Only consider Production Servers under Software Entitlement

[gvk]

Hi All,

Can anyone guide me on how to address the below problem?

1. We have a software entitlement for Windows Server, but the requirement is that it should be applied only for Production Servers. For Development Servers different cost should be applied.

I am thinking that we might need to create two software models, one is for production and the other is for development so that we can distinctly identify when creating separate software entitlements for Production & Development. But, I am not 100% sure if this is the correct approach.

[dreinhardt · Accepted solution]

Hi @gvk, 

your assumption is correct. For each environment your need a dedicated software model based on the same DMAP, but with different install conditions. You should set a unique name per condition, this will be added to the software model name (e.g., "Windows Server Standard (Non-Production)" ). I would recommend to use the CI.Environment field, but this needs to be published and updated by a source system to each CI, or you've a naming convention and the update can be done based on the CI name. 

• Software install conditions: These conditions apply only on specific software models .

1. Navigate to Software Asset > Licensing > Software Models and then select the software model that you want to modify.
2. Add filter conditions to the Software install condition field so that you can limit installations to your PROD or DEV environments.
   For example, you could use the conditions Installed on "Environment" IS "Production" or Installed on "Environment" IS NOT "Production".
3. Select Update to save your changes.

Best, Dennis

[gvk]

Thank you for the reply