The Varsity Software License is an SGI product that licenses a system for the Varsity Program and is required before any Varsity software can be installed on the system. Varsity Software Maintenance is an annual fee that keeps a Varsity Software License active. If the annual maintenance fee is not paid, NO updates, upgrades, or patches may be applied to the system. These costs are non-proratable. The Varsity Software Program currently operates on a fiscal year from February 1 through January 31.
Coverage is available for all qualified systems at any time during that period.
Coverage is generally activated the next business day following receipt of the purchase order AND completed Varsity Enrollment Form. Every effort will be made to provide some assistance, but requests regarding non-ECSS supported systems will be given the lowest priority. ECSS is the university official contact for reporting bugs with SGI software. Patches are delivered to ECSS by SGI and ECSS, in turn, makes them available to participants in the program. ECSS only bills for reimbursement of the costs billed by SGI for participation in the Varsity Program.