Hello Martin,

If I remember correctly,

1. IDS Express
  - Continuous logging
  - Minimum 5 total users / server
  - Maximum 2 CPU's and 4 Gb RAM
  - Linux and Windows only.

2. IDS Workgroup Edition
 - Parallel stuff, HDR, and hyperloader cost extra
 - Minimum 5 concurrent (or 5 total) users / server
 - Maximum 4 CPU's and 8 Gb RAM
 - Unix, Linux and Windows only.

3. IDS Enterprise
 - Enterprise Replication
 - Minimum 10 concurrent (or 25 total) users / 100 value units
 - Maximum CPU and RAM are unlimited
 - Unix, Linux and Windows only.

Since you have the equivalent of 8 CPU's it looks like you are stuck
with choice number 3.  But the good news is that I am pretty sure you
can just pay for the Virtual CPU's.

-L.S.

My understanding is that there remains no "sub-capacity licensing" for IDS
Workgroup.

Therefore, even oif your VM may have only a subset of the total processors
allocated to it, you will have to pay for 400 PVUs of IDS, this being the
PVU requirement for the overall 2 x quad-core Intel procs.

I'm almost certain that Light Scans is wrong when he says "But the good news
is that I am pretty sure you can just pay for the Virtual CPU's".  Unless
things have changed *very* recently.

Take a look at Carlton Doe's concise article "Compare the Informix
Dynamic Server Version 11 editions"
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0801doe/index.html?
ca=drs-

In very short - only enterprise edition can be licensed on a subcapacity
deal.