Licensing for IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java

To install IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java™ (MoRE), you must have a license. You can get a license for IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java by purchasing IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes, or by purchasing it as an add-on if you already have entitlement to IBM Cloud Pak® for Applications 5.3, WebSphere Hybrid Edition 5.1, or WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment 9.0.5.

Consult your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner. For more ordering and licensing information related to IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes, see Ordering IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes or the IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes license. The following information applies only to IBM® MoRE for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.3 (Standard or Advanced editions), IBM MoRE for IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition 5.1, and IBM MoRE for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 9.0.5.

Important: This Licensing Guide provides supplementary information to assist you in deploying the programs you have licensed from IBM within your purchased entitlement. Your license agreement (such as the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) or equivalent, and its transaction documents, including the License Information for IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java) is the sole and complete agreement between you and IBM regarding use of the program.

Listing of licenses by type

This product supports the following license metrics as a unit of measure for usage of the licensed software:

  • Virtual Processor Core (VPC): IBM MoRE for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications and IBM MoRE for IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition
  • Processor Value Unit (PVU): IBM MoRE for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment

You can learn about license metric definition and guidance at Passport Advantage / Passport Common License Types & Definitions.

Full licenses

Full licenses provide the option to utilize any of the enumerated and entitled products at the specified ratio consumptions.

To review the license agreements for any of the following full licenses, click the link for that license:

Table of license version
Table 1. Table of license versions
License Usage Description
L-RTYX-LFAJ6G Production or nonproduction
  • IBM MoRE for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications (Standard or Advanced edition)
  • IBM MoRE for IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition
  • IBM MoRE for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment

What do you get with your purchase, and what is your entitlement?

IBM MoRE for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, IBM MoRE for IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, and IBM MoRE for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment add the ability to run modernized applications on recent versions of Java in WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.

Each offering contains the following bundled product:
Each offering also contains the following components:

Licensing for IBM MoRE for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, IBM MoRE for IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, and IBM MoRE for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment is either a monthly or a subscription license.

When you deploy offerings under the IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java license, you must not exceed the maximum entitlement at any time. Deployments can include a mix of different deployed offerings, either standalone or a combination of both. Customers can change the deployed offerings at any time as long as they never exceed their maximum entitlement.

Support availability for each IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java release follows the published support model as described in the announcement letter. For an updated view of which releases are supported and whether fixes are available for each release, review the Support page.

License ratio topics

License ratio

Sizing uses a 1:1 VPC or PVU ratio compared to your current entitlement of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment. Your entitlement of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment can be provided by IBM Cloud Pak for Applications (on a VPC basis), IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition (on a VPC basis), or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment (on a PVU basis).

Entitlements of IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java can be reused in other ratios at any time, as long as the total entitlement is not exceeded. There is no limit to the number of times that entitlements can be used in different combinations.

What consumes IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java license entitlements according to the ratio?
Table 2. Production and non-production license ratio
Capability VPC/PVU ratio (capability : base program (listed) )
IBM MoRE for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 1:1 VPC (WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment entitlements provided by your entitlement of IBM Cloud Pak for Applications)
IBM MoRE for IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition 1:1 VPC (WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment entitlements provided by your entitlement of IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition)
IBM MoRE for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 1:1 PVU (WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment)
Note: Production and non-production usage have the same consumption ratios.

Capability refers to the use of the bundled program (IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java) only.

Noncharged entitlements for IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java
Deployment ratios apply to the bundled program (IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java) within IBM MoRE for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, IBM MoRE for IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, and IBM MoRE for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment only. The supporting programs (IBM Application Modernization Accelerator and IBM Application Modernization Accelerator Developer Tools) can be deployed without requiring IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java VPCs or PVUs to be counted against its deployment.

Differences in license terms

The license terms for IBM Modernized Runtime Extension for Java supersede the license terms of the bundled offerings. However, this policy applies only when there is a conflict of terms. Terms that apply to the bundled programs still apply, if not superseded.