I do not think there is such a thing as a true-up with IBM. In a PVU licensing environment, if you get hit by an IBM Audit (as we did last year) you are expected to have all TSM servers and clients properly licensed at all times except for:
- test/developement TSM servers - servers/nodes being migrated (it is correct that you have a 3 months 'grace' period if you are updating/migrating nodes, servers or data centers, there is an IBM document (which I can't find right now) from last year explaining this) - decommisioned nodes/servers With new nodes you are actually expected to have the required PVUs in your PVU pool *before* you install the TSM client (or at least before you do the first backup). IBM are really doing what they can to 'persuade' their customers to join the Capacity model :-) - Bent ________________________________________ Fra: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] På vegne af Del Hoobler [hoob...@us.ibm.com] Sendt: 29. maj 2014 20:28 Til: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Emne: Re: [ADSM-L] out of TSM compliance period question There is no IBM document for this. You need to work with your IBM account team to make sure you are getting the answers you need to stay compliant. Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> wrote on 05/29/2014 01:57:41 PM: > From: Martin Harriss <mar...@princeton.edu> > To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu > Date: 05/29/2014 01:59 PM > Subject: Re: out of TSM compliance period question > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> > > On 03/05/2014 02:36 PM, Mark Blunden wrote: > > The IBM requirement is a true up once a year, on your renewal anniversary. > > > > However, TSM license are perpetual, which means they never expire, or never > > stop working. The renewal process allows you to call support in the event > > of an issue, and also allows you to download new versions and fixes. > > > > If you are migrating from one machine to another, you do not have to buy > > licenses to cover both machines. IBM allows you to exceed your license > > count in this instance as you will eventually remove the old one after > > migration. I think you have 3 months to migrate, but that number may be > > wrong. > > > > If you are using the old PVU license method, then obviously newer machines > > generally have larger core counts, and thus incur a higher value. > > If you are on the TB license model, then you can deploy as many clients as > > you wish. > > > This is a question that we've wanted an "official" answer to for some > time -- is there an IBM document somewhere that says you need to true up > once a year?? > > Martin
