Esri Evidence

Virtualization and cloud: license the cores of the VM; convert cloud vCPUs to physical core equivalents

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Kind: Policy excerpt
Excerpt: “If a 4-core license is installed on an 8-core physical machine without virtualization, then ArcGIS Enterprise will use all 8 cores and would be in violation of the license agreement until you purchase a license for the four “additional cores”.”
Locator: White paper, License Model of ArcGIS Enterprise; Cores in Cloud Environments
Applies to: ArcGIS Enterprise (ArcGIS Server component).
Supports rules: Virtualization and cloud: license the cores of the VM; convert cloud vCPUs to physical core equivalents
Related metrics: Server License (core)
Sources: Licensing ArcGIS Enterprise Deployments in Virtualized and Cloud Environments