Unlicensed CAL Usage
For more information about CALs, CAL types, and how FlexNet Manager Suite can help you manage CALs, see the Managing Client Access Licenses chapter in the FlexNet Manager Suite System Reference PDF, available from the title page of the online help.
Using the information on this page
Observation | Symptom | Suggested action |
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There is no license created to cover the access to an application of this name, version, and edition. Every reported access to this application is unlicensed. | The Related licenses column is blank. |
Choose whether this application is of the kind you wish to process
now:
|
There is a CAL for the accessed application, but for some reason some access(es) cannot be covered by that license. | The Related licenses column is not blank. |
Investigate the reason for exclusion, such as the CAL may have a
restricted scope (shown in the Restriction
tab of the license properties). You may need to follow an
investigative trail:
Having an unlicensed CAL usage may be valid in some cases such as the
following:
|
- Ignored (these appear in the page)
- Deferred (these appear in the page).
Properties displayed on this page
This page displays the following columns (listed alphabetically). Some columns are displayed by default and others can be displayed through the column chooser. To manage columns and other UI options, see the topics under Managing Columns in a Table.
The Save view as feature of FlexNet Manager Suite enables you to create customized management views of a page by saving the applied user interface settings. For more information, see Creating Management Views.
Column name | Description |
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Accessing devices | The total number of distinct accessing devices through which this
server application has been accessed. You can click this number to
access the CAL Usage Inventory Report and view the
related access evidence records. Important: Devices for which
the access evidence reports IP addresses only in the IPv6 address
family are excluded.
|
Accessing users | The total number of distinct users who accessed this server application. You can click this number to access the CAL Usage Inventory Report and view the related access evidence records. |
Classification |
The type of software, especially as it relates to licensing (freeware, commercial, component, and so on). |
Edition |
The edition of an application, as specified by the publisher of this
application.
Note: Many applications do not specify an edition.
Visible on the General tab of the application properties. It is editable only for applications with a Source value of Local. |
Name |
The application's name, which may be:
You can edit this on the General tab of the application properties when Local is displayed in the Source column (which means the application was added manually by an operator). |
Product |
The basic name of the application, excluding the publisher and references to versions or editions. This field displays the value Multiple products for multi-product licenses that have multiple primary products. See Multi-Product License. |
Publisher |
The name of the publisher of this software, responsible for its development and distribution. |
Status | Indicates your assessment and processing of an
application. It can have any of the following values:
|
Version |
The release number (or release identifier) of an application. |
FlexNet Manager Suite (On-Premises)
2020 R2