2.8 Explain licensing concepts.
A server manager is analyzing licensing costs and determines that licensing based on processors is the most efficient. Which licensing model should the manager choose? (Select all that apply.)
*Per-socket *Per-core
A server manager is securing hypervisor licensing and must electronically sign the purchasing and contracting paperwork. What is a possible organization that supports this process?
DocuSign
A company has tasked a systems technician with setting up several web services but has an almost non-existent budget for the project. What could the technician use?
FOSS (Free open-source software)
A server administrator is reviewing hypervisor licensing for a critical, air-gapped network that requires strict licensing security. What would be the best option?
Node-locked
A purchasing and contracting analyst is looking for licensing based on users due to the company's small size. Which license should the company purchase?
Per-concurrent-user
A server administrator is trying to determine the best hypervisor licensing structure and determines that the company should base it on each copy of the software installed. Which licensing model should the company choose?
Per-instance
A data center manager is doing a cost analysis against licensing models and determines that the best return on investment relates to the number of simultaneous connections clients make. Which model should the manager choose?
Per-server
A data center manager for a major company is comparing hypervisor licensing costs. The manager finds that the company needs a simplified license, which covers entire data centers. Which model should the manager choose?
Site-based
A server administrator works for a small firm that doesn't have a big budget but needs some core services. The server administrator decides to go with free and open-source software (FOSS) licensing to keep costs down but worries that the FOSS licensing cannot support everything the firm needs. What could the administrator do?
Subscription
A systems manager completed several projects over the last year and worries that not all budgeting is accountable. What would be a good course of action for the manager?
True up
A project manager is working for one of the top U.S. companies and is looking at purchasing bulk licenses but needs something easy and convenient. Which of the following would be the best option?
Volume licenses