We have installed NetWorker 7.3.1 on a MSCS cluster running MS Exchange.
The two clusternodes are sede5000 and sede6000, Exchange is running on the virtual node sede0005.
All backups are running perfectly as it should be. However the handling of the licensing is not correct. Just one node, the active one uses a NT Cluster Client license. The passive node uses a simple client license. The result is a shortage of normal client licenses and a surplus of cluster client licenses.
As far as I understand both nodes of a MSCS cluster should use the cluster client license.
We tried to make the passive node active and vice versa. In this case the other node (again the active one) will be in the cluster clients list.

Is this a software bug or are we doing something wrong?

nsrlic when sede5000 is active node:

connecting to sede0027.ede.nl ...
nsrlic: License Summary:
nsrlic: Available: sv=30, ws=0, clu=0, clu_nt=4, clu_unix=0, clu_linux=0, ndmp=0
nsrlic: Borrowed: sv_borrowed=0, clu_borrowed_nt=0, clu_borrowed_unix=0, clu_borrowed_linux=0
nsrlic: Remaining: sv=10, ws=0, clu=0, clu_nt=3, clu_unix=0, clu_linux=0, ndmp=0
nsrlic: Connected Servers: (20)
nsrlic: csu02 sede0001.ede.nl sede0002.ede.nl sede0007.ede.nl sede0008.ede.nl sede0009.ede.nl sede0010.ede.nl sede0011.ede.nl sede0012.ede.nl sede0013.ede.nl sede0015.ede.nl sede0016.ede.nl sede0017.ede.nl
nsrlic: sede0019.ede.nl sede0020.ede.nl sede0022.ede.nl sede0024.ede.nl sede0026 sede0027.ede.nl sede6000
nsrlic: Connected NT Clusters: (1)
nsrlic: sede5000
nsrlic: NetWorker Module for Oracle 7, Unix Client/1: Available=1, Remaining=1, Used=0
nsrlic: NetWorker Module for Microsoft SQL Server: Available=1, Remaining=1, Used=0
nsrlic: NetWorker Module for Microsoft Exchange Server: Available=2, Remaining=1, Used=1
SERVER (UNIVERSAL) CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 30
Used: 20
Borrowed from Server: 0
Remaining: 10
Connected Clients: ;

WORKSTATION CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

CLUSTER CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Borrowed from Cluster for NT: 0
Borrowed from Cluster for UNIX: 0
Borrowed from Cluster for LINUX: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

NT CLUSTER CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 4
Used: 1
Remaining: 3
Connected Clients: ;

UNIX CLUSTER CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

LINUX CLUSTER CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

NDMP CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

IBM DYNIX/ptx: 0
AIX: 0

APPLICATION LICENSES

NetWorker Module for Oracle 7, Unix Client/1
Available: 1
Used: 0
Remaining: 1

NetWorker Module for Microsoft SQL Server
Available: 1
Used: 0
Remaining: 1

NetWorker Module for Microsoft Exchange Server
Available: 2
Used: 1
Remaining: 1



nsrlic when sede6000 is active node:

connecting to sede0027.ede.nl ...
nsrlic: License Summary:
nsrlic: Available: sv=30, ws=0, clu=0, clu_nt=4, clu_unix=0, clu_linux=0, ndmp=0
nsrlic: Borrowed: sv_borrowed=0, clu_borrowed_nt=0, clu_borrowed_unix=0, clu_borrowed_linux=0
nsrlic: Remaining: sv=10, ws=0, clu=0, clu_nt=3, clu_unix=0, clu_linux=0, ndmp=0
nsrlic: Connected Servers: (20)
nsrlic: csu02 sede0001.ede.nl sede0002.ede.nl sede0007.ede.nl sede0008.ede.nl sede0009.ede.nl sede0010.ede.nl sede0011.ede.nl sede0012.ede.nl sede0013.ede.nl sede0015.ede.nl sede0016.ede.nl sede0017.ede.nl
nsrlic: sede0019.ede.nl sede0020.ede.nl sede0022.ede.nl sede0024.ede.nl sede0026 sede0027.ede.nl sede5000
nsrlic: Connected NT Clusters: (1)
nsrlic: sede6000
nsrlic: NetWorker Module for Oracle 7, Unix Client/1: Available=1, Remaining=1, Used=0
nsrlic: NetWorker Module for Microsoft SQL Server: Available=1, Remaining=1, Used=0
nsrlic: NetWorker Module for Microsoft Exchange Server: Available=2, Remaining=1, Used=1
SERVER (UNIVERSAL) CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 30
Used: 20
Borrowed from Server: 0
Remaining: 10
Connected Clients: ;

WORKSTATION CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

CLUSTER CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Borrowed from Cluster for NT: 0
Borrowed from Cluster for UNIX: 0
Borrowed from Cluster for LINUX: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

NT CLUSTER CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 4
Used: 1
Remaining: 3
Connected Clients: ;

UNIX CLUSTER CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

LINUX CLUSTER CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

NDMP CLIENT LICENSES
Available: 0
Used: 0
Remaining: 0
Connected Clients: ;

IBM DYNIX/ptx: 0
AIX: 0

APPLICATION LICENSES

NetWorker Module for Oracle 7, Unix Client/1
Available: 1
Used: 0
Remaining: 1

NetWorker Module for Microsoft SQL Server
Available: 1
Used: 0
Remaining: 1

NetWorker Module for Microsoft Exchange Server
Available: 2
Used: 1
Remaining: 1