Re: Counting licenses of IBM i.

[Roberto José Etcheverry Romero <yggdrasil.raiker@xxxxxxxxx>]

IIRC what matters is the Shared Pool capacity. I think the Usage Count
might get confused if you have 2VP but 1EC. But the Shared Pool should be
configured to be the same number of cores as your licensed max...

On Mon, 1 Nov 2021 at 12:02, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> How do you see how you are using your licenses of IBM i when using
> multiple LPARs?
> WRKLICINF.  I see a 5051 and on some systems a 5053.
>
> If I look at the 5051 I see an entry like
> Usage Count Information:
>   All partitions  . . . . . :   12.00
>   Local partition . . . . . :   4.00
> If I add up all the partitions 'local partition' entries I get 19.  This
> confuses me as this number is greater than 12.
> I'm using shared processing pools.  Basically to get by licensing rules
> from some vendors. (Why pay to run their software on your whole box when
> only one partition runs it?)
> When I look at processor on the HMC and add up the 'Allocated' for the
> lpars of IBM i I get 10.5.
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1
> Group Dekko
> Dept 1600
> Mail to:  7310 Innovation Blvd, Suite 104
>           Ft. Wayne, IN 46818
> Ship to:  7310 Innovation Blvd, Dock 9C
>           Ft. Wayne, IN 46818
> http://www.dekko.com
>
> --
> This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
> visit: https://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
> or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
> at https://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
>
> Please contact support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for any subscription related
> questions.
>
> Help support midrange.com by shopping at amazon.com with our affiliate
> link: https://amazon.midrange.com