What is IBM sub-capacity?
What is IBM sub-capacity?
Sub-capacity licensing lets you license an eligible software product for less than the full capacity of your server or group of servers. It provides the licensing granularity needed to leverage various multi-core chip and virtualization technologies.
How does IBM licensing work?
IBM continues to define a processor, for the purpose of PVU-based licensing, to be each processor core on a chip. A dual-core processor chip, for example, has two processor cores. Licensee must obtain entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores made available to or managed by the Program.
Is ILMT mandatory?
Unless a customer qualifies for one of the stated contractual exceptions, ILMT is a mandatory requirement. The stated exception can be found in the International Passport Advantage Agreement (IPAA) or by visiting the Sub-capacity ILMT information page.
Is IBM ILMT free?
IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) is a no-charge tool, or better, a no-charge system, designed to track and report on PVU license consumption.
What is ILMT?
The IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) is a software asset management tool designed to help users manage their IBM environments and maintain an audit-ready posture.
How is IBM license calculated?
The required PVU entitlements for the middleware Software license are determined by the multiplication of (A) the PVU per core rating and (B) the total number of processor cores of the server on which the middleware is installed. For example, 2 cores * 70 PVU per core = 140 PVU.
What is PVU licensing?
A Processor Value Unit (PVU) is a unit of measure used to differentiate licensing of software on distributed processor technologies (defined by Processor Vendor, Brand, Type and Model Number).
What is ILMT BigFix?
BigFix console. The BigFix console provides a system-wide view of all computers in the infrastructure and their configuration. It is used to target computers with specific actions such as installing the scanner or scheduling software and capacity scans.
When to use IBM sub-capacity licensing tool?
Sub-capacity FAQs: Ts&Cs Answers. The use of IBM License Metric Tool is recommended for Full Capacity PVU environments, and is mandatory for use with PVU sub-capacity licensing. Exceptions to this requirement are: when ILMT does not yet provide support for the Eligible Virtualization Environment.
Do you have to pay for IBM sub-capacity?
Unless you are fully compliant with IBM’s Sub-capacity licensing terms and requirements, you will be charged based on the number of cores on the physical host, NOT the VM.
What are the requirements for sub-capacity licensing?
For a description of the specific requirements to be eligible for sub-capacity licensing, refer to the Eligibility requirements section. In order to be eligible for sub-capacity terms, the customer must agree to report capacity utilization to IBM on a quarterly basis.
Are there sub-capacity licensing benefits for IBM passport advantage?
In an effort to expand on demand offerings, IBM extends sub-capacity licensing benefits to selected Passport Advantage ® programs licensed on a per-processor basis in select UNIX ® (AIX ®, HP-UX, and Solaris), i5/OS, OS/400 ®, and Linux™ environments.
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