License revocation can be useful in the following scenarios:
This section introduces the license revocation option, in general. Since license revocation is a customizable bilateral process—driven mainly your software vendor. The actual process may vary from the one described here. If the revocation process makes use of the WlmAdmin utility, the information provided in this section may be helpful for you. Contact your software vendor for exact terms and process of revoking licenses.
Condition | Stand-alone | Network |
---|---|---|
Full revocation | Yes | Yes |
Partial revocation | No | Yes* |
License addition allowed? | Yes | No |
Trial license revocation allowed? | Yes | Yes |
Capacity-enabled license revocation allowed? | Not applicable | Yes |
Redundant license revocation allowed? | Not applicable | No |
* Means that the number of tokens less than the hard limit can be revoked. However, network license with infinite tokens must always be revoked fully.
You can use the WlmAdmin utility to know the license type.