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License Distribution in Multiple Appliance Deployments

License Distribution in Multiple Appliance Deployments

This section describes how a license pool’s license type and endpoint quantity are shared among appliances in a multiple appliance deployment.

Standalone in High Availability – Perpetual License

Endpoint License Key is installed on the Primary Server. When the High Availability configuration is performed, the Primary Server updates the Secondary Server.

Standalone in High Availability – Subscription License

Versions 8.8.10, 9.1.4, 9.2.0 and higher:

  • Cached entitlement information is replicated to the Secondary Server.

  • If Secondary Server is in control and the contract is valid, the secondary uses the cached entitlements. This ensures the state of the Secondary Server's licensing entitlements are the same as the Primary Server at the time of failover.

  • FortiCloud is then polled every 12 hours for any entitlement updates.

Multiple Independent Standalones in High Availability

Same as above for each High Availability pair.

Distributed

  • Endpoint License Key is installed on the Manager. CA’s are updated by the Manager as they are added to the Server Listin the Dashboard panel.

  • If the Manager goes off line or is unreachable by the managed servers, all services will continue to function using the previously shared licenses from the Manager.

  • Manager removes license and endpoint quantity from CA’s as they are removed from the Server List.

Distributed in High Availability

  • Endpoint License Key is installed on the Manager. CA’s not in High Availability pair and Primary Servers are updated as they are added to the Server List in the Dashboard panel.

  • Once the Primary Server is added to the Server List, the Manager updates the Secondary Server upon the next failover of the High Availability pair.

  • If the Manager goes off line or is unreachable by the managed servers, all services will continue to function using the previously shared licenses from the Manager.

  • Manager removes license and endpoint quantity from CA’s not in High Availability pair and Primary Servers as they are removed from the Server List.

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License Distribution in Multiple Appliance Deployments

This section describes how a license pool’s license type and endpoint quantity are shared among appliances in a multiple appliance deployment.

Standalone in High Availability – Perpetual License

Endpoint License Key is installed on the Primary Server. When the High Availability configuration is performed, the Primary Server updates the Secondary Server.

Standalone in High Availability – Subscription License

Versions 8.8.10, 9.1.4, 9.2.0 and higher:

  • Cached entitlement information is replicated to the Secondary Server.

  • If Secondary Server is in control and the contract is valid, the secondary uses the cached entitlements. This ensures the state of the Secondary Server's licensing entitlements are the same as the Primary Server at the time of failover.

  • FortiCloud is then polled every 12 hours for any entitlement updates.

Multiple Independent Standalones in High Availability

Same as above for each High Availability pair.

Distributed

  • Endpoint License Key is installed on the Manager. CA’s are updated by the Manager as they are added to the Server Listin the Dashboard panel.

  • If the Manager goes off line or is unreachable by the managed servers, all services will continue to function using the previously shared licenses from the Manager.

  • Manager removes license and endpoint quantity from CA’s as they are removed from the Server List.

Distributed in High Availability

  • Endpoint License Key is installed on the Manager. CA’s not in High Availability pair and Primary Servers are updated as they are added to the Server List in the Dashboard panel.

  • Once the Primary Server is added to the Server List, the Manager updates the Secondary Server upon the next failover of the High Availability pair.

  • If the Manager goes off line or is unreachable by the managed servers, all services will continue to function using the previously shared licenses from the Manager.

  • Manager removes license and endpoint quantity from CA’s not in High Availability pair and Primary Servers as they are removed from the Server List.

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