WebLM overview

Last Updated : Dec 05, 2018 |

Avaya provides a Web-based License Manager (WebLM) to manage licenses of one or more Avaya software products for your organization. WebLM facilitates easy tracking of licenses. To track and manage licenses in an organization, WebLM requires a license file from the Avaya Product Licensing and Delivery System (PLDS) website at https://plds.avaya.com.

WebLM supports two configurations models:

  • WebLM standard model. In this model, a single WebLM server supports one or more licensed products. The WebLM standard model supports the Standard License File (SLF) and Enterprise License File (ELF) types.

  • WebLM enterprise model. This model includes multiple WebLM servers. One WebLM server acts as a master WebLM server and hosts the license file from PLDS. The remaining WebLM servers act as the local WebLM servers and host the allocation license files from the master WebLM server. You require an ELF to set up the WebLM enterprise model. PLDS generates license files that are SLFs or ELFs.

    Note:

    The master and local WebLM servers must be deployed on the same major release. The master WebLM server must be on same or latest service pack than the local WebLM server resides on.

    For example, if the local WebLM server is on Release 7.1, the master WebLM server must be on Release 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, or 7.1.3. The master WebLM server cannot be higher than Release 7.1.x.

You can purchase two products and choose the enterprise model of licensing for one product and the standard model of licensing for the other product. PLDS generates a separate license file for each product.

The license file is an SLF or ELF based on how the product is configured in PLDS. Verify the installation options that the product supports before you install the WebLM server. To configure the standard licensing, you can use an ELF or SLF. To configure enterprise licensing, you must have an ELF. After you install the license file on the WebLM server, a product with an ELF can have multiple instances of the WebLM server. However, a product with an SLF can have only one instance of the WebLM server.

The license file of a software product is in an XML format. The license file contains information regarding the product, the major release, the licensed features of the product, and the licensed capacities of each feature that you purchase. After you purchase a licensed Avaya software product, you must activate the license file for the product in PLDS and install the license file on the WebLM server.