multi CPU licensing

[m23]

Hi, We got our cognos licenses for our BI Server before IBM took over. we have a multi CPU license. I am just wandering if anyone knows how Cognos used to define a CPU?. ie does a dual core CPU require a 1 or 2 cpu license? I know how it works under IBM (dual core requires a 2 cpu license) but does anyone remember or still have any documentation regarding how it worked under Cognos?

[Arsenal]

I am pretty sure that under Cognos, it was on a per machine basis rather than on the number of cpu basis.

One client I worked at had the same issue, when they were informed about the need to upgrade their license by IBM

[teverard]

For PVU licensing of Consumer, we have been licensed by physical core, so a quad-core would be 4 CPU's.  Are licenses were purchased prior to IBM.

[Arsenal]

For PVU licensing of Consumer, we have been licensed by physical core, so a quad-core would be 4 CPU's.  Are licenses were purchased prior to IBM.

But, were you asked to upgrade the original license, after IBM purchase of Cognos Corp, at which time the CPU based licensing may have crept in?

I distinctly remember that, at the client I talked about, my manager had not even heard of a CPU based license when she received the email from the IBM rep about the need to upgrade the licenses.

I wonder if Cognos Corp may have had different deals with different clients?

[teverard]

I believe you are correct. It does appear the IBM has changed quite a bit and our plans for scaling is completely screwed now.

[Yunus]

Our licensing (gov't) through Cognos was CPU's were physical chips. so a dual core chip was 1 chip.  IBM changed that with the PVU and each core now counts as an individual chip.  You tell them exactly what chip you have and they tell you how expensive it is.  A quad core chip costs the same as 4 servers with a single chip.  It's ridiculous.