In the distributed license server model, licenses are distributed across more than one server. A unique license file is required for each server. To create a distributed license server, you must run the Network License Manager on each server that is part of the distributed server pool.

Advantages of the Distributed License Server Model

• Servers can be distributed across a wide area network (WAN); they do not need to exist on the same subnet.
• If one server in the distributed server pool fails, the licenses on the remaining servers are still available.
• If you need to replace a server in the distributed server pool, you do not need to rebuild the entire pool.
• Server replacement is easier than in a redundant server pool, where you must reactivate the entire pool.

Disadvantage of the Distributed License Server Model

• If a server in the distributed server pool fails, the licenses on that server are unavailable.