1.2 About Per-Migration and Per-Workload Licensing

Portability Suite licenses are sold on a per-migration or per-workload basis.

A per-migration license entitles you to perform a specific number of migrations, used on an unlimited number of workloads. Each time a migration is performed, the Conversions remaining number is decremented.

A per-workload license entitles you to an unlimited number of migrations on a specific number of workloads. With every migration, a workload unit of the license is assigned to either the source or the target. The machine that has the workload unit assigned to it can subsequently be migrated an unlimited number of times. Each time a workload is assigned, the Workloads remaining number is decremented.

The following is a summary of workload assignment behavior by portability task.

Table 1-1 Portability Suite Workload License Assignment by Migration Type

Task

Workload Assignment Behavior

Copy Workload

A workload license remains with the source.

Move Workload

A workload license is transferred from the source to the target.

Protect Workload

On failover, a workload license is transferred from the source to the target.

Server Sync

  • One-time Server Sync: Not applicable

  • Workload protection with Server Sync: On failover, a workload license is transferred from the source to the target.

Capture Image

Not applicable

Import Image

Not applicable

Deploy Image

Not applicable