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BMC Software Metric

per resource unit

Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited

Unit
Resource Unit
Aliases
Per resource unit; RU; per resource unit - SaaS; BMC Helix Discovery – Resource Unit
Definition
UOM definition: "A license is required for the highest monthly average of Resource Units monitored, managed or discovered by the Product(s)."
Counting rules
Weighted count of discovered or managed assets against a server: 1 RU = 1 Server; 5 client devices, 5 network devices, 5 PaaS resources, 5 storage ports or 5 telecommunication devices = 1 RU; 1 undocumented asset = 1 RU; containers at 5 per RU in the general definition and 20 container resources (Software Pods) per RU for BMC Helix Discovery, which also counts 10 IoT devices per RU. Example in the general definition: 100 Servers, 50 containers and 50 network devices = 120 RUs.
Floors / minimums
Highest monthly average; Licensed Capacity per Order.
Applies to products
  • BMC Helix Discovery – Resource Unit
  • BMC Helix ITOM
  • BMC Helix Operations Management and other Resource Unit subscriptions
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