Displaying or Releasing User/Device Licenses on License Server

Displaying or Releasing User/Device Licenses on License Server

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Article ID: CTX132341

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Description

Release Virtual Desktop User/ Device licenses

 

Instructions

Note: The user or device license based on the usage gets assigned for 90 days and gets released only when a user logs off or there has been a disconnected session on a machine for 90 days. The 90 day period is by default and cannot be changed. 

Note : You can release a license for a user only when:
The employee is no longer associated with the company.
The employee is on an extended leave of absence.
Devices are out of service.

To manually release these user/device licenses, proceed to do the following: 

Important: Udadmin displays all licensed users and devices and deletes specified licensed users and devices. This command applies to user/device licenses only.
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Windows License Server
  1. On the license server open the Command prompt. 
  2. Change the directory 
    • C:\Program Files\Citrix\Licensing\LS on a 32-bit computer
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\Licensing\LS on a 64-bit computer
  3. Run udadmin –list to get a list of currently issued licenses
  4. Run udadmin -f XDT_ENT_UD -user username -delete ( Releases one user from one feature.)
  5. Run udadmin -f XDT_ENT_UD -device deviceid -delete (Releases one device from one feature.)
  6. To export the data as a text file, (Run) udadmin -list -a > C:\lic.txt
 
Note:
  • ENT refers to Advanced (formerly "Enterprise") edition of the license.
  • If the license edition is Premium (formerly "Platinum"), replace 'ENT' with 'PLT' in the command line. 
  • Running the command udadmin -list -times generates the output along with timestamps
Virtual License Server
  • If it is a Virtual License Server, login on the Virtual License Server console via XenCenter and
  • Go to /opt/citrix/licensing/LS directory to display or release the licenses using the below commands
  • Run ./udadmin –list to get a list of currently issued license
  • Run ./udadmin -f XDT_ENT_UD -user username -delete ( Releases one user from one feature.
  • Run ./udadmin -f XDT_ENT_UD -device deviceid -delete (Releases one device from one feature.)

Issue/Introduction

This article describes how to display or release licenses for users or devices in License server by using udadmin.

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