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Parallels Metric

Authorized External User (Parallels RAS)

Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited

Unit
Concurrent user (peak per billing period)
Aliases
SPLA user
Definition
Product Specific Terms s.1.1(B): "an end user of an End Client who, for the purposes of using the Customer Applications, accesses the Server Software simultaneously with other end users of the End Client".
Counting rules
Used under the SPLA License for service providers. Each farm reports its daily peak of concurrent connections; the highest daily peak per farm in the billing period is taken and the farm peaks are summed (SPLA Guide). Prepaid SPLA fees cover the agreed number, with monthly invoices for peaks above it; Pay-As-You-Go is billed monthly on peak users with a 50-user minimum.
Floors / minimums
Pay-As-You-Go minimum monthly fee equal to 50 Authorized External Users (Products Licensing Terms s.4.7).
Applies to products
  • Parallels RAS
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