IBM Evidence

Sub-capacity documentation retained for two years

Catalog row in Vendor License Evidence · Cited

Kind: Policy excerpt
Excerpt: Customers must maintain documentation for at least two years to demonstrate ongoing compliance with these Sub-Capacity Licensing terms.
Locator: Passport Advantage ILMT page, Use of IBM License Metric Tool
Applies to: Sub-capacity deployments reported with ILMT. Effective date: not stated on the cited IBM page (undated web page); retrieved 2026-09-26.
Supports rules: ILMT audit snapshot each quarter, kept two years
Related metrics: Processor Value Unit (PVU)
Virtual Processor Core (VPC)
Resource Value Unit (RVU)
Related programs: Virtualization Capacity (Sub-capacity) Licensing
Sources: IBM License Metric Tool information (Passport Advantage)