Volume Based License (VBL)
All the GigaVUE V Series Nodes connected to GigaVUE-FM periodically report statistics on the amount of traffic that flows through the V Series Nodes. The statistics reflect the data volume flowing through the V Series Nodes, with the usage statistics of all licensed applications that run on these nodes.
GigaVUE Cloud Suite uses volume-based licensing (VBL), available as monthly subscription licenses. In the Volume-based Licensing (VBL) scheme, specific applications on the V Series Nodes are entitled to a specified amount of total data volume over the term of the license.
Distributing the license to individual nodes becomes irrelevant for Gigamon accounting purposes. GigaVUE-FM monitors overall consumption across all nodes and tracks individual application usage and overages.
Related Information
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For purchasing licenses with the Volume-Based License (VBL) option, contact our Sales team.
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For more information, refer to the Data Sheet for the required GigaVUE Cloud Suite.
Base Bundles
In volume-based licensing scheme, licenses are offered as bundles. The following three base bundle types are available:
- CoreVUE
- NetVUE
- SecureVUEPlus
The bundles are available as SKUs 1. The SKUs are named such that the number indicates the total volume allowance of the SKU for that base bundle. For example, VBL-250T-BN-CORE indicates a daily volume allowance of 250 Terabytes (250T) for the CoreVUE bundle.
Bundle Replacement Policy
Refer to the following notes:
- You can only upgrade to a higher bundle.
You cannot have two different base bundles at the same time. However, you can have multiple base bundles of the same type.
As soon as you upgrade to a higher bundle, the existing lower bundles are automatically deactivated.
Add-on Packages
GigaVUE-FM allows you to add add-on packages to the base bundles. These add-on packages allow you to add additional applications to your base bundles. Add-on packages have their own start/end date and volume specifications.
The following add-on SKUs are available:
Rules for add-on packages:
- An active base bundle is required to use an Add-on package.
- Your base bundle limits the total volume usage of the add-on package in the following ways:
- If the volume allowance of your add-on package is less than the base bundle, then your add-on package can only handle the volume allocated for the add-on package.
- When the life term of an add-on package extends beyond the base bundle, and the base bundle expires, the add-on package's volume allowance is reduced to zero until you add a new base bundle.
- The total volume is cumulative when multiple base bundles of the same type are active within the same time interval.
For more information about SKUs, refer to the respective Data Sheets as follows:
How GigaVUE-FM Tracks Volume-Based License Usage
GigaVUE-FM applies the following methods to track the license usage for each GigaVUE V Series Node:
- When you create and deploy a monitoring session, GigaVUE-FM allows you to use only applications with active licenses.
- When a license expires, you are notified with an audit log. For more information, refer to the About Audit Logs section in the respective GigaVUE Cloud Suite Deployment Guide.
- When a license expires (and has not been renewed yet), the monitoring sessions using the corresponding license are not undeployed.
- For releases prior to 6.4:
- The Monitoring Sessions using the corresponding license are undeployed, but not deleted from the database.
- Any undeployed monitoring sessions are redeployed when you renew a license or newly import the same.
Note: Note: GigaVUE-FM displays a notification on the screen when the license expires.
