Named License Pools vs. Reservations
Named license pools are conceptually similar to reservations but offer significantly more flexibility in controlling your server’s license estate. If currently no license reservations are defined for your license server, Revenera strongly recommends to use the Named License Pools functionality to allocate licenses.
Read this section if one or more of the following statements apply to you:
| • | You want to know the pros and cons of using named license pools or reservations. See Comparison of Named License Pools and Reservations. |
| • | You are currently using reservations and would like to find out how named license pools affect the behavior of reservations. See Impact of “Named License Pools” Functionality on Using Reservations. |
| • | You have previously been using reservations and would like migrate to named license pools. See Transitioning from Reservations to Named License Pools. |
| • | You have migrated to named license pools but want to use reservations again. See Returning to Reservations after Transitioning to Named License Pools. |
If you have not been using reservations before and are now starting to use named license pools, you can skip this section.
The following diagram illustrates your options:
