Setting up a per copy per device license

The per copy per device license type counts the number of licenses consumed based on the number of computer systems on which the product is installed. To be in compliance, the number of licenses must be equal to or less than the number of licenses purchased, and the number of copies per device must not exceed the number indicated on the license certificate. For example, if a license certificate for Product X indicates that it is licensed for two copies per device, but three copies are discovered on a single computer, then the license is out of compliance.

The following diagram illustrates how to set up a per copy per device license: 

To set up a per copy per device license and calculate compliance

1. On the IT Home page, select *Product Catalog* *> Product Catalog console*.
2. Create a new Product Catalog entry for Product Type = Software and CI Type = Product.
3. Click the *Model/Version* tab and enter values for the *Model/Version* and *Market Version*, and set *Requires Contract* to *Yes*.
4. On the IT Home page, select *Asset Management* *> Manage CI*, and create three new Product CIs using the Product Catalog entry from step 2.
5. On the IT Home page, select *Asset Management* *> Manage CI* and create a new Computer System CI.
6. On the IT Home page, select *Asset Management* *> Manage CI*, search for the newly created Computer System CI (step 5), and relate all three Product CIs (step 4) as a component or hosted system component.
7. On the IT Home page, select *Contract Management* *> Contract Console* and create a new Software Contract.
8. From the newly created contract, create a new license certificate. Use the product categorization from Step 2. Choose the license type as Per Copy Per Device.
   Use the following Compliance Details:
   • Purchased = 1
   • Copies allowed per device = 1
9. On the IT Home page choose *Asset Management > SAM console > Manage License Jobs*.
10. Create a new license job for the per copy per device license using the product categorization from step 1.
11. Run the license job. The following information is displayed:
    
    • Connected To Certificates = 3
    • Certificates Out Of Compliance = 1
12. Review the License Certificate after the run and it shows as Out of Compliance:
    • Number Purchased = 1
    • Number Deployed = 1
    The Number Deployed does not refer to the number of Product CIs found. The Number Deployed on the certificate refers to the number of devices found running the software. In the preceding example, only one device, the Computer System CI named Desktop, was found to be running the software.
    Therefore:
    • Number Deployed = 1
    • Connected CIs = 3 (number of copies of the Product matching given categorization from the example)
    • Number Deployed = 1 (number of devices found running a CI of given categorization)
    • Status = Out of Compliance (the device found has three Software CIs connected but the compliance details only allow 1 copy per device)