License scenarios

Several different license scenarios are available. Depending on the scenario, you might need to apply licenses to IBM® UrbanCode Deploy servers, agents, or both.

The following license scenarios are available. You can see the type of license that the server is using by logging in to the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server, clicking Settings > System Settings and looking at the Server License Type field.

Note: IBM UrbanCode Deploy does not support mixing license types. If more than one of these license types are available on the license server, IBM UrbanCode Deploy uses the type of license with the highest priority. The license scenarios have the following priority, from highest to lowest:
  1. Processor value unit (PVU) licensing
  2. Virtual server and managed virtual server (Authorized) licensing
  3. Concurrent sessions (floating licenses)
  4. Concurrent sessions (token licenses)
For example, if the license server has each type of license, when an IBM UrbanCode Deploy server starts, it retrieves a PVU license. If another IBM UrbanCode Deploy server starts and no more PVU licenses are available, that server does not receive a license and does not use the other types of license.

Processor value unit (PVU) licensing

In this scenario, you apply the IBM URBANCODE DEPLOY MANAGED CAPACITY PVU LIC license to the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server. Then, the server can run processes. In this case, the agents do not require a license; instead, each PVU license allows the server to use a certain number of agents concurrently. The number of concurrent agents may be limited or unlimited, depending on the terms of the PVU license. If you are using this license scenario and the license server does not have any PVU licenses for a IBM UrbanCode Deploy server, the server cannot run processes.

For this type of licensing, the Server License Type field shows Managed Capacity.

You can track your use of the PVU licenses with the IBM License Metric Tool. See http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v53r1/topic/com.ibm.lmt75.doc/ic-homepage_lmt.html

Virtual server and managed virtual server (Authorized) licensing

In this scenario, you apply the IBM URBANCODE DEPLOY SERVER AGENT VIRTUAL SERVER license to the server and IBM URBANCODE DEPLOY SERVER AGENT MANAGED VIRTUAL SERVER licenses to the agents. If an agent does not have a license, it cannot run processes.

In this scenario, you can either allow the server to assign licenses to agents automatically or you can assign licenses to agents manually. See Applying licenses to servers and agents.

For this type of licensing, the Server License Type field shows Server Agent.

Concurrent sessions (floating licenses)

In this scenario, the IBM URBANCODE DEPLOY SESSION PER SIMULTANEOUS SESSION LIC license is available to the agents. When an agent runs a process, the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server retrieves a license from a license server. If the first license server does not have available licenses, the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server attempts to retrieve a license from the other license servers. 30 minutes after the process is complete, the server returns the license to the license server. In this scenario, the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server does not require a license.

When the license server or servers run out of licenses, the agent runs the process but adds warnings in the log. Also, a warning message appears on the server web interface. This message says that a license could not be obtained for the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server or an agent. If you replenish the licenses on the license server, the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server can run processes, but the warning message stays visible for 24 hours.

For this type of licensing, the Server License Type field shows Session.

Concurrent sessions (token licenses)

In this scenario, the IBM URBANCODE DEPLOY SESSION INITIAL TOKEN 2 YEAR license is available to the agents. When an agent runs a process, the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server retrieves a certain number of these token licenses from a license server. If the first license server does not have enough available licenses, the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server attempts to retrieve licenses from the other license servers. 30 minutes after the process is complete, the server returns the licenses to the license server. In this scenario, the server does not require a license.

When the license server or servers run out of licenses, the agent runs the process but adds warnings in the log. Also, a warning message appears on the server web interface. This message says that a license could not be obtained for the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server or an agent. If you replenish the licenses on the license server, the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server can run processes, but the warning message stays visible for 24 hours.

For this type of licensing, the Server License Type field shows Session.

Licensing for upgraded servers

If you upgraded the server from a licensed version 4.8.5, 5.0, or 6.0 to version 6.0.1 or later, the Server License Type field is set to Disabled and the server and agents do not require a new license.

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