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1-2 Sockets with Unlimited Virtual Machines

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Unit
Socket
Aliases
Unlimited Virtual Machines; high-density virtualization; per 1-2 Sockets with Unlimited Virtual Machines per Physical Server
Definition
Product Appendices, Appendix A §6: "This Subscription entitles You to deploy an unlimited number of Virtual Machines per 1-2 Sockets on a Virtualization Host. For Virtualization Hosts with more than 2 Sockets, Subscriptions are Stackable to match or exceed the number of Sockets."
Counting rules
Count Sockets of every Virtualization Host capable of deploying SUSE Products within a Virtualization Environment; Stackable. Includes the right to run SUSE Linux Enterprise Xen or KVM as the host, or any third-party host. Alternatively (not concurrently) usable as 1 or 2 VMs on any host or with a SUSE-authorized CSP under BYOS (Appendix A §6).
Floors / minimums
Stackable per 1-2 Sockets. Every Physical Server in the Virtualization Environment needs the Subscription, "irrespective of whether such Physical Server is actually used or for how long" (Appendix A §1).
Applies to products
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Live Patching
Product category
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