An AFM gateway node would definitely be a server licensed node.  Here are the working definitions, and yes, this would be true for the various editions of IBM Spectrum Scale:
 
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/STXKQY_4.2.0/com.ibm.spectrum.scale.v4r2.ins.doc/bl1ins_gpfslicensedesignation.htm
 
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Thanks for the feature matrix, but it doesn't really say anything about client / server licenses. Surely you can have clients and servers in all three flavours - Express, Standard and Advanced.
 
On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 at 12:07 Andrew Beattie <[email protected]> wrote:
I think you will find that AFM in any flavor is a function of the Server license, not a client license.
 
i've always found this to be a pretty good guide, although you now need to add Transparent Cloud Tiering into the bottom column
 
 
 
 
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HI All,
 
I have a tantalisingly interesting question about licensing...
 
When installing a couple of AFM gateway nodes into a cluster for data migration, where the AFM filesets will only ever be local-updates, those nodes should just require a client license, right? No GPFS data will leave through those nodes, so I can't see any valid argument for them being server licensed.
 
Anyone want to disagree?
 
Cheers,
Luke.
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