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Example for best fit

The upgrade SKUs assumed in this example have upgrade rights from the previous version and downgrade rights to the previous version. The bases have downgrade rights to the previous version.

 

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Software Title 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Install-ed

   Entitle­ments

Base

Licenses

Upgrade Licenses   

Licensed Installs

Remaining

Usable

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Version 1

20

   25

   20

5

20

   0

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Version 2

30

61

36

50

30

6

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Version 3

14

5

   0

5

5

0

In order to satisfy Version 1, 20 base licenses are used, leaving 0 bases to be used by another version. Version 2 has 36 bases, but only requires 30, leav­ing 6 base licenses and all 50 upgrades. Version 3 need s 14, but can only satisfy 5 based upon the upgrade license, so its status is red.

Version 2 has a yellow status because it has too many upgrades that cannot be used. Therefore, the additional upgrades do not show up as Remaining for any version.