Transitioning from Reservations to Named License Pools

If you decide to move from using reservations to using named license pools, you need to perform the following steps:

1.

Delete any reservation groups.

2.

Create a new model definition which defines rules of access and named license pools (see Define a Model Definition and Upload the Model Definition).

The new model definition takes effect immediately after upload.

Before starting the migration, you might want to use the FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool (flexnetlsadmin) to view information about the reservations currently active on your license server. See Managing Reservations in Using the FlexNet License Server Administrator Command-line Tool.

A Note on Reserved Counts in Use

If any reserved license counts are in use by clients while transitioning from reservations to named license pools, such used counts are recorded as used against the default license pool. They remain in the default license pool until the client renews or returns these counts, after which point the license counts are allocated to their named license pool according to the model definition.