Resource Unit (RU)
Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited
- Unit
- Other
- Aliases
- RU; Resource Unit
- Definition
- Named in the Cloud Paks Licensing Guide (effective January 2022, last update August 2026; educational) as a Cloud Pak metric alongside Virtual Processor Core (VPC). Not defined on the Passport Advantage common-metrics page. Conversion is in the Cloud Pak License Information. Distinct from Resource Value Unit (RVU).
- Counting rules
- Conversion is set by the entitled Cloud Pak LI. Example ratios in the Cloud Paks Licensing Guide are not current License Information. If a container Cloud Pak ratio is not specified, IBM Container Licenses page: assumed 1:1. IBM publishes no global RU-to-VPC table.
- Floors / minimums
- Not stated globally; see the Cloud Pak LI.
- Applies to products
- IBM Cloud Pak
- Related metrics
- Product category