What is Named user license metric and how to confiugre the entitlement for named user

[nicknick]

Hi,

@Daniel Slocum

There are named user licenses for Oracle and othe rpublisher. What does it mean? I can understand licenses are specific to user then where to mentioned those user details.

Need understanding on this license metric.

Regards,

Nick

[mikewhalley1 · Accepted solution]

Nick,

Oracle NUP licenses are handled differently to entitlements linked to the "Common" Per Named User metric. NUP license calculations are based on discovery systems introspecting Oracle DBs and determining the quantity of users accessing a specific database instance. This information is populated in the client access form and reconciled with the purchased Oracle NUP software entitlements.

For entitlements linked to the "Common" Per Named User license metric, the CI on which the software is installed must have an ‘Assigned To’ value populated. If no ‘Assigned To’ values are associated, then the installs are deemed to be non-compliant.

Hope this helps,

Mike.

[nicknick]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the quick help.

Could you please look at the below link and just relate both answers and summarize the steps for oracle and non oracle named user license configuration.

https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=8b21cdd31b001810a59033f2cd4bcbbb

Regards,

Nick

[nicknick]

Hi,

I think we need to maintain the Cal table with max user count for Named user licenses.

Regards,

[mikewhalley1]

Nick,

The narrative in the attached link is roughly true for Oracle NUP licenses. The Oracle SAM discovery pattern introspects that Oracle DB instances and automatically exports the user counts per Oracle DB into the Client Access table for reconciliation with the purchased Oracle DB entitlements.

For the common Per Named User license metric, there could be use cases for Named Users that are based on usage, but I've not encountered any. In my view, the Client Access table is used to reconcile device/user counts against CAL licenses and a good example would be the Microsoft CAL or ECAL suites.  For the common Named User License metric, my understanding is that when licensing these installs, the Per Named User license calculator attempts to match the Assigned To value on the CI record  associated with the installed software, to an employee represented in the Users table and if a match is found, the installation is compliant. Per my previous note, if the Assigned To value on the CI record is blank or the Assigned To value doesn't find a match in the User table, then the install is non-compliant.

Mike.