Setting up a per core multiplier based license

In the Mid Tier interface, the per core multiplier based license type is computed based on a multiplier factor for each processor core. The value for each processor is then summed to determine the number of licenses consumed. 

The following figure shows how to set up a per core multiplier based license:

To set up a per core multiplier based license and calculate compliance

1. In Mid Tier, on the IT Home page, select Product Catalog > Product Catalog console.
2. Create a new Product Catalog entry for Product Type as Software and CI Type as 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 Product Catalog > Product Catalog console, create a new product catalog entry for Product Type as Hardware and CI Type = Processor.
5. On the IT Home page, select Asset Management > Manage CI and create a Computer System CI.
6. On the IT Home page, select Asset Management > Manage CI and create a Processor CI. 
7. Complete the product categorization using the values in step 4 as well as specific fields on the Specification tab (Processor Family\- optional, Processor Type - required, Number of Cores - required).
8. On the IT Home page, select Asset Management > Manage CI. 
9. On the Computer System CI, Relationships tab, relate both the Product and Processor CIs as components or hosted system components
10. On the IT Home page, select Contract Management > Contract Console and create a new software license contract for your software. 
11. On the newly created software contract create a new license certificate for your software contract. Use the product categorization from step 2. 
12. Select the license type Per Core Multiplier Based.
13. On the IT Home page, select Asset Management > SAM Console > Manage License Jobs.
14. Create a new license job for Per Core Multiplier Based.
15. On the IT Home page, select Administrator Console > Application Administrator Console > Custom Configuration tab > Asset Management > Advanced Options.

16. Open the Configure Processor Multipliers screen.
    The Processor Type on the Advanced options has to match the Processor Type on the Processor CI. The Software manufacturer should match the manufacturer of your Software Product CI and the Calculation Type should match the License Type.

    Important

    If you use Multiplier or Constant based license, values can be obtained from the vendor. BMC does not supply these values.

17. On the IT Home page, select Asset Management > SAM Console > Manage License Jobs.

18. Run the license job.
    The Product CI is connected. The number deployed on the certificate uses the multiple factors from the table for the number of cores for each processor.

    Example

     You have two processors with four cores each related to a Computer System CI and the multiplier factor is 2.00. The number deployed is 16.

    {{CPU1: 4 x 2.00 = 8}} {{CPU2: 4 x 2.00 = 8}} {{8 + 8 = 16}}