Configuring license reservations

You can create a reservation file, which specifies how many licenses are reserved for specific users or groups of users. Users are identified by network IDs or computer names (not IP addresses). For example, you can set up a reservation file that reserves the license for a group of power users. Licenses will always be available for these users. You can also use the reservations to prevent certain users from accessing the license.

To create a new reservation file

  1. From the WlmAdmin application menus, choose:

    Edit > Reservation File

    This action opens the Wlsgrmgr application.

  2. From the Wlsgrmgr application menus, choose File > New.

To add licenses and users to the reservation file

  1. From the Wlsgrmgr application menus, choose:

    Feature > Add

  2. Click Next on the first screen of the wizard.
  3. Specify the feature code associated with the license that you want to reserve. Refer to Viewing details about a license for information about getting the feature codes associated with licenses. Also define a specific version, which is entered as it appears in the WlmAdmin application (for example, 160). The version is not optional. Ignore the Capacity controls, because capacity licenses are not supported.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Specify a name for a group of users. The name is arbitrary, but you should make it descriptive (for example, Sales).
  6. Specify the number of licenses that are reserved for the group. Group members can still access all licenses, but the number of licenses you specify will no longer be available for users who are not included in the group. That is, if you have 10 licenses and you reserve five, members of the group have 10 licenses available to them, while other users have only five.
  7. On the Members window, click Add to specify a user or computer name associated with the group (do not use IP addresses). If the user or machine is included in the group, that user or machine can use the reserved license. If the user or machine is excluded from the group, that user or machine cannot access the license at all. Specify as many users or machines as needed. Note that groups must be mutually exclusive. Therefore, different groups for the same license cannot contain common users or computers.
  8. Click Finish when all users have been added to the group.
  9. Add other groups or licenses as needed. You can also modify or delete licenses and groups by right-clicking one and choosing Properties.

To save the reservation file

  1. When finished defining the reservation file, from the menus choose:

    File > Save As

  2. Save the file to an easily accessible location. You will need to copy the file in the next step.
  3. To enable the license server to automatically find the lsreserv file at start up, copy the file to the winnt subfolder of the license manager installation directory on Windows. If you accepted the default location, check the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel RMS License Manager folder. On other operating systems, copy the file directly to the license manager installation directory.
  4. If you want the same reservations to apply for all redundant servers, copy the reservation file (lsreserv) to each server.
  5. Restart each license manager when finished.