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Why are the licenses owner only set to cluster rather than nodes

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A site license

  • A site license is not tied to a specific system serial number.
  • When you install a site license, all nodes in the cluster are entitled to the licensed functionality.
  • The system license show command displays site licenses under the cluster serial number.

An evaluation license 

  • It is also a special cluster-wide license, and it is not tied to a specific serial number of a node.
  • It is a temporary license that expires after a certain period of time (indicated by the system license show command).
  • It enables you to try certain software functionality without purchasing an entitlement. 

Following is sample:

A300::*> license show
  (system license show)

Serial Number: 1-80-000008
Owner: A300
Package           Type     Description           Expiration          CustomerID
----------------- -------- --------------------- ------------------- ----------
Base              license  Cluster Base License  -                   none
          Reminder Start: -
           Warning Start: -                   Operating Policy: -
       Enforcement Start: -                   Operating Policy: -
NFS               demo     NFS License           5/2/2022 16:00:00   none >>> This is demo license, only set to cluster
          Reminder Start: -
           Warning Start: -                   Operating Policy: -
       Enforcement Start: -                   Operating Policy: -

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