IBM License Metric Tool

IBM License Metric Tool helps Passport Advantage clients determine their full and sub-capacity PVU licensing requirements.

IBM License Metric Tool is a no-charge offering that helps calculate number of Processor Value Units (PVUs) including supported virtualized servers that are available to installed Passport Advantage PVU-based software.

• Achieve and maintain compliance: Use the reports to help determine if you have the appropriate number of PVU license entitlements (Full and Sub-capacity) for each Passport Advantage PVU-based product installed in your IT environment. IBM Passport Advantage Sub-capacity offerings license terms require IBM License Metric Tool reports to be created, verified, adjusted, signed, and saved.
• Support Distributed Server Virtualization: Help manage diversified workload consolidations onto virtualized servers with partition specific PVU-based software inventory reports.
• Lower liability risks: Reduce the risks of not meeting your Passport Advantage PVU-based contractual licensing conditions as well as the unplanned cost of license compliance payments.
• Track IBM PVU-based software inventory: Helps maintain a continuously updated inventory of where IBM Passport Advantage PVU-based software assets are installed on your networks.
• Summary of Passport Advantage Sub-capacity licensing requirements and related offering documentation.
• IBM Passport Advantage (PA) or Passport Advantage Express (PAE) customers can order IBM License Metric Tool at no-charge via PA or PAE for ILMT using part number D561HLL.
• Getting Started with IBM License Metric Tool presentation (PDF, 237KB).

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• AIX

• HP-UX

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Sun Solaris

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

• Windows

• AIX

• HP-UX

• i5/OS

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Sun Solaris

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

• Windows

• Operating Systems supported for IBM License Metric Tool 7.2.2

• Passport Advantage Sub-capacity licensing eligible virtualization technologies (58KB)
• Passport Advantage Sub-capacity licensing eligible processor technologies (29KB)
• Summary of Passport Advantage Sub-capacity licensing requirements and related offering documentation
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