Dynamic NIOS licences float in a Grid-wide pool and return when an appliance is removed
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Pooling
- Statement
- NIOS documentation: dynamic licences belong to a licence pool associated with the entire Grid and are allocated to members on demand; when a vNIOS appliance is removed from the Grid its licences are released back to the pool. Licence keys are generated from the Grid Master's LPC_UID.
- Applies when
- Spinning up vNIOS appliances on demand
- Applies to
- vNIOS virtual appliances
- Related metrics
- Related programs
Evidence 1
"When you remove a vNIOS appliance from your Grid, the applicable licenses are automatically released back to the license pool."
Source Documents 1
- NIOS Managing Licenses (8.5)Product guide · retrieved 2026-10-12