You should review this weblink (access the PDF) on support for the hardware
https://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/TD105503 you want to make sure the next hardware you are going to will be available for a long time. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Carlos Bodra - Pessoal > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 6:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Software costs - CPU Replacement > > We are studying to replace old IBM z890 Capacity Setting 230 (170 Mips 26 > MSU´s) by an IBM z10 BC Capacity Setting J02 (182 Mips 23 MSU´s). > > > > We understand that since MSU´s are lower in z10BC (23 x 26 MSU´s), we should > pay less for software contracts with IBM, CA and SoftwareAG. > > > > This situation is correct for IBM and CA, but not for SoftwareAG since they > charge by MIPS not MSU´s. > > > > Questions about: > > > > 1 Anyone had any experience with this? > > > > 2 IBM and CA accepts capping to charge software, SoftwareAG not, is this a > normal business practice? > > > > 3 Any ideas how to circumvent this situation? z890 is out of IBM service > and we need to replace it. 2nd hand machine available closer to z890 capacity > is z10BC, even due z/OS-e will run there with few ptfs applied to support new > hardware (z10BC). > > > > Thanks > > > > Carlos Bodra > > IBM System Certified System z > > São Paulo - Brazil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
