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From: raf@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rick Ferreri)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 700 series multi-user performance?
Message-ID: <5570620@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 2 May 91 20:54:07 GMT
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Organization: HP Fort Collins, Co.
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> 
>   How does HP-UX count a user that must have a licence? While back I
> someone mentioned in a article, that it would even count individual
> X windows or at least clients as a user each. This got me a bit
> worried and we called local HP. At least the local salesman here replied
> that actually 2 users licence is enough for any number actual users,
> if they come in from network connection (e.g. ethernet device is one
> user, console device another; any number of telnet sessions and x
> clients could be started without exceeding the user limit).
> 
>   Was the person giving wrong info or not?
> 
> --
> Markku Savela (savela@tel.vtt.fi), Technical Research Centre of Finland
> Telecommunications Laboratory, Otakaari 7 B, SF-02150 ESPOO, Finland
> ----------

Actually, I believe that both statements are true in spirit.  To the
best of my knowledge, there are two different user counting schemes used
on HP-UX systems.  *Most* systems use the second algorithm that you
describe (where all network logins collectively count as 1 user on 
the system).  A more restrictive algorithm is used on other systems.  The
more restrictive algorithm counts network logins differently.  I believe
that xterm's and hpterm's are *essentially* ignored (on some versions
of HP-UX, I think that hpterm's and xterm's are lumped in with the 
collective 1 count for network logins and on newer versions, hpterm's and
xterm's are not counted at all).

The number of users allowed on your system and the counting algorithm
used are determined by the machine type and/or the license level purchased
with the OS.

Please contact your local HP sales rep for details on the particular 
system that you are interested in.

Rick Ferreri
Hewlett-Packard

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