Conference csc32::consolemanager

1264.0. "Concurrent licensing one more time" by PRIME8::VAUGHN (Mike Vaughn DTN 339-5325) Mon Apr 08 1996 18:21

I believe I've read the notes in this conference relating to concurrent
licensing, but I just want to make sure I understand how concurrent use
licensing works.

I had a customer ask me how many concurrent use licenses he needed to manage 8
computers and 12 HSJ40s.  Without thinking, I said "20."  He then told me that
he only wanted to "manage" 3 or 4 systems at a time (he wants the icons for all
of them available, but he'll only open up to 4 terminal windows simultaneously
on his workstation).  He insists that the way all of our other "concurrent use"
products are licensed dictates that he only needs 4 licenses.

Help please!  Can a customer purchase only the number of licenses that will be
used simultaneously, or does he need to purchase 1/system to be managed?

Thanks in advance.

mike

    >I believe I've read the notes in this conference relating to concurrent
    >licensing, but I just want to make sure I understand how concurrent use
    >licensing works.
    
    >I had a customer ask me how many concurrent use licenses he needed to
    >manage 8 computers and 12 HSJ40s.  Without thinking, I said "20." 
    
    And that was the *correct* answer. In PCM, each node in the
    configuration needs 100 license units. In a technical nutshell,
    the line controller daemons will attempt to lock 100 units for
    each node they configure. If the lock fails then there are no more 
    license units so communication with that nodes console will not take place.
    
    There is no licensing for the number of users of the PCM interfaces.
    You can have as many C3's, MONITOR/CONNECT sessions as the PCM
    engine can reasonably handle.
    
    Regs,
      Dan