[gpfsug-discuss] License designation

[Jan-Frode Myklebust]

>
> >  Running GPFS on a webserver (even editable with webdav), or SMTP, or
> NFS server


I meant to write "FTP Server", not "NFS" -- as NFS is a protocol offered on
protocol nodes, which are explicitly requiering server license.

I think the FAQ covered the servers vs. client question better earlier,
closest I find now is:

Q7.1: How do I determine whether a server license or a client license is
> required when running IBM Storage Scale in VMs in a virtualized environment?
> A7.1:
> Whether you need a server license or a client license is determined by the
> function of the virtual node. Virtual hosts that perform management
> functions such as cluster configuration manager, quorum node, manager node,
> Network Shared Disk (NSD) server, and protocol node require a server
> license. Virtual hosts/servers only providing a disk image to a local
> virtual machine (a guest) may be licensed via a client license as no
> management functions are performed.
> With a client license, IBM Storage Scale can also execute in the
> hypervisor or in a VM and then export data to VMs or daemons executing on
> the same physical server via a protocol such as NFS as long as the client
> license covers all sockets available to all the VMs on that physical server.


But this example is also interesting. A hypervisor serving virtual images
from GPFS to it's running VMs doesn't make it a "server".

  -jf
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