License annotations reference

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The following table describes the pod annotations that are used by IBM Sterling Transformation Extender containers.
Annotation Description Example value
productID The unique identifier for the IBM Sterling Transformation Extender product. This ID is assigned by IBM and must not be modified. "e3ea97bcc2ae4e39b9a0ac4fe309f546"
productName The official product name as registered with IBM licensing. "IBM Sterling Transformation Extender for Red Hat OpenShift"
productVersion The version of the IBM Sterling Transformation Extender product being deployed. Must match the release version of the container image. "11.0.3"
productMetric The license metric used to measure usage. For IBM Sterling Transformation Extender containers, usage is tracked by either Virtual Processor Core or Processor Value Unit. "VIRTUAL_PROCESSOR_CORE"
productChargedContainers Specifies which containers in the pod are subject to license charges. "All" means every container in the pod is metered. "All"

IBM Sterling Transformation Extender for Red Hat OpenShift annotations

When you deploy the IBM Sterling Transformation Extender for Red Hat OpenShift (Runtime Server) container, you must use the license annotations.

If you deploy the Runtime Server container by using the provided Helm chart, the annotations are included by default within the _helpers.tpl file and referenced in the deployment manifest. However, if you deploy the container by using another deployment mechanism, you must specify these annotations manually in your pod specification:

  productID: "e3ea97bcc2ae4e39b9a0ac4fe309f546"
  productName: "IBM Sterling Transformation Extender for Red Hat OpenShift"
  productVersion: "11.0.3"
  productMetric: "VIRTUAL_PROCESSOR_CORE"
  productChargedContainers: "All"

IBM Sterling Transformation Extender Launcher Container annotations

When you deploy the IBM Sterling Transformation Extender Launcher Container, you must use the license annotations.

If you deploy the Launcher Server container by using the provided Helm chart, the annotations are included by default within the _helpers.tpl file and referenced in the deployment manifest. However, if you deploy the container by using another deployment mechanism, you must specify these annotations manually in your pod specification:

  productID: "d59a3123987c4e02a80fe63b9c624193"
  productName: "IBM Sterling Transformation Extender Launcher Container"
  productVersion: "11.0.3"
  productMetric: "VIRTUAL_PROCESSOR_CORE"
  productChargedContainers: "All"