IDS license count per user or per session?

Posted in 2003

John Keefer — Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:29:17 GMT — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

The question has been asked before here on c.d.i., but it's elicited conflicting answers. Some have said the license count is per session, unless there's a Web server, transaction monitor, or similar gadget that multplexes user connections; in which case the count is per user. Others have said the license count is per user. I read several posts circa 1995 stating that the count is per user, with up to five sessions allowed per user. Our reseller has always said it's per user. One of my coworkers called IBM the other day and was told the count is per session. But if that's the case, we could theoretically recode our apps for a Web interface and run Workgroup Edition; and that can't be right. Anyone know where to find an authoritative answer? Thanks in advance, John Keefer

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Michael Krzepkowski — Fri, 20 Jun 2003 04:30:48 GMT — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

John Keefer wrote: >The question has been asked before here on c.d.i., but it's elicited >conflicting answers. Some have said the license count is per session, >unless there's a Web server, transaction monitor, or similar gadget that >multplexes user connections; in which case the count is per user. > >Others have said the license count is per user. I read several posts circa >1995 stating that the count is per user, with up to five sessions allowed >per user. > >Our reseller has always said it's per user. One of my coworkers called IBM >the other day and was told the count is per session. But if that's the >case, we could theoretically recode our apps for a Web interface and run >Workgroup Edition; and that can't be right. Anyone know where to find an >authoritative answer? > >Thanks in advance, > >John Keefer > > > > > > Licence is per concurrent session, not per "named" user. IBM document CT0ZUNA Quote: Concurrent Session - A Concurrent Session, at a give point in time, is a logical connection, existing at that time, between the Program and an end user interface device. Each such existing connection is counted as a Concurrent Session whether or not it is actually in use. If an individual end user establishes multiple connections, each one is conted as a separate Concurrent Session, even if they share a common physical pathway. The number of connections is not reduced by any program or machine, such as a front-end server or multiplexer, which may be used to concentrate the connections. Each batch process being executed at the same time is also considered to be a concurrent user. End quote. HTH Michael SQL Systems Inc. (remove capitals from the address to e-mail me directly)