License manager on cloud
We are third party vendor who acts as a buffer between the customer and intersystems to purchase licenses for intersystems.
I am wondering can we use AWS license manager to manage the IRIS licenses on behalf of our customers?
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InterSystems IRIS licensing is managed through InterSystems mechanisms described in the licensing documentation: each IRIS instance needs access to a license key, and license management is done either by installing a local license key on each instance or by configuring one or more InterSystems IRIS license servers to manage centrally stored key files and coordinate usage across instances. The documentation does not mention AWS License Manager as a supported way to manage IRIS licenses. [1]
If you want centralized management across multiple customer instances, the documented InterSystems approach is to use an InterSystems IRIS license server. In that model, each instance is configured with the LicenseID of the key file, retrieves a copy of the key at startup, and the license server coordinates license allocation among cooperating instances. Sharing is allowed only with multiserver keys, and all instances authorized by the same key must use the same license server or set of license servers. [1]
The documentation also states that even when a license server is used, each InterSystems IRIS instance must still have its own local copy of the proper iris.key file installed. It further states that instances using different license keys do not share license units, even if they use the same license server for coordination. [1]
Important: InterSystems Terms and Conditions govern how you may use the licensed InterSystems IRIS software. Occasionally, the implementation may be more lenient. Verify that any license-related code you write conforms to these terms and conditions. [1]
If your question is specifically whether AWS License Manager can be used on behalf of customers, the retrieved material does not provide confirmation or support for that. It only documents InterSystems local key files and InterSystems license servers for IRIS license management. [1]
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