As Virtual Machine (VM) software becomes more commonplace, so do cloning licensing systems. By using VMs to replicate whole operating environments on a single host, users are able to clone the system used to limit the number of licenses on that host.
Since VMs are also usually tied or node-locked to a host, users are able to gain access to extra application licenses, exceeding their licensing agreement.
Some licensing vendors are helping to combat this issue, like RLM, by adding the capability to disable node-locked licenses or license servers when running on virtual machines.
This ability allows ISVs to gain more control over how their software is used and ensure they are charging a fair value for licenses.
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