Installed with the legacy IBM PVU Process Pack

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The following tables, fields, script includes, and business rules are installed with the legacy IBM PVU process pack.

Tables

Table Description
Processor Definition [cmdb_processor_definition] Each row in this table describes a computer in terms of the attributes IBM uses for its PVU licensing model. A row can be associated with one or more (if they are all identical in terms of the attributes used for PVU licensing) discovered computers.

Fields

Field Table Description
ibm_pvu_mapping Hardware [cmdb_ci_hardware] PVU rule that applies to the software installation. Used for IBM PVU-based license counting.
ibm_pvu_mapping Software Installation [cmdb_sam_sw_install] PVU rule that applies to the software installation. Used for IBM PVU-based license counting.

Script includes

Name Description
ProcessorDefinitionsUtils Contains utilities for managing the Processor Definition [cmdb_processor_definition] table.
ProcessorValueUnitsUtils Contains logic that determines the IBM PVU pricing associated with a given processor.

Business rules

Name

Description

One and only one default mapping[sam_ibm_pvu_mapping]

Ensures only one default mapping by resetting the last resort flag for modified records and setting it to false for new records.

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