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IBM Rule

Cloud Pak conversion ratio (LI; default 1:1)

Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited

Kind
Counting
Statement
IBM Container Licenses (retrieved 2026-08-31): “For all IBM Cloud Paks deployed in containers, you must acquire entitlements equal to the license requirements (as derived in the vCPU Capacity Counting Methodology for IBM Programs section) and measured by the IBM License Service multiplied by the required Cloud Pak conversion ratio. Note: If the ratio is not specified, it is assumed to be 1:1.” Conversion ratios live in the entitled Cloud Pak License Information document.
Applies when
Licensing IBM Cloud Paks deployed in containers. Ratio comes from the Cloud Pak LI; if the LI does not specify a ratio, IBM assumes 1:1.
Applies to
IBM Cloud Paks deployed in containers. Not a product-specific ratio table. Cited sentence does not name Resource Unit (RU).
Aliases
Cloud Pak conversion; 1:1 if unspecified; License Service × ratio
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