Node-locked licences move only to a replacement Device used for the same purpose, or with Quest consent
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Mobility
- Statement
- Product Guide (6/3/2026), repeated in each device-based License Type: Software licensed by this License Type which is registered to a specific Device (e.g., node-locked) may only be transferred to a Device other than that on which it was initially installed if (a) the new Device replaces the original Device and is used for the same purpose as the replaced Device or (b) Quest provides its written consent.
- Applies when
- Re-hosting a node-locked licence.
- Applies to
- Device-registered License Types (CPU, CPU Socket, Server, Device, Managed Physical CPU and others carrying the node-lock sentence).
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