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License Types
There are two types of licenses available for BIS for Windows:
• Named user license
• Processor license
Prior to BIS for Windows level 10.1, users were defined by the number of concurrent
sessions open at any one time. With BIS level 10.1 this method of defining BIS resource
access is no longer used. Continuing with BIS level 11.1 all users are defined as named
users. Named users are individuals or devices authorized to use the BIS resources
regardless of whether the individual is actively accessing BIS resources at any given
time. A device is counted as a named user if the device accesses BIS resources.
For example: If one person has three Graphical Interface sessions open, only one named
license is required. If ten people are accessing the BIS engine at different times, each
person is required to have a license.
A processor license is used when the number of named users is undefined or it is more
economical to license by processor rather than by named users. Each processor
assigned to a server—or (virtual) partition—where the BIS server engine is executing
must be licensed. With processor licenses, it is not necessary to identify all of the
named users. With BIS release 11.1, the processor terminology is continued to be used.
However, a processor will be defined as having up to four cores. Processors will be
calculated by taking the number of cores assigned to the BIS partition and dividing by
four. When there are fractions (six cores in a socket), it is rolled up to a whole number.
Note: For both the named user license and the processor license, there is a physical
limit of 2000 current user sessions that can be attached to the BIS engine.
Software Maintenance
Software maintenance is optionally available for BIS level 11.1. This service provides
access to telephone support, access to the support Web site, self-help via the support
Web site, fixes, interim corrections, and in-level updates (for example, a no-charge
update to level 11.2 if it were offered). This service does not provide for a no-charge
upgrade to a major release (for example, level 12.x). For more information see Section 6.
Software Subscriptions
To complement named user and processor licenses in the budgeting of new releases,
software subscriptions are also available. Software subscriptions are annual license fees
that provide the right to receive future releases of BIS for Windows at no additional cost.
It is important to note that if a software license consists of more than one item (style),
then the corresponding software subscription must be purchased for each software item
(style) purchased.
Multiple Servers/Partitions
If multiple BIS engines are executing on multiple servers or partitions within a server,
then each BIS engine must be licensed either by a named user or processor license.
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