Oracle renames GLAS

FlexNet Manager Suite version 2021 R1

Oracle has renamed its former License Management Service (LMS) as its Global Licensing and Advisory Services (GLAS). Most references in FlexNet Manager Suite and its documentation have been updated to reflect this change: for example, you now download the OracleGLASEvidence.zip archive, automatically regenerated with each overnight license compliance calculation, when you need to submit evidence for an audit.

Tip: The output of the renamed archive relies on the download and import of the appropriate InventorySettings.xml updates provided through the ARL downloads (provided that you have licensed the FlexNet Manager for Datacenters product). You can check your current version of InventorySettings.xml by inspecting the first line of the file, and seeing the value of the RevisionNumber attribute. The updates to the GLAS naming convention rely on at least version 56 or later.

However, some more deeply embedded cases of "LMS" remain visible. For example, if you examine the properties of an Oracle Database instance, several attributes required for the OracleGLASEvidence.zip archive still start with "LMS_", and there are other database objects and attributes where previous names have been maintained to avoid disruption.