Licensing for IBM Netezza & PureData System for Analytics Appliances

Overview

IBM Netezza and PureData System for Analytics appliances are purpose-built, standards-based data warehouse appliances that architecturally integrate database, server, storage and advanced analytic capabilities into a single, easy-to-manage system. The IBM PureData System for Analytics offerings are powered by Netezza technology. These appliances are not licensed via the Processor Value Unit (PVU) metric, however customers can use other select IBM Programs which are licensed using the PVU metric with IBM Netezza or PureData System for Analytics appliances. This document describes how to calculate the required number of PVU entitlements for Programs that run on or manage a Netezza or PureData System for Analytics appliance.

Note: These appliances cannot be partitioned or sub-capacity licensed.

 

PVU Entitlements required by Appliance Model

The table below contains the number of PVU entitlements required, by appliance model, for Programs that run on or manage a Netezza or PureData System for Analytics appliance. Only Active Blade Servers of the Data Warehouse Appliance are counted for the purpose of determining the required number of PVU entitlements. An Active Blade Server is a blade that is made available to or managed by the Program. Active Blade Server model numbers and quantities per each appliance model are described in the table below. Active Blade Servers do not include other management nodes included with the appliance.

 
IBM Netezza & PureData System for Analytics Appliances: PVU entitlement requirements
Appliance
model 		Server
model
number 		Servers Sockets
per
server 		Cores
per
socket 		PVU per core Required # of PVUs
IBM Netezza 1000-3 HS22 3 2 4 70 1,680
IBM Netezza 1000-6 HS22 6 2 4 70 3,360
IBM Netezza 1000-12 HS22 12 2 4 70 6,720
IBM Netezza 1000-18 HS22 18 2 4 70 10,080
IBM Netezza 1000-24 HS22 24 2 4 70 13,440
IBM Netezza 1000-36 HS22 36 2 4 70 21,160
IBM Netezza 1000-48 HS22 48 2 4 70 26,880
IBM Netezza 1000-72 HS22 72 2 4 70 40,320
IBM Netezza 1000-96 HS22 96 2 4 70 53,760
IBM Netezza 1000-120 HS22 120 2 4 70 67,200
IBM Netezza 100-1 HS22 1 2 4 70 560
IBM Netezza High Capacity Appliance C1000-8 HS22 8 2 4 70 4,480
IBM Netezza High Capacity Appliance C1000-16 HS22 16 2 4 70 8,960
IBM Netezza TwinFin 3 (legacy) HS21 3 2 4 50 1,200
IBM Netezza TwinFin 6 (legacy) HS21 6 2 4 50 2,400
IBM Netezza TwinFin 12 (legacy) HS21 12 2 4 50 4,800
IBM Netezza TwinFin 18 (legacy) HS21 18 2 4 50 7,200
IBM Netezza TwinFin 24 (legacy) HS21 24 2 4 50 9,600
IBM Netezza TwinFin 36 (legacy) HS21 36 2 4 50 14,400
IBM Netezza TwinFin 48 (legacy) HS21 48 2 4 50 19,200
IBM Netezza TwinFin 72 (legacy) HS21 72 2 4 50 28,800
IBM Netezza TwinFin 96 (legacy) HS21 96 2 4 50 38,400
IBM Netezza TwinFin 120 (legacy) HS21 120 2 4 50 48,000
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-002 HS22 3 2 4 70 1,680
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-005 HS22 6 2 4 70 3,360
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-010 HS22 12 2 4 70 6,720
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-015 HS22 18 2 4 70 10,080
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-020 HS22 24 2 4 70 13,440
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-030 HS22 36 2 4 70 21,160
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-040 HS22 48 2 4 70 26,880
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-060 HS22 72 2 4 70 40,320
IBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-080 HS22 96 2 4 70 53,760
IIBM PureData System for Analytics N1001-100 HS22 120 2 4 70 67,200
IIBM PureData System for Analytics N2001-005 HX5 3 2 8 70 3,360
IIBM PureData System for Analytics N2001-010 HX5 6 2 8 70 6,720
IIBM PureData System for Analytics N2001-020 HX5 12 2 8 70 13,440
IIBM PureData System for Analytics N2001-040 HX5 24 2 8 70 26,880

Published: 30 January 2013

The required # of PVUs is determined as follows:

Servers x Sockets per server x Cores per socket x PVU per core = Required # of PVUs

Notes:

  1. For more information about PVU licensing, refer to Processor Value Unit [PVU] licensing for Distributed Software.
  2. For more information about how to determine the PVUs per Core for a particular Blade Server, refer to Processor Technology Identification Support for IBM Servers

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