WebLM enterprise licensing is a more recent model and offers more features to the end user as compared to the WebLM standard licensing model. The WebLM enterprise licensing model provides the following features:
Provides the flexibility to move feature licenses across various WebLM servers, master and local. Therefore, even if a WebLM server is unavailable or is out of feature licenses, the licensed applications can still acquire feature licenses from the other servers.
Suits an organization that has licensed applications spread globally. With the enterprise model, the organization can have feature licenses allocated to various local WebLM servers, which in turn can serve licensed applications in a region. Additionally, with the usage history, the administrator can move WebLM feature licenses from local WebLM servers that have low usage to the local WebLM servers that have high usage.
Periodic allocation. The licensed application can also acquire feature licenses from the master WebLM server. The unallocated feature licenses available with the master WebLM server are known as floating licenses. To avoid feature licenses being stagnant in a single location and maximize feature license usage, the allocation license files to local WebLM servers are valid only for 30 days. However, to ensure that local WebLM servers never run out of feature licenses, the master WebLM server copies the ALFs to the local WebLM servers after every seven days. If the periodic allocation process fails, the retry feature ensures that the system makes decent number of attempts to execute the process. If the periodic allocation process is not successful even after the retry attempts, the system notifies the administrator through an e-mail.
Periodic usage query. The periodic usage query process retrieves feature license usage information from each local WebLM server configured on the master WebLM server or the floating license usage information from the master WebLM server after every seven days. Using the periodic usage query feature, administrators of the master WebLM server can ensure that administrators periodically receive feature license usage information, even if the administrators forget to execute a usage query.
The usage information from the WebLM servers across the organization helps administrators to determine if the purchased feature licenses are sufficient for the organization. If the feature licenses are insufficient, administrators can plan to purchase more feature licenses for the organization.
