Jerry Whitteridge wrote: >We looked at this before I moved to IBM and had >to rule it out as the Hardware side only bills you >for the Capacity by the day activated (e.g. Use OOCoD >for 7 days and get charged for the 7 days at higher >capacity) BUT software is billed by the month so you >get the full month at the higher capacity even if you >only turned on OOCoD for an hour.
First of all, what you describe was never true, not the way you describe it anyway. 1. Sub-capacity Monthly License Charge (MLC) IBM software was/is based on the monthly peak *four* hour rolling average (4HRA). A *one hour* OOCoD activation is not four hours, so it was/is mathematically impossible for your MLC to report a 4HRA equal to or even particularly near the total MSU capacity inclusive of the one hour OOCoD activation. 2. "One-Time Charge" (OTC) IBM software, a.k.a. IPLA software, allows daily OOCoD pricing -- "per MSU day." 3. You were/are also allowed to set softcapping on machines across OOCoD activation(s), and with some potential "white space" (free) capacity utilization. Sub-capacity reports will never report above the softcap(s). Laurence Chiu wrote: >I think there might be a software deal in the mix also based >on Tailor Fit Pricing but it's good to know all the ramifications. Yes, that's right. With Tailored Fit Pricing peak MSUs (4HRA or otherwise) no longer matter as such. There's also now Instant Recovery on IBM z15 machines, with z/OS System Recovery Boost. There is no software reported capacity associated with legal/valid z/OS System Recovery Boost(s). >CBU won't work because the site is out of country. Does your workload qualify for Capacity for Planned Events (CPE), and are CPE's T&C compatible with cross-border requirements? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM Z & LinuxONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
