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Floating Licences
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A Fixed license is permanently attached to a user.
A Node Locked license is fixed to a node/host.
A Floating[b/] is not attached to any one user. There are a certain number of licenses available from the license server and are served out as requested. If all are served (in use) then none are availabe to the next requesting user and that user will have to wait until one is available. Remember, amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic.
A Node Locked license is fixed to a node/host.
A Floating[b/] is not attached to any one user. There are a certain number of licenses available from the license server and are served out as requested. If all are served (in use) then none are availabe to the next requesting user and that user will have to wait until one is available. Remember, amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic.
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hi Prv
Thanks for your provided info.
As per ur info it appears that if we are
installing a licenced s/w from IBM on a node
and users from another node (or s/w is to run
on diff nodes )then we have to enable floating
Licence.
Also by deafault Floating license is disabled
for Bos...why it so???
Absi
Thanks for your provided info.
As per ur info it appears that if we are
installing a licenced s/w from IBM on a node
and users from another node (or s/w is to run
on diff nodes )then we have to enable floating
Licence.
Also by deafault Floating license is disabled
for Bos...why it so???
Absi
Just a few thoughts...
If people telnet in and run or compile programs, you do not need to do floating...and the software is contained on the one machine...
If you want to use one of the machines as a server for the software...then you can
do floating....and it will serve out how many licenses you have and then prohibit further use until the number in use is below what you purchased...
In my opinion most people tend to shy away from floating ...and put whatever software they need on each node.........but it depends on your circumstances...and
the amount of money you want to spend for additional full licensed copies...to put on
each node..... If money is a factor... one copy with a number of licenses shared is
probably cheaper....but if that node goes down, you have lost it for all nodes...
If people telnet in and run or compile programs, you do not need to do floating...and the software is contained on the one machine...
If you want to use one of the machines as a server for the software...then you can
do floating....and it will serve out how many licenses you have and then prohibit further use until the number in use is below what you purchased...
In my opinion most people tend to shy away from floating ...and put whatever software they need on each node.........but it depends on your circumstances...and
the amount of money you want to spend for additional full licensed copies...to put on
each node..... If money is a factor... one copy with a number of licenses shared is
probably cheaper....but if that node goes down, you have lost it for all nodes...
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