System and method for managing virtual hardware licenses of hardware resources accessed via application instances

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for performing a backup operation, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a local virtual hardware license manager, a license request from an application instance;
• in response to the license request:
• sending a virtual hardware license request to a license management system, wherein the virtual hardware license request comprises a hardware resource list;
• making a first determination that a response to the virtual hardware license request validates the virtual hardware license request;
• and
• in response to the first determination:
• providing, based on the hardware resource list, a signed hardware resource document to a hardware resource manager managing a hardware resource, wherein the hardware resource list specifies the hardware resource;
• updating a hardware resource access repository to specify enabled access of the hardware resource by the application instance;
• and
• initiating access to the hardware resource by the application instance.

A local virtual hardware license manager, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, perform a method, the method comprising:
• obtaining, by a local virtual hardware license manager, a license request from an application instance;
• in response to the license request:
• sending a virtual hardware license request to a license management system, wherein the virtual hardware license request comprises a hardware resource list;
• making a first determination that a response to the virtual hardware license request validates the virtual hardware license request;
• and
• in response to the first determination:
• providing, based on the hardware resource list, a signed hardware resource document to a hardware resource manager managing a hardware resource, wherein the hardware resource list specifies the hardware resource;
• updating a hardware resource access repository to specify enabled access of the hardware resource by the application instance;
• and
• initiating access to the hardware resource by the application instance.