In an earlier post I complained about problems getting price
quotes/licensing info for TSM 4.1 configurations under the new Tivoli
licensing scheme.
For those of you WITH A SUPPORT CONTRACT THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO IBMLINK,
this week they posted a new version of the configurator that includes TSM
4.1. You can work out an initial configuration for licensing/points/pricing
yourself.
The configurator works no matter whether you plan to run your TSM server on
an RS6000, Windows, or OS/390.
* Log in to IBMLINK
* Go to the ESD section
* Select RS6000CONFIGS
* Select RS6000Win95
* Download all the parts to a directory on your desktop and follow the
install instructions (you just click on self-extracting files, it's very
fast)
Before you run the configurator, you should also:
* Read the TSM licensing section at the beginning of Chap. 16 in the
TSM 4.1 Admin Guide. This explains all the different licenses you may need.
* Download from IBMLINK the TSM 4.1.1 announcement letter 000-245.
From the announcement letter, you will need the explanation of the
Tier scheme on P. 3.
You will also need the product/feature numbers (e.g., 5698-TSM) from
the "Ordering Information" section. This section also has some additional
clarification of the licensing rules.
