License all cores for the full capacity of the cluster
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- NCI datasheet (modified 2026-05-21): "NCI is priced on a per core basis and licensing must cover the entire number of cores for full capacity of the cluster being licensed." The NCM datasheet (modified 2026-08-28) uses the same sentence for NCM (on-premises) and the NCI-C datasheet for NCI-C. Software Options (modified 2026-09-04): licenses "are purchased and applied on the number of physical CPU cores capacity in your deployment."
- Applies when
- Sizing core licenses for a cluster.
- Applies to
- NCI (Starter, Pro, Ultimate), NCI-C, NCI-D, NCM (on-premises), NCP bundles.
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