The VSE Management Software products
are licensed for use on managed systems as shown in Table 1. Unlicensed systems
are not accessible to the VSE Management Software products. Licenses are managed from the Central Management Server
(CMS), using the HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) License Manager database.  | | | |  | NOTE: Use of the VSE Management Software may require additional product
licenses, depending on the details of your installation. | | | | |
Table 1 VSE Management Software License Model | System Type | License Requirement[a] |
|---|
| HP Integrity Server | License
per core | | HP 9000 Server | License per
core | | HP ProLiant ML/DL Server | License
per system | | HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure | No enclosure license required or available. Apply licenses to individual
server blades. | | HP BladeSystem c-Class ProLiant server blade | License per blade | | HP Integrity server blade | License
per core | Virtual machines running under any of the
following:HP Integrity Virtual Machines Microsoft® Virtual Server
| Covered by host server license |
To obtain a permanent License To Use
(LTU) for VSE Management System products, contact
your HP sales representative, your HP services representative, or
your authorized HP reseller. The LTUs available for purchase are listed
in “VSE and Related License Products”. To use a purchased license, it must be added to the HP SIM License
Manager database on the CMS and then applied to a managed system.
For more information, see the VSE Management Software Version 4.0 Getting Started Guide. Use of the VSE Management Software is subject to the terms of
the End-User License Agreement included with the software. The End-User
License Agreement is displayed when you download the VSE Management
Software product bundle. The following trial licenses are
available for the VSE Management Software: When the VSE Management Software is installed on the
CMS, a 90-day trial license for the entire product set is automatically
applied to all managed HP Integrity or HP 9000 servers discovered
by HP SIM during this trial period. The trial period begins when the
software is configured. This trial license does not apply to managed
HP ProLiant servers or HP ProLiant server blades. A 90–day trial license for the entire product
set is available for managed HP ProLiant systems. This license can
be applied once per system. To obtain this trial license, please contact
your HP sales representative, your HP services representative, or
your authorized HP reseller.
The following tables list the VSE Management Software licenses
that are available for purchase for this release. For more detailed
information about supported operating systems and other product requirements,
see the VSE Management Software Version 4.0 Installation and Update Guide for HP-UX,
the HP Insight Control Management Quick Setup Poster, and
the VSE Management Software Version 4.0 Support Matrix. Table 2 VSE Management Software Licenses for HP Integrity and HP 9000
Managed Systems | License Name | Licensed Products | Supported
OS | Notes |
|---|
| VSE Management Software for Integrity | | HP Virtualization Manager | | HP Capacity Advisor | | HP Global Workload Manager |
| HP-UX | HP Virtualization Manager includes HP Application Discovery, HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager,
and HP Instant Capacity Manager. Partition Manager and the Process Resource
Manager (PRM) graphical user interface. | | Virtualization Manager for Integrity | HP Virtualization Manager | | HP-UX | | Microsoft® Windows® for HP Integrity | | Linux for HP Integrity |
| HP Virtualization Manager includes HP Application Discovery, HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager,
and HP Instant Capacity Manager. Not all products/features are available on
all supported operating systems. See the VSE Management
Software Version 4.0 Support Matrix for more information. | | Capacity Advisor for Integrity | | HP Virtualization Manager | | HP Capacity Advisor |
| | HP-UX | | Microsoft Windows for HP Integrity | | Linux for HP Integrity |
| Includes license for HP Virtualization Manager | | Global Workload Manager for Integrity | | HP Virtualization Manager | | HP Global Workload Manager |
| HP-UX | Includes license for HP Virtualization Manager |
On HP ProLiant ML/DL servers and HP BladeSystem c-Class ProLiant
server blades, VSE Management Software licenses are bundled with the
license for HP Insight Dynamics. Table 3 VSE Management Software Licenses for HP ProLiant Managed Systems | License Name | Licensed Products | Supported
OS | Notes |
|---|
| HP Insight Dynamics | | HP Virtualization Manager | | HP Capacity Advisor | | HP Server Migration Pack Universal Edition |
| Microsoft Windows | HP Virtualization Manager includes logical server management. A license for HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is
required for managing logical servers on server blades. A license for Insight Control Environment is also required. |
The Capacity Advisor Extension Pack license allows you to collect
and analyze data from systems that are planned to be consolidated.
This license is only needed on managed systems that do not have a
license for Capacity Advisor, VSE Management Software for Integrity,
or HP Insight Dynamics. Table 4 Capacity Advisor Extension Pack | License Name | Licensed Products | Supported
Platforms | Notes |
|---|
| HP Capacity Advisor
Extension Pack | HP Capacity Advisor | HP servers running any version of HP-UX
11i, Microsoft Windows for Integrity, Linux for Integrity, or x86–based Microsoft Windows Server | License is valid for six months after
it is assigned to a system. Does not include license for HP Virtualization Manager. Systems with only this
license will not be visible in Virtualization Manager. |
On HP ProLiant servers and ProLiant server blades, a license
for Insight Control Environment (ICE) is required
for the VSE Management Software to be fully functional. The ICE license
includes HP Virtual Machine Management Pack (VMM) and Insight Power Manager, and is required for licensing HP iLO
Power Management Pack. A license for iLO2 is recommended in order
to collect power information for Virtualization Manager meters and
capacity planning. VMware and Microsoft Virtual Server (MSVS) hosts must be properly configured and licensed within VMM. | 
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