Volume Based License (VBL)
Volume-based Licenses
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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Contact SalesFor purchasing licenses with the Volume-Based License (VBL) option.
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Refer to the Data Sheet for the required GigaVUE Cloud Suite for more information.
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 number in the SKU indicates the total volume allowance of the SKU for that base bundle. For example, VBL-250T-BN-CORE has a daily volume allowance of 250 terabytes for CoreVUE bundle.
Bundle Replacement Policy
Refer to the following notes:
- You can always upgrade to a higher bundle but you cannot move to a lower version.
- You cannot have two different base bundles at the same time however, you can have multiple base bundles of the same type.
- Once upgraded to a higher bundle, the existing lower bundles will be automatically deactivated.
Add-on Packages
GigaVUE-FM allows you to add additional packages called 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.
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.
For more information about SKUs refer to the respective Data Sheets as follows:
How GigaVUE‑FM Tracks Volume-Based License Usage
GigaVUE-FM tracks the license usage for each GigaVUE V Series node as follows:
- When you create and deploy a monitoring session, GigaVUE-FM allows you to use only those applications that are licensed at that point (applicable only for ACTIVE licenses, licenses in grace period are not included).
- When a license goes into grace period, you are notified with an audit log.
- When a license expires (and has not been renewed yet), the monitoring sessions using the corresponding license are not undeployed.
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For releases prior to 6.4:
- The monitoring sessions using the corresponding license are undeployed, but not deleted from the database.
- When a license is later renewed or newly imported, any undeployed monitoring sessions are redeployed.
