Cerberus DMS Licensing Update
Stream-lined Software Release Schedule Before V4.0 From V4.0 onwards… Major releases every 1.5 – 2 years Extension Packs every 4-6 months Service releases when needed Cerberus DMS software releases (major or minor) every 6 months Ecosystem extensions & Patches when needed Patches when needed • Complex to manage by regions • Too many different workflows • Easy to handle • Less workflows unrestricted © Siemens Switzerland Ltd. 2019 Page 2 V2.0, 12.08.
Subscription Based Licensing Advantages Switch from Version Based to Subscription Based Licensing: Simpler customer operation Instead of a version check, Cerberus DMS is now using the Subscription Expiration Date to check if a new software release can run or not. All the software components with a release date prior to the current Subscription Expiration Date are allowed to run. Just install the new software and run it Simpler LMS data base License option lines remain stable.
Simpler Cerberus DMS Software Upgrade Program Only an Extension of Subscription Expiration Date is required to run a new Software Release SUR Ordering SUR … No grace period anymore SUbscription Renewal … will extend the Subscription Expiration Date by 1 year • SUR and SUS orders are accepted anytime • It may be more attractive to purchase SUS compared to multiple SUR orders Multiple orders may be required to come back to an active maintenance.
Simplified Ordering of SUR and SUS Example SUR/SUS Reports in LMS Cockpit provide the Site_Value and the Subscription Expiration Date A single line order is sufficient to extend the Subscription Expiration date for this site: • 105 CCA-1-SUR-UNIT will extend the current Subscription Expiration Date by 1 year, i.e. 07.09.2019 • 105 CCA-1-SUS-UNIT will set the Subscription Expiration Date to 1 year after the order, i.e. 12.08.2020 unrestricted © Siemens Switzerland Ltd. 2019 Page 5 V2.0, 12.08.
Clean up of Installed Base Current situation: We have 2 different license models active in the field - Projects started with V2.1 or before: old model - Projects started with V3.0 or later: new model Upgrade to V4.0: Sites with the old model are automatically converted to the new license model Base Feature Set Core Feature Set Extended Feature Set Standard Feature Set Obsolete License Options BA Graphic Station Fire Grapic Station Compact Station BA Compact Station DMS Old data point packages (e.g.
Clean up of Installed Base Example unrestricted © Siemens Switzerland Ltd. 2019 Page 7 V2.0, 12.08.
Sales Policy for BY20 Release with Updates for Cerberus DMS V4.0 The new edition can be found at: https://bit.ly/GetDMS unrestricted © Siemens Switzerland Ltd. 2019 Page 8 V2.0, 12.08.
Frequently Asked Questions
Licensing Cerberus DMS V4.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question What happens if the “Subscription Expiration Date” expires on an active customer site? Does the system go to “Courtesy Mode”? Does the operator get a corresponding message or an event? Answer No, the fact that the “Subscription Expiration Date” expires has no impact on the running system.
Licensing Cerberus DMS V4.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question I interpret the following information from the sales policy that if a license has passed the ‘Subscription Expiration Date’ and you make an extension of data points, you must also order a SUR / SUS subscription otherwise the license will enter ‘Courtesy Mode’, is this correct? Answer No! If you have a site that runs in normal Customer Mode, then you can add licenses for additional options, clients and data points at any time.
Licensing Cerberus DMS V4.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question How can we calculate the costs for maintenance during offering phase? Answer The yearly costs are about 10% (may be different in your region) of initial license costs In addition an Off-line tool for Site_Value calculation is available on the Intranet (Site_Value_Tool). unrestricted © Siemens Switzerland Ltd. 2019 Page 12 V2.0, 12.08.
Licensing Cerberus DMS V4.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question Can I extend my subscription by multiple years? Answer Yes, with some limitations: • Currently one separate SAP order with the correct number of SUR units is required for each additional year. • If multiple SUR orders are required to get back to an active subscription state, then multiple SAP orders are needed. Multiple year extensions with a single SAP order are not accepted by LMS (License Management System).
Licensing Cerberus DMS V4.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question How do SUR/SUS orders work in case of off-line installations? Answer During off-line activation of a license, the initial expiration date is set as well and made available in: - LMS Cockpit - LMU (will be available with new version expected mid of July 2019) - Cerberus DMS Client – License node (will be available with V4.1) The Site_Value is also available in these places.
Licensing Cerberus DMS V4.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question How do I get error corrections for my site? Answer As you can see on slide 2 above, we do no longer provide separate Service Releases. Bug corrections are included in our periodically released major or minor Cerberus DMS releases. This means that corrections are only available for sites with an active subscription and are no longer provided free of charge! An exception are corrections for very critical bugs, as e.g. cyber security issues.
Licensing Cerberus DMS V4.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question My site is currently running Cerberus DMS V3.0 with activated V3.0 licenses. The Subscription Expiration date is 12.10.2019. Does that mean that I can install and run Cerberus DMS V4.0 without a new license activation? Answer No! An activated V4.0 license is required for the new subscription based licensing described on slide 3 above. However, this is not a problem for your site: As a result of the active subscription the V4.
Licensing Cerberus DMS V4.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question I just have extended the Subscription Expiration date of my site to a date in the future by ordering the corresponding number of SUR units. When will I get the V4.0 licenses? Answer The LMS periodically runs a task which checks all the sites with active subscriptions for missing upgrade licenses. Since this task runs at least once a day, the V4.0 upgrade licenses will be available within 24 hours. unrestricted © Siemens Switzerland Ltd.
