The entitlements necessary to run specific features on the primary server are provided through the installation of licenses or subscriptions. For a primary server in a network, those entitlements are shared with other servers within the network.

The two method of granting these entitlements are:

• PLDS Licenses

  These entitlements are supplied in an XML file which is uploaded to the primary server. Though the server configuration of each server in the network, you can then allocate particular numbers of licenses to each server. See Licenses.

• Subscriptions

  Subscriptions are entitlements requested from an Avaya subscription server. They are per-month and per-user entitlements, purchased for a set period such as 6-months or 1-year. See Subscriptions.

In both cases, the licenses or subscriptions are validated against a value unique to the particular primary server. Depending on the method being used, either its WebLM ID or its PLDS ID.

• For servers supplied by Avaya, those values are printed on the server packaging and the server itself.

• For non-Avaya servers, the values are shown on the ignition login menu following software installation and should be noted.

The above means that the stage at which licenses or subscriptions for a particular primary server can be obtained varies:

• For Avaya servers, licenses or subscriptions can be requested before installation.

• For non-Avaya servers, licenses or subscriptions can only be requested once server ignition has been performed.