Servers metric: VMs on the same physical box need no extra license
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Virtualization
- Statement
- Where a Package is licensed per Server, the count is of physical computers, cases, boxes or blades housing the CPUs; the SUR states that multiple virtual machines on the same physical box are allowed and do not require additional licenses (SUR Exhibit 2 §38.1, effective 2026-04-20).
- Applies when
- Virtualizing a server-licensed Package
- Applies to
- Packages licensed per Server
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