Understanding License Management
This chapter contains articles about the License Management solution providing an overview and explanations of product concepts and features.
Basics
- How the tool works
- How data is processed
- What is a Fingerprint
- What is a Software Product
- What is a License Model
- What is a License Requirement
- What is license assignment
- What is consolidation of license requirements
- What is a License
- What is a License Pool
- How does license entitlement work
- What is a Contract or a Volume License Agreement
- Data object model
License Intelligence Service (LIS)
Data background processing
- Understand
- Configure
Dashboards and reports
Advanced principles
- Priority of license requirement consolidation logic
- Automatic change of license model with downgrades
- Licensing load-balanced virtual machines
- License mobility with virtual machines
- Configure remote application usage and platform access tracking
- Create license requirements for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Vendor-specific topics
- Oracle Java SE
- Microsoft SQL Server - license requirements with virtualization
- Microsoft SQL Server - license models provided by LIS
- Microsoft Windows Server - license models provided by LIS
- Microsoft Extended Security Updates (ESU)
- Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud
Articles without link represent placeholders for information that will be added soon