How licenses are consumed and released
This topic describes how the BMC Client Management licenses are consumed and released.
Available licenses and commercial license modules for BMC Client Management
The following table describes licenses that are bundled with commercial license modules:
| License | Description | Commercial License Module |
|---|---|---|
| Application Management | Activates all the different options of application management, that is, the monitoring and prohibiting of applications and self-healing functionalities as well as the software license management for Windows devices, application monitoring, prohibiting and software license management for Linux devices. | BMC Client Management - Inventory |
| BCM Agents | The basic license of the product; it provides you with the maximum number of agents installed on clients which the database accepts. For the initial and evaluation license this number is fixed at 20. Note that unconnected devices for which the inventory is integrated do not decrease this value (that is, these devices are not counted for licensing purposes). | All licenses |
| Compliance Management | Activates the device compliance management of BMC Client Management. If you want to include software compliance you require the Software Catalog-specific license as well. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Direct Access | Provides the direct access features to the remote clients of your installation. | BMC Client Management - Remote |
| Inventory | Activates all base inventories: software, hardware, custom, connectivity, security, and the inventory of unmanaged devices. All other inventory types are part of their respective functionality. | BMC Client Management - Inventory |
| Multicast | Activates the multicast transfer option for transferring packages and other information between the CM agents. | All licenses |
| Operating System Deployment | Activates the operating system deployment module which allows you to create OS images and deploy them to any device within your network. This feature is only available for Windows devices. | BMC Client Management - Deploy |
| Patch Knowledge Base Update | Required to maintain the patch knowledge base up to date on which the patch management functionality is based. | BMC Client Management - Patch Management |
| Patch Management | Defines how many devices can be patched at the same time. For the initial and evaluation license this number is fixed at 20. This license is not available for Linux or Mac OS devices. | BMC Client Management - Patch Management |
| Power Management | Activates the Green IT / Power Management feature. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Remote Control | Activates the remote control feature. This feature is not available for Linux devices. | BMC Client Management - Remote |
| Security Configuration Updates | Required to maintain the Security Products catalog up to date, which is required for the Security Products inventory. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Software Catalog Updates | This license is required to maintain the Software Catalog up to date. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Software Catalog | Activates the Software Catalog option. It is used for software inventory, software compliance, software license management and application management. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Software Distribution | This license activates all software distribution features of the product such as package generation and scheduling the distribution. | BMC Client Management - Deploy |
| Super Master | This license is required for a super master architecture with a super master and a number of site masters. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Topology Graph | Activates the graphical display of your network topology. | All licenses |
| Windows Device Management | This license activates the peripheral device monitoring and controlling functionalities for Windows devices. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
License utilization
The following table explains how a license is consumed or released:
| License | Consumed when... | Released when... |
|---|---|---|
| BCM Agent |
Note A deprecated/unmanaged device does not consume a license. |
|
| Compliance Management |
| A device is no longer assigned to any compliance rule, Security Product Inventory of an agent is purged, and an agent is no longer assigned to any SCAP job. |
| Software Catalog | An agent collects Software Catalog inventory | Software Catalog Inventory of an agent is purged. |
| Inventory | A device (except a deprecated device) collects at least one of the following inventory types:
| All inventories for a device (except a deprecated device) are purged. |
| Application Management | An agent is assigned to at least one Application List. | An agent is no longer assigned to any Application List. |
| Patch Management | An agent collects Patch Management Inventory. | The Patch Management Inventory of an agent is purged. |
Direct Access/Remote Control | One license allows remote control/direct access to unlimited devices. | Direct Access/Remote Control license is never released. It may be released if you import a new license without this functionality. |
Operating System Deployment | One license allows deployment of unlimited OS on unlimited devices | Operating System Deployment license is never released. It may be released if you import a new license without this functionality. |
| Software Distribution | An agent is assigned to an operational rule with type Software Distribution. | An agent is no longer assigned to any operational rule of type Software Distribution. |
| Windows Device Management |
| An agent is no longer assigned to any operational rule with the listed steps and has no Windows Devices Event Log. |
| Power Management |
| An agent is no longer assigned to any operational rule with the listed steps and has no Power Management Event Log or Inventory. |
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