Solstice AutoClient 2.1 License Components

Solstice AutoClient 2.1 product licensing entails the following system components.

• AutoClient server (OS server)

  A license request is generated by the AutoClient server in the following cases:

  • When an AutoClient is added to the AutoClient server

  • When the AutoClient server is booted

  The AutoClient server requests a license for each AutoClient it is configured to support. It obtains this information from the bootparams database.

• License server

  The license server receives the request to provide a license for an AutoClient from the AutoClient server, and it grants or denies this request.

Figure 4-1 describes the events that cause the AutoClient server to request a license.

Figure 4-1 The Solstice AutoClient 2.1 License Process

If the AutoClient server is not configured to contact the license server and request a license, a message similar to the following is displayed.

Dec 22 13:34:53 server-name License Error : Cannot find license file
(/usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat)
Dec 22 13:34:53 server-name which contains the feature 
solstice.autoclient.
Dec 22 13:34:53 server-name Cannot find license file (-1,73:2) No such file or directory
Dec 22 13:34:53 server-name ac_licensed[194]: [uid=0]
Dec 22 13:34:53 server-name The product has not been installed 
properly.
Dec 22 13:34:54 server-name Cannot find license file (-1,73:2) No such file or directory
Dec 22 13:34:53 server-name ac_licensed[194]: [uid=0]  There are no 
license files in following path :
Dec 22 13:34:54 server-name /opt/SUNWadm/license_dir/sunpro.lic,1
Dec 22 13:34:54 server-name Cannot find license file (-1,73:2) No such file or directory
Dec 22 13:34:53 server-name ac_licensed[194]: [uid=0] license refused 
for client-name

This message is also written to the message file stored in the /var/adm directory on the AutoClient server.

Since the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 product does not deny service if a license is unavailable, the functionality provided by the AutoClient server to the AutoClients it supports is unaffected.