Deactivated processor cores need no entitlement until activated
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Counting
- Statement
- IBM Sub-Capacity FAQ: IBM only requires licences for activated processor cores. Cores shipped deactivated for future growth need no licence until activated; licences are required at the time any additional cores are activated (including by purchased activation codes).
- Applies when
- Servers delivered with capacity-on-demand cores turned off.
- Applies to
- Core-based (PVU, VPC, RVU MAPC) IBM programs. Effective date: not stated on the cited IBM page (undated web page); retrieved 2026-09-26.
- Aliases
- capacity on demand; inactive cores
- Related metrics
- Related programs