Workbench licensing
features are licensed using one of three BMC licensing mechanisms:
BMC License Providers
Feature | Licensing Mechanism | Description |
|---|---|---|
base features | License Management System (LMS) | Hosted on the mainframe. Host Explorer requires at least one BMC AMI mainframe product license. All other features interface with a BMC AMI mainframe product, requiring that product to be licensed. |
Topaz features | Options:
| Licenses are leased for a defined time period. Refer to Leased licensingfor more information. |
Distributed License Management | Distributed client or server-based licensing. |
Leased licensing
The following features use leased licenses that expire after a certain period:
Licensing of these features can be done through BMC cloud licensing or on-premise using . If you are interested in leveraging BMC cloud licensing service for 's licensed features, contact your BMC sales representative or contact BMC Support. If you want to use on-premise licensing through , configure the connection to .