License Delegation

In Multi-tenant mode, NAKIVO Backup & Replication allows you to create multiple isolated tenants within a single product instance. These tenants can represent branch offices/departments in enterprise environments or clients in Cloud Provider environments. Because tenants are isolated and require controlled access to licensing resources, NAKIVO Backup & Replication includes the License Delegation feature.

In Multi-tenant mode, a Master Admin (tenant manager) installs a single multi-socket license in the product and then assigns a specific number of licenses to each tenant. This approach provides centralized license management while ensuring that each tenant can use only the licenses allocated to it.

For example, a Master Admin can install a 20-socket license in the Multi-tenant mode of NAKIVO Backup & Replication and assign 3 licenses to Tenant A, 2 licenses to Tenant B, and 4 licenses to Tenant C, leaving the remaining 11 licenses unassigned and available for future use.

At any moment, the Master Admin can redistribute licenses: revoke any number of licenses from any tenant, which will return them to the Master License Pool, and add licenses to another tenant. The License Delegation feature makes license management simple and manageable in large and distributed environments.