HCL Processor Value Licensing (PVU) for Distributed Software
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- Kind
- Policy page
- Format
- HTML
- Applies to
- HCLSoftware PVU policy: per-core PVU table, full capacity and sub-capacity (virtualization) licensing, public cloud flat rate per vCPU, accepted reports (HCL BigFix Inventory, IBM License Metric Tool), Kubernetes guidance for Domino and Digital Experience, cold and warm standby, and 90-day temporary additional use. Page undated, so no effective date is recorded.
- Evidence
- PVU full capacity covers all activated cores
- Sub-capacity: license the lower of physical or virtual cores
- Public cloud: flat PVU rate per vCPU
- ILMT Audit Snapshot for at least 90 days accepted as sub-capacity evidence
- Domino on Kubernetes or OpenShift must use the CCB model
- Cold and warm standby need no extra PVUs
- Temporary additional PVU use for up to 90 days during migrations