffix (i.e., <DEVICE_ID> (1).bin). Please
remove this prefix before uploading the file.
If everything works as expected, a <DEVICE_ID>.bin.confirmation should
be generated back.
Return to Seven Solutions Flexera Portal.
Click on Devices > Offline Device Management.
Select the Generated License option and then select the previously down-
loaded <DEVICE_ID>.bin.confirmation to Upload it.
Finally review if the license has been properly unlinked from your device. If
it is the case, this means that the corresponding purchased license can now
be mapped again to any other device.
Only license server must synchronize to license portal in order to get all the
purchased license. This synchronization can be done online (seamless) or
offline (using a file).
Each device only needs to configure the License Server IP.
The license server is viewed as a poll of license that will distribute licenses
to the device only when they need them. This means that a license does not
need to be associated to a specific device (e.g., an offline/backup device
will not consume any licenses until it is connected to the network).
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