Guidance for specifying your license parameters
When creating a license using the Licenses application, see the tables for guidance in providing parameter values that are consistent with the type of license you are creating.
In key fields on the user interface (for example, License
type, Term, Scope), the parameter values that you enter require that
logically appropriate values be entered on subsequent fields. This
is critical for any future license audit to achieve reliable results.
The user interface itself does not prevent the entry of incompatible
values. Tables of valid field values are provided for generic, ICA,
and IPLA license types on mainframe and distributed platforms.
Important: The tables that follow offer general
guidance about which parameter values are appropriate for which license
types. However, always refer to your license documents (license
agreements, addenda, and so on) as well, because they specify any
unique conditions that you need to know about, and the licensing rules
might have changed since the publication of these tables.
Generic license types on mainframe platforms
Use
the following table when creating a generic license type and your
platform selection is MAINFRAME. Locate your license type
in the table and make sure that the subsequent values that you supply
in the Licenses application for Type, Scope, License Term, Subcapacity,
License Charge Period, Capacity, and Capacity Unit are valid for your
license type. To be valid, all your field entries in the Licenses
application must be consistent with one of the rows in the table.
| License Type | Scope | License Term | Sub- capacity | License Charge Period | Capacity | Capacity Unit | Provider | License Allocations Object Type |
License Allocations Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic Installed | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | (unavailable) | Location | > 0 | |
| COMPUTER | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 | |
| LPAR | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a partition | > 0 | |
| Generic OEM | COMPUTER | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | 1 | INSTINST | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a computer | 1 |
| Generic Full Capacity (MSUs) | ENTERPRISE | LICENSED or INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | LICENSED or INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Location | Not limited | |
| COMPUTER | LICENSED or INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a computer | Not limited | |
| LPAR | LICENSED or INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a partition | Not limited | |
| ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | |
| SITE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Location | Not limited | |
| COMPUTER | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a computer | Not limited | |
| LPAR | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a partition | Not limited | |
| Generic Full Capacity (MIPS) | ENTERPRISE | LICENSED or INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | LICENSED or INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Location | Not limited | |
| COMPUTER | LICENSED or INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Asset - must be a computer | Not limited | |
| LPAR | LICENSED or INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Asset - must be a partition | Not limited | |
| ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | |
| SITE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Location | Not limited | |
| COMPUTER | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Asset - must be a computer | Not limited | |
| LPAR | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Asset - must be a partition | Not limited | |
| Generic Subcapacity (MSUs) | ENTERPRISE | LICENSED or INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | LICENSED or INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Location | Not limited | |
| COMPUTER | LICENSED or INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a computer | Not limited | |
| LPAR | LICENSED or INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a partition | Not limited | |
| ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | |
| SITE | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Location | Not limited | |
| COMPUTER | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a computer | Not limited | |
| LPAR | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MSUS | (unavailable) | Asset - must be a partition | Not limited | |
| Generic Subcapacity (MIPS) | ENTERPRISE | LICENSED or INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | LICENSED or INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Location | Not limited | |
| COMPUTER | LICENSED or INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Asset - must be a computer | Not limited | |
| LPAR | LICENSED or INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Asset - must be a partition | Not limited | |
| ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | (unavailable) | (unavailable) | |
| SITE | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Location | Not limited | |
| COMPUTER | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Asset - must be a computer | Not limited | |
| LPAR | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | MIPS | Provider name | Asset - must be a partition | Not limited |
ICA license types on mainframe platforms
Use
the following table when creating an ICA license type and your platform
selection is MAINFRAME. Locate your license type in the table
and make sure that the subsequent values that you supply in the Licenses
application for Type, Scope, License Term, Subcapacity, License Charge
Period, Capacity, and Capacity Unit are valid for your license type.
To be valid, all your field entries in the Licenses application must
be consistent with one of the rows in the table.
| License Type | Scope | License Term | Sub- capacity | License Charge Period | Capacity | Capacity Unit | Object Type | License Allocations Count |
License Allocations HW in QPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWLC | COMPUTER | LICENSED | No | DAILY | (leave empty) | (leave empty) | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| GOLC | COMPUTER | LICENSED | No | DAILY | (leave empty) | (leave empty) | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| zELC | COMPUTER | LICENSED | No | DAILY | (leave empty) | (leave empty) | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| VWLC Subcapacity | COMPUTER | LICENSED | Yes | MONTHLY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | No |
| (VWLC Subcapacity aggregation license1) | COMPUTER | LICENSED | Yes | MONTHLY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | >= 1 | Yes |
| (VWLC Subcapacity registration license1) | COMPUTER | LICENSED | Yes | MONTHLY | 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | Yes |
| EWLC Full Capacity | COMPUTER | LICENSED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| EWLC Subcapacity | COMPUTER | LICENSED | Yes | MONTHLY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| TWLC | COMPUTER | LICENSED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| PSLC | COMPUTER | LICENSED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | Yes or No |
| NALC Full Capacity | COMPUTER | LICENSED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| NALC Subcapacity | COMPUTER | LICENSED | Yes | MONTHLY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| SALC | COMPUTER | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
| ULC | COMPUTER | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | 1 | N/A |
Note: Registration/Aggregation licenses. For each Qualified Parallel Sysplex® (QPS)
and each licensed product on (any machine within) that QPS, IBM® uses one license as an aggregation
license. This is the one license that receives all usage for that
product version within that QPS. The other (if any) licenses for the
same product version are called (no-charge) registration licenses
and receive a usage value of 0. The billing is done only against the
aggregation license.
