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This directive can be used only with network licenses; accordingly, the COUNT directive must be set if BORROW is set.
Usage and recommendations
The license borrowing feature lets users run your software on a computer that is not continuously connected to the network, such as a laptop, by allowing a floating network license to be leased for a time-limited period.
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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).
Note: The borrow time is not refreshed within the first hour. Therefore, a new checkout done within the first 60 minutes does not guarantee another borrow time of 24 hours.
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.
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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.