Regarding use of RD&T for System z for a sysplex configuration: If I'm reading everything correctly, the sysplex support (with virtualized CF) is available only if you license RD&T in the RVU (Resource Value Unit) license configuration, rather than using the Authorized User license. With the RVU license you get z/VM to perform the virtualization of the CF and to run the z/OS instances in virtual machines, too. And the price for an RVU license is significantly higher than the single user licenses we've been discussing in this thread so far: $17,300 for a 1-year license or $37,200 (plus the 15% per year maintenance cost) for a perpetual license.
(I can't promise that I've read/understood everything correctly, of course.) -- Walt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
