Viewing Current Binding Status

If the producer has enabled a special binding-break detection feature for the license server, you can check the server’s current binding status as reported by this feature.

To view the current binding status of the license server

Enter a command similar to this:

flexnetlsadmin -server licenseServer_baseURL –binding 

If the producer has not enabled the binding-detection feature, the following is displayed:

{

   "bindingPolicy" : "disabled"

}

If the binding-detection feature is enabled, the results show the current policy for binding breaks on the license server and the server’s current binding status, as shown in this example output:

Binding Policy :86400 seconds
Binding Status :soft break

 

The next sections provide more information about this output.

Binding Policy

The Binding Policy property shows the current policy that the producer has set for binding breaks for the license server. This policy uses one of the following values to define the action taken should the binding-break detection feature perceive a break:

•

hard—An immediate hard binding break is imposed—that is, the license server can no longer serve licenses.

•

soft—A soft binding break will be in effect, allowing the license server to continue to serve licenses despite the break.

•

n seconds—A soft binding break with a grace period will go into effect, allowing the license server to continue to serve licenses until the grace period expires. (The n seconds value shows the length of the grace period.) When the expiration occurs, a hard binding break goes into immediate effect, and licenses can no longer be served.

Binding Status

The Binding Status property shows the current binding status on the license server:

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ok—No binding break is detected.

•

hard break—A binding break is detected, and the license server is no longer able to serve licenses. If a grace period is defined, this status goes into effect when the grace period expires.

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soft break—A binding break is detected, but the license server continues to serve licenses. If a grace period is defined, the server continues to serve licenses until the grace period expires, at which time the status changes to hard.

Repair a Binding Break

To repair the binding break, contact the producer for the correct repair procedure. You might be required to send a capability request to the back office to initiate the repair process.