Common use of Determining the Number of Licenses Required Clause in Contracts

Determining the Number of Licenses Required. You must first determine the number of software licenses you need. The total number of software licenses required for a server equals the sum of the software licenses required under (A) and (B) below. A. To run instances of the server software in the physical operating system environment on a server, you need a software license for each physical processor that the physical operating system environment uses. B. To run instances of the server software in virtual operating system environments on a server, you need a software license for each virtual processor that each of those virtual operating system environments uses. If a virtual operating system environment uses a fraction of a virtual processor, the fraction counts as a full virtual processor.

Determining the Number of Licenses Required. You must first determine the number of software licenses you need. The total number of software licenses required for a server equals the sum of the software licenses required under (A) and (B) below. A. (A) To run instances of the server software in the physical operating system environment on a server, you need a software license for each physical processor that the physical operating system environment uses. B. (B) To run instances of the server software in virtual operating system environments on a server, you need a software license for each virtual processor that each of those virtual operating system environments uses. If a virtual operating system environment uses a fraction of a virtual processor, the fraction counts as a full virtual processor.