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This guide provides an overview of the Identity Manager licensing features and ordering process, including details on hardware and VMware SKUs. Customers can purchase licenses based on concurrent user needs, with options for Guest Management and Smart Connect functions. The guide outlines how to mix products for high availability, the additive nature of licenses, and support services available. Learn how to start small and scale up licensing as needed while managing guest accounts effectively. Access 24/7 support for hardware and software inquiries.
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IDENTITY MANAGERORDERING GUIDE NIALL EL-ASSAAD, OCTOBER 2011
LICENSING OVERVIEW • Identity Manager • Customer purchased hardware (SA200/2000) or VMware base SKU • License-able Features added to theIdentity Manager platform to turn onfeatures on a concurrent user basis • Guest Management • Licensed by concurrent guest users at any one time • Smart Connect • Licensed by active users who have been setup by Smart Connect
IDENTITY MANAGER BASE Part Numbers
MERU IDENTITY MANAGERHARDWARE / VMWARE SKUS • SA200 Appliance supports up to 500 concurrent guests • SA2000 Appliance from 50-10000 concurrent guests • VMware supports from 50-50000 concurrent guest depending on specification
ACTIVE/ACTIVE HIGH AVAILABILITY • Order 2 Identity Manager base products • Can mix productsfor example • SA200 & VMWARE • VMWARE & SA2000 Replication Identity Manager Identity Manager • User license for Guest Management or Smart Connect shared between boxes • For example, purchase 2 x SA2000 and 1 x 5000 user license to support 5000 users in high availability
MERU IDENTITY MANAGERHARDWARE SUPPORT • 7x24x365 TAC, L1, L2 & L3 Support. • Advanced HW replacement
GUEST MANAGEMENT Licensing
LICENSE LEVELS • Licenses are additive • Customers can purchase multiple license packs to get the correct amount they need • Additional Licenses can be added at any time • Start small and grow as needed • A license is needed for every guest account that is active at a single point in time • Concurrent usage • For example • If you have 40 accounts created and active with 200 accounts created but not yet active, you will need a 50 user license • If you hold a yearly conference and want to support 400 guests, then you will need a 500 user license
MERU IDENTITY MANAGERGUEST MANAGEMENT SUPPORT • 7x24x365 TAC, L1, L2 & L3 Support. • SW upgrades, maintenance and patches
SMART CONNECT Licensing
LICENSE LEVELS • Licenses are additive • Customers can purchase multiple license packs to get the correct amount they need • Additional Licenses can be added at any time • Start small and grow as needed • A license is needed for every active user who has user Smart Connect to provision at least one device. • Concurrent Usage • For example, If a user provisions 5 devices they will still only use a single license. • Users take a license if they are • Active as a guest • Active in an external identity service, like AD or LDAP
SMART CONNECT PRE-REQUISITES • Smart Connect users require a Guest Management license • The Guest Management license provides the Guest Portal for authentication and distribution of Smart Connect • Guest Management allows authenticated Internet Access, which is required for download of Android version from • Appstore
MERU IDENTITY MANAGERGUEST MANAGEMENT SUPPORT • 7x24x365 TAC, L1, L2 & L3 Support. • SW upgrades, maintenance and patches
ORDERING How to Order
HOW TO ORDER • Pick a base platform and appropriate SKU • SA200 (SA200-IDM) • SA2000 (SA2000-IDM) • VMWare (VMWARE-IDM) • Add another for resilience (licenses shared between boxes) • Add Guest Management Licenses • 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 50000 • Add multiples to make up the amount you need • Add Smart Connect Licenses • 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 50000 • Add multiples to make up the amount you need