View IBM PVU mappings for the legacy IBM PVU Process Pack
Release version: Australia
Updated March 12, 2026
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Every rule listed in the IBM PVU Table is represented by one PVU mapping record in
the legacy Software Asset Management (com.snc.software_asset_management)
plugin.
Before you begin
Role required: sam
About this task
For example, in the IBM PVU Table there is one line with processor name POWER5 QCM
and in IBM PVU mappings there is a line representing POWER5 QCM.Figure 1. PVU mappings list
Procedure
Navigate to All > Software Asset > Reconciliation > IBM PVU Mappings.
Click a Short Description for detailed information about the
mapping.
The fields are for information only and cannot be edited.
Table 1. IBM PVU mappings
Field
Description
Processor names
Names of running processors. Processor names are
separated by commas.
Model-based condition
Regular expression used to determine whether the
server model number of a computer's processor definition
matches that of the PVU entry.
Socket-based condition
Regular expression used to determine whether the
number of sockets of a computer's processor definition
matches that of the PVU entry.
Short description
A short description of this PVU mapping.
PVUs per core
Number of processor value units consumed (according
to the
IBM
PVU chart) by each core.
Max cores
Maximum number of cores on the processor family, as
shown in the IBM PVU Table (rightmost column under cores
per socket).