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Requirements and restrictions for borrowed activations

Borrowing an activation requires a network connection, but once the activation is borrowed to a particular computer, the computer can be disconnected from the network.

When a borrowed activation expires, the software on the computer will no longer be activated and the activation automatically becomes available again from the server's activation pool (no network connection is required).

A borrowed activation can be manually returned to the activation server before the borrow term expires, but this requires a network connection.

A borrowed FlexNet Publisher (FNP) activation can only activate local applications installed on the same machine, not applications installed on another virtual or physical machine.

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Borrowed activations are not supported by all products. See product documentation for details.
Borrowed activations are not supported on client computers using Remote Desktop Services or Terminal Services client access licenses.

Requirements and restrictions for borrowed activations

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