It would depend on the vendor. I assume that you are currently on VWLC (i.e. sub-capacity) pricing with your IBM software, so you're alreay sending the SCRT reports to IBM. We also have a sub-capacity pricing license with one of our vendors and we just copy them on the SCRT reports. Since the product is an always running, system level product they base their charges on the z/OS MSUs reported, not any of the sub-system MSUs. We don't have one with SAS, but I know their model is that you'd run SAS on a smaller LPAR and they charge you for the size of the LPAR. So, as I said, it depends on the vendor. It the vendor that you're discussing this with hasn't done it before, you're breaking new ground with them. Good luck.
Tom Kelman Enterprise Capacity Planner Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Ken Porowski > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:16 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Sub Capacity Reporting for non IBM Vendors > > For a non-IBM vendor that does sub-capacity licensing how do you get the > data to them? > Send them the SCRT .csv file? > Send them a number and hope they trust you? > Do they actually alter the charges on a monthly basis? > If using SCRT data is it product specific (e.g. for a DB2 tool you use > SCRT data for DB2) or just based on overall (e.g. z/OS) usage? > Or is it some other method altogether? > I have a new vendor that I asked the question of sub-capacity licensing > and they want me to provide more details on the model. They are > unfamiliar with SCRT and sub-capacity/workload licensing but are willing > to listen. I have to admit that I currently do not have > sub-capacity/workload pricing on any non-IBM products so I just want to > get a feel for how it "normally" works. > Thanks all > Ken Porowski > AVP Systems Software > CIT Group > E: ken.porow...@cit.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
