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- A client borrows Feature A from Server 1 with a borrow time of 24 hours.
- 12 hours later, the client checks in Feature A, but does not do a borrow return.
- If the client later performs a checkout of Feature A from Server 1 and establishes a connection with the server, the checkout will succeed and the borrow hours for Feature A will once again be 24 hours. However, if the client cannot establish a connection with the server, the borrow time will be only 12 hours (the remaining hours left after originally borrowing the feature).
Temporary data is written on both the client and license server to save information about borrow leases. If the data is deleted at the client, the borrowed license will no longer function; however, if the data is deleted at the server, the license will again become available.
Therefore, be aware that if an end-user site moves a license server from one machine to another, previously leased licenses will continue to work without being counted by the license server, and this may lead to over-licensing.
As an alternative to allowing the borrow time to run out, you can send the customer a new license that is functionally identical but has a different license key.