System and method for subscription limitation enforcement in distributed system

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing a solution using managed systems, the operations comprising:

• identifying, by a local subscription manager hosted by a managed system of the managed systems, a subscription termination event for the managed system, the subscription termination event indicating that the managed system is no longer subscribed to the solution;
• based on the identification:
• performing, by the local subscription manager, one or more subscription disablement actions, wherein the performance of the one or more subscription disablement actions enforces an operating state on the managed system in which the solution is not performable and wherein the performance of the one or more subscription disablement actions comprises:
• after storing the copy, reformatting the storage device of the managed system, the portion of the solution data being deleted from the reformatted storage device,
• wherein the retention area within the managed system is a protected partition of the managed system that is configured to not be impacted by the one or more subscription disablement actions;
• deregistering, by the local subscription manager, one or more subscriptions associated with the managed system both locally and remotely with a subscription management services that manages the managed system;
• and
• providing, by the managed system, computer implemented services that are unable to provide the solution,
• wherein performing the one or more subscription disablement actions further comprises, by the local subscription manager:
• making a determination that a portion of solution data stored in a storage device of the managed system subject to a retention requirement;
• and
• based on determination, storing a copy of the portion of solution data in a retention area configured within the managed system.

A managed system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a local subscription manager adapted to perform operations for managing a solution provided by the managed system, the operations comprising:
• identifying, by a local subscription manager hosted by a managed system of the managed systems, a subscription termination event for the managed system, the subscription termination event indicating that the managed system is no longer subscribed to the solution;
• based on the identification:
• performing, by the local subscription manager, one or more subscription disablement actions, wherein the performance of the one or more subscription disablement actions enforces an operating state on the managed system in which the solution is not performable and wherein the performance of the one or more subscription disablement actions comprises:
• after storing the copy, reformatting the storage device of the managed system, the portion of the solution data being deleted from the reformatted storage device,
• wherein the retention area within the managed system is a protected partition of the managed system that is configured to not be impacted by the one or more subscription disablement actions;
• deregistering, by the local subscription manager, one or more subscriptions associated with the managed system both locally and remotely with a subscription management services that manages the managed system;
• and
• providing, by the managed system, computer implemented services that are unable to provide the solution,
• wherein performing the one or more subscription disablement actions further comprises, by the local subscription manager:
• making a determination that a portion of solution data stored in a storage device of the managed system subject to a retention requirement;
• and
• based on determination, storing, a copy of the portion of solution data in a retention area configured within the managed system.