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The following matrix describes the data points used for calculating the license units required for IBM Processor Value Units (PVUs). IBM provides a look-up table based on processor manufacturer, and then optionally the manufacturer and model of the server chassis or the number of processor sockets (depending on the type of processor). IBM allows sub-capacity licensing and the core count required by IBM is the high water mark (highest number of cores assigned to the MSL title) during the reporting period, unless the processor/server combination is IBM, supports "capped" partitioning, and the LPAR is configured as "capped". In that case, the assigned core value is used (since it would not have fluctuated during the reporting period.)

Data Point	Data Type	Field Size	Req/Opt	Notes
Is Virtual	Int	4	Required	0 for off, -1 for on
How partitioned	Int	4	Required	1 = soft partitioned (not "capped"), 2 = hard partitioned ("capped") Note: applies only to IBM servers/processors
Processors	Int	4	Required	# of processors on physical machine or # of virtual processors (if VM)
Cores	Int	4	Required	# of cores on physical machine or # of virtual cores (if VM)
Physical parent of VM or LPAR	nvarchar	80	Required (if VM or LPAR)	Name of physical machine and/or the asset number of the physical machine
Processor Manufacturer	nvarchar	80	Required	Processor Manufacturer
Chassis Manufacturer	nvarchar	80	Required	Auto-discovered manufacturer of the server
Chassis Model	nvarchar	40	Required	Auto-discovered model of the server
Cluster name	nvarchar	80	Required (if in cluster)	Name of cluster (if participating in cluster). If VM, physical parent must have this populated if it participates in a cluster)
Cluster node type	nvarchar	50	Required (if in cluster)

AA Inputs For IBM PVU

AA Inputs For IBM PVU