While the customer cannot tell IBM which particular instance should be the aggregation license, the information is available to the customer.
Aggregation machines. For historical reasons, the aggregation is done slightly differently for Parallel Sysplex License Charges (PSLC) and Workload License Charges (WLC) QPSs. For PSLC, where there is no support for subcapacity pricing or Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT) reports, the aggregation is simply done as described previously.
For a WLC QPS, the aggregation is somewhat more complex. IBM designates all licenses for all the machines in the QPS as registration licenses. In addition, IBM adds a pseudo-machine to the QPS, called an aggregation machine, and creates aggregation licenses for this machine, for each product that has at least one registration license within the QPS. Usage aggregation and billing is then done against this aggregation machine.
IPLA license types on mainframe platforms
Use
the following table when creating an IPLA license type and your platform
selection is MAINFRAME. Locate your license type in the table
and make sure that the subsequent values that you supply in the Licenses
application for Type, Scope, License Term, Subcapacity, License Charge
Period, Capacity, and Capacity Unit are valid for your license type.
To be valid, all your field entries in the Licenses application must
be consistent with one of the rows in the table.
| License Type | Scope | License Term | Sub- capacity | License Charge Period | Capacity | Capacity Unit | License Allocations Object Type |
License Allocations Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPLA Full Capacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| IPLA Execution-Based Full Capacity | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| IPLA Execution-Based Subcapacity1 | COMPUTER | EXECUTED | Yes | MONTHLY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 |
| IPLA z/OS-based Full Capacity | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| IPLA z/OS-based Subcapacity1 | COMPUTER | EXECUTED | Yes | MONTHLY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 |
| IPLA Reference-based Full Capacity | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | MSU | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| IPLA Reference-based Subcapacity1 | COMPUTER | EXECUTED | Yes | MONTHLY | > 0 | MSU | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 |
Note: The recommended scope for subcapacity licenses is COMPUTER.
Generic license types on distributed platforms
Use
the following table when creating a generic license type and your
platform selection is DISTRIBUTED. Locate your license type
in the table and make sure that the subsequent values that you supply
in the Licenses application for Type, Scope, License Term, Subcapacity,
License Charge Period, Capacity, and Capacity Unit are valid for your
license type. To be valid, all your field entries in the Licenses
application must be consistent with one of the rows in the table.
| License Type | Scope | License Term | Sub- capacity | License Charge Period | Capacity | Capacity Unit | License Allocations Object Type |
License Allocations Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat/Installed Instance | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | Location | > 0 | |
| COMPUTER | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 | |
| LPAR | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | Asset - must be a partition | > 0 | |
| USER1 | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | Application Users | > 0 | |
| Generic OEM | COMPUTER | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | 1 | INSTINST | Asset - must be a computer | 1 |
| Concurrent User | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | CONCUSER | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | CONCUSER | Location | > 0 | |
| COMPUTER | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | CONCUSER | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 | |
| Floating User | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | FLOATUSER | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | FLOATUSER | Location | > 0 | |
| COMPUTER | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | FLOATUSER | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 | |
| Authorized User | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | AUTHOUSER | Application Users | > 0 |
| Processor Core Count - Full capacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Location | > 0 | |
| COMPUTER | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 | |
| LPAR | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Asset - must be a partition | > 0 | |
| Processor Core Count - Subcapacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Location | > 0 | |
| COMPUTER | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 | |
| LPAR | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Asset - must be a partition | > 0 | |
| Processor Count - Full capacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Location | > 0 | |
| COMPUTER | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 | |
| LPAR | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Asset - must be a partition | > 0 | |
| Processor Count - Subcapacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| SITE | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Location | > 0 | |
| COMPUTER | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Asset - must be a computer | > 0 | |
| LPAR | INSTALLED or EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | Asset - must be a partition | > 0 |
Note: If the software is licensed to a named user or users,
use the USER scope to track it.
IPLA license types on distributed platforms
Use
the following table when creating an IPLA license type and your platform
selection is DISTRIBUTED. Locate your license type in the
table and make sure that the subsequent values that you supply in
the Licenses application for Type, Scope, License Term, Subcapacity,
License Charge Period, Capacity, and Capacity Unit are valid for your
license type. To be valid, all your field entries in the Licenses
application must be consistent with one of the rows in the table.
| License Type | Scope | License Term | Sub- capacity | License Charge Period | Capacity | Capacity Unit | License Allocations Object Type |
License Allocations Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installed Instance | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | INSTINST | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| Usage Concurrent User | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | CONCUSER | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| Usage Concurrent Session | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | CONSESSION | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| Usage Concurrent Nodelock | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | CONNODELOCK | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| IPLA Full Capacity | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| IPLA Subcapacity | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| Install IPLA Full Capacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| Install IPLA Subcapacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | PROCCORE | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| IPLA Value Unit Full Capacity | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | VALUNITS | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| IPLA Value Unit Subcapacity | ENTERPRISE | EXECUTED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | VALUNITS | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| Install IPLA Value Unit Full Capacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED | No | DAILY | > 0 | VALUNITS | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| Install IPLA Value Unit Subcapacity | ENTERPRISE | INSTALLED | Yes | DAILY | > 0 | VALUNITS | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |
| Resource Value Unit | ENTEPRISE | EXECUTED | No | DAILY | > 0 | RVU | (unavailable) | (unavailable) |