Patent ID: 8789209
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: establishing an enterprise license registrar in a first enterprise system, wherein the enterprise license registrar maintains a log of license allocations made within the first enterprise system; allocating by a first license manager server in the first enterprise system at least a first license to at least a first application instance; reporting by the first license manager server the allocation of the at least a first license to the first application instance to the enterprise license registrar; in response to receiving the report of the allocation of the at least a first license at the enterprise license registrar, including the report of the allocation of the at least a first license in the log of license allocations; and allocating by the first license manager server at least a second license to at least a second application instance, wherein the allocation of the at least a second license to the at least a second application instance is a licensed resource in excess of those set forth in a license certificate and wherein the allocation of the at least a second application instance is temporarily allowed to ensure availability of the excess licensed resource by the enterprise when the first license manager server is moved in a virtualized environment and a new license manager server instance is brought up before the first license server manager is retired and until the excess licensed resource can be reported to the enterprise license registrar.