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Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Andre_Sostizzo — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:30:52 GMT

Core-based and capacity-based licensing is a change from traditional licensing. Rather than limiting the number of users who can access the Qlik Sense site by a limit on tokens, core-based licensing restricts user access by limiting the number of CPU cores which can be used by the Engine to deliver end-user content.

With a core-based license, there is no functional reason to use the License Monitor app since the users will not use tokens. Instead, consumption of apps can be gauged by reviewing the Session Overview and Session Details sheets on the Operations Monitor.

Environments:

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows with Core-based license

After applying the license, the administrator should review the Engine configuration to ensure that sufficient capacity has been assigned to the Engine(s) in the Qlik Sense site.

In this example, 256 cores are allocated to the license but the Central only has 8 available cores:

After adjusting the Cores to allocate to 8, we then have 248 cores which can be allocated across RIM nodes, if applicable.

See also Get Started with APIs on Windows > Qlik Analytics Platform on help.qlik.com.
To prevent user access security rules must be created.

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Karthikb — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 11:14:34 GMT

Hi, What will happen if I have allocated 0 cores on the failover node?

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:15:32 GMT

Hello @Karthikb

If no cores are allocated to the failover node and the failover node is meant to have an engine to serve documents, then you will not have an engine available should a failover be required. This will lead to documents not loading and the users having their experience disrupted.

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

maryamnassreddine — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:46:40 GMT

Hi @Sonja_Bauernfeind @ ,

If I have 4 nodes ( server ) and each server has X Cores, the cores allocated (all engines) = X+X+X+X?

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:34:23 GMT

Hello @maryamnassreddine

This number is based on all cores available across the nodes. See Distribution of engine cores (core-based licensing, QAP) for details.

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

BoB_Qlik_Support — Wed, 17 May 2023 10:36:15 GMT

Hi @Sonja_Bauernfeind how to identify if the entire license core is utilized and additional license core is required. What will be the error .

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Wed, 17 May 2023 10:54:21 GMT

Hello @BoB_Qlik_Support

You cannot "over-allocate" cores. If your system has (for simplicities' sake) 4 cores and your license only allows 2, then you can only use 2. You will not get an error for the remaining 2.

Are you maybe mixing up core-based licenses (which refers to CPU cores) with a capacity-based user license?

See Access types licenses for more information about license models. And License management for more details about each license type (user licenses, not core licenses).

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

BoB_Qlik_Support — Wed, 17 May 2023 11:36:49 GMT

@Sonja_Bauernfeind I am referring to core based license .

Example I have 20 core license and current user base (say 200 ) is working fine with it. If am expecting the user base will increase to 400 with same set of Qlik reports , how much additional core should I get.

Also if there is a error message when entire core is consumed.

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Wed, 17 May 2023 11:38:59 GMT

Hello @BoB_Qlik_Support

The errors that you will experience are that the system may not be able to handle that many users so that you will see resource exhaustion.

The Qlik software does not match "user count" vs cores. If you need assistance in finding out how many cores you need for a specific amount of users, I need to recommend you to get in touch with your account manager to have them assist you with sizing questions. We have services that can be engaged for this.

All the best,
Sonja

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Majed — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:48:15 GMT

After following everything here, I am getting this error ""

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Skage — Mon, 05 May 2025 07:24:38 GMT

Hi @Sonja_Bauernfeind

I've just helped a client who is moving away from their QlikView-public anonymous solution to a 4-cores Sense license as the replacement.

They also get the no-license-dialog.

There's no place to add any license rules in the QMC.

How do we allow the anonymous users to open the apps they see in the Everyone stream?

I vaguely remember the internal conversations regarding this license, when it was new, that it did not allow usage of the Sense client and only self created front-end. I might remember wrongly but the situation seems to fit my vague memory.

/lars

Re: Core based licenses in Qlik Sense

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Mon, 05 May 2025 07:44:42 GMT

Hello @Skage

If you are talking about the Qlik Analytics Platform (QAP), then this may be of help: Qlik Analytics Platform overview

Components of the Qlik Analytics Platform

The Qlik Analytics Platform consists of the following components:

Qlik Management Console (QMC) and Dev Hub
Qlik Sense APIs and SDKs
Qlik associative engine and Qlik Sense supporting services

The hub is not included in this platform, as you pointed out correctly yourself.

A different license model may be required for your client for this transition, which your account team should be able to assist you with.

All the best,
Sonja