IGEL Software Licenses for IGEL OS and IGEL UMS

The IGEL software licenses are purchased with the subscriptions called IGEL OS Editions. The software licenses can be distributed through the IGEL Licensing Portal (ILP). All IGEL OS Editions include licenses for the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) and licenses for the IGEL OS devices.

The licenses validity period is aligned with the subscription period. When the license for the IGEL OS device or the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) expires, functions get limited or deactivated. For details on the effects of expiration, see Effects of Subscription Expiration in IGEL .

IGEL OS Licenses

The IGEL OS devices need to be licensed with device licenses. These licenses are called Workspace Edition (WE) Licenses, and technically they are the same licenses for IGEL OS 12 and IGEL OS 11 devices.

License Deployment

The device licenses can be deployed as described in Deploying Licenses.

IGEL UMS Licenses

You can use different feature sets of the UMS based on the UMS License. This is called the feature-based license model. For an overview of which features are included in the Essential, Standard, and Enterprise UMS License, see IGEL OS Editions .

The IGEL OS Editions that are offered for specific business needs (for example, Healthcare or Government) also include the Enterprise UMS License.

License Deployment

Standard and Enterprise features require a dedicated Standard or Enterprise UMS License, which can be generated in the ILP and must be imported into the IGEL UMS. The license service in the UMS verifies the imported UMS license and applies the corresponding feature activation. In the ILP, you have the UMS License assigned to your account based on the purchased IGEL OS Edition. For details on how to license the UMS, see How to License the IGEL UMS .

All registered UMS instances within one ILP account get the same UMS License level, that is, you cannot have UMS Essential License for one UMS instance and UMS Enterprise License for the other UMS instance.

Risk of Loss of Functionality

Downgrading the UMS License (for example, deploying a Standard UMS License after an Enterprise UMS License) results in a loss of functionality with immediate effect, and therefore has a huge risk on production environments.

The functions are limited, but no data is deleted - if an upgraded license is later applied, previous features, configurations, and assignments are restored.

Evaluation Licenses for IGEL OS 12 and IGEL UMS

The evaluation license (or demo license) is a license for testing purposes with a limited license period. There are evaluation licenses available both for IGEL OS 12 and IGEL UMS.

The IGEL UMS can be installed without a technical license, providing access to features of the Essential License out of the box. So you only need an Evaluation UMS License to evaluate Standard or Enterprise features. The Evaluation UMS License unlocks all Enterprise features of the UMS.

For details on the features, see IGEL OS Editions .

License Deployment

You can get an IGEL OS evaluation license as described in Getting a Demo License .

You can get the Evaluation UMS License in coordination with an IGEL representative, who can generate the license and assign it to the ILP account. Then the UMS needs to get licensed with the Evaluation License. For details, see How to License the IGEL UMS .