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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 utilization

The following table explains how a license is consumed or released:

License

Consumed when...

Released when...

BCM Agent

  • An agent uploads its identity.
  • A mobile device is enrolled and is integrated in the database.

Note

A deprecated/unmanaged device does not consume a license.

  • An agent or a mobile device is removed from the database.
  • An agent is deprecated.

Compliance Management

  • A device is assigned to at least one Compliance Rule.
  • An agent collects Security Product Inventory.
  • An agent is assigned to a SCAP job.

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:

  • Custom
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Security Settings
  • Connectivity

  • System (iOS)

    An unmanaged device on the network consumes an inventory license if it collects Hardware and Software inventory.

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 collects Windows Devices Event Log.
  • An agent is assigned to an operational rule with one of the following steps:
    • Create Device Management Rule
    • Disable Windows Burning Service
    • Disable USB Storage Write Access
    • Disable Wi-Fi for LAN Connection
    • Enable Windows Burning Service
    • Enable USB Storage Write Access
    • Reset Device Management Rule
    • Wi-Fi Status Verification

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 collects Power Management Inventory.
  • An agent collects Power Management Event Log.
  • An agent is assigned to an operational rule with one of the following steps:
    • Delete Power Plan
    • Hibernate
    • Define Power Plan
    • Suspend
    • Update Power Management Inventory
    • Create/Modify Global Power Policies
    • Create/Modify Power Plan
    • Create/Modify Advanced Power Plan

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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