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IBM Platform License Scheduler

IBM Platform License Scheduler enables license sharing between global project teams. It ensures that license availability is prioritized by workload, user and project, and that licenses are optimally used.

The challenge

Client challenges

High performance computing users are challenged to find complete, flexible license management solutions. Some available solutions simply throttle jobs based on license availability, when what the organization really needs is a solution that can allocate a virtualized pool of licenses based on an organization’s own distribution policies to optimize license sharing and use.

The solution

Flexible license management

By allocating a virtualized pool of licenses based on an organization’s own distribution policies, IBM® Platform™ License Scheduler enables license sharing between global project teams. It ensures that license availability is prioritized by workload, user and project, and that licenses are optimally used. Unlike other license management solutions, Platform License Scheduler manages license allocation based on flexible policies. And the intuitive web-based console enables license usage to be monitored in real time. Whether the application software environment is simple or complex, Platform License Scheduler helps organizations optimize their use of enterprise software licenses, improving productivity and containing cost.

The benefits

Optimize license sharing and use

When used in conjunction with IBM Platform Analytics, Platform License Scheduler can help provide a complete understanding of license usage. Users will benefit from:

• Powerful license management tools
• Configurable sharing policies
• Integration with IBM Platform LSF® policies to support a broader number of license sharing scenarios
• License-based job preemption
• License monitoring interface
• Support for both local and WAN-based licenses

The specifics

Powerful license management tools

Platform License Scheduler provides another dimension of scheduling, ensuring that licenses are always available for critical needs while enabling sharing so that valuable licenses do not sit idle. Features include:

• Ability to allocate licenses based on configurable distribution policies
  • Improves productivity by guaranteeing access to licenses based on business priorities
• Configurable job pre-emption based on license ownership and/or job priority
  • Makes it easier to implement license sharing
• Support for both interactive and batch applications
• Sharing of local licenses as well as licenses available through a WAN
• License monitoring
  • Provides visual feedback on how license allocation policies are working

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Policy-based license sharing for higher utilization

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