Method and system for hierarchical license servers
A method and system for hierarchical license servers is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises receiving license requests from a plurality of clients. The license requests are serviced using a plurality of mini servers, each mini server serving licenses to a client of the plurality of clients in response to a license request of the license requests. A primary license server provides the licenses to the plurality of mini servers.
1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving license requests from a plurality of clients;
servicing the license requests using a plurality of mini servers, each mini server serving licenses to a client of the plurality of clients in response to a license request of the license requests; and
providing the plurality of mini servers with the licenses from a primary license server.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising grouping the plurality of mini servers into a plurality of logical groups.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the primary license server with the licenses from a vendor controlled license server.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the primary license server is a master license server belonging to a plurality of primary license servers.
5 . The computer implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising providing a dongle connected to the master license server.
6 . The computer implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising providing a vendor controlled license server connected to the master license server.
7 . The computer implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the vendor controlled license server is a master vendor license server belonging to a plurality of redundant vendor license servers.
8 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform:
receiving license requests from a plurality of clients;
servicing the license requests using a plurality of mini servers, each mini server serving licenses to a client of the plurality of clients in response to a license request of the license requests; and
providing the plurality of mini servers with the licenses from a primary license server.
9 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform grouping the plurality of mini servers into a plurality of logical groups.
10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform providing the primary license server with the licenses from a vendor controlled license server.
11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the primary license server is a master license server belonging to a plurality of primary license servers.
12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform providing a dongle connected to the master license server.
13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 having stored thereon-additional instructions, said additional instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform providing a vendor controlled license server connected to the master license server.
14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the vendor controlled license server is a master vendor license server belonging to a plurality of redundant vendor license servers.
15 . A computer, comprising:
a processor;
a bus connected to the processor; and
a memory connected to the bus, the memory storing instructions;
wherein the instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to,
receive a license request from a clients of a plurality of clients;
service the license request, comprising receiving a license from a primary license server; and
communicate with a plurality of mini servers, the plurality of mini servers serving licenses to the plurality of clients and receiving the licenses from the primary license server.
16 . A computer, comprising:
a processor;
a bus connected to the processor; and
a memory connected to the bus, the memory storing instructions;
wherein the instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to,
communicate with a plurality of mini servers, the plurality of mini servers serving licenses to a plurality of clients; and
providing the licenses to the plurality of mini servers.
17 . The computer of claim 16 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to receive the licenses from a vendor controlled license server.
18 . A computer, comprising:
a processor;
a bus connected to the processor; and
a memory connected to the bus, the memory storing instructions;
wherein the instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to,
request a license from a mini server of a plurality of mini servers, the plurality of mini servers receive licenses from a primary license server.