Nikolai Sonin System Architect ESI Group 28381 Encina Drive Suite 100 Winters CA, 95694-9007 530-795-0200 ext. 235
Thomas Denier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/17/2002 12:35 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Ordering license upgrades We have a TSM 4.2.1.9 server running under OS/390. We are about to order more client licenses. The last time we did this IBM and/or Tivoli required us to tell them how the new licenses would be divided among different platforms: how many for Windows NT, how many for AIX, and so on. The charge per client license is the same regardless of operating system. The 'register license' command does not provide any means for distinguishing between Windows NT licenses, AIX licenses, and so on. Why in the world do we need to provide platform information in order to get more client licenses? So that Tivoli can know what clients are being used the most in customer sites. This allows them to get the right mix of support people and what clients should be patched and tested first. It also helps Tivoli developers develop business cases for improving clients. The Novel client is not as popular as the NT client, and look where all the development dollars are going.