>Can you confirm that extended support contracts are available for z/VM 5.4?
>Our solution provider is aware of them for z/OS, but not for z/VM 5.4.
>Brian Nielsen
Unfortunately, I can confirm that they are available for z/VM 5.2. I have no
reason to doubt that they will be available for 5.4 when the time comes.
Dennis O'Brien
"Decision" is not a verb.
-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Brian Nielsen
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 07:29
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [IBMVM] Virtualizing a z10
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:28:35 -0400, Alan Altmark <[email protected]
>
wrote:
>On Monday, 09/27/2010 at 12:59 EDT, Brian Nielsen <[email protected]
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>wrote:
>
>>Any chance that z/VM 5.4 will stay in service beyond Sept 2013?
>
>Anything is possible. If you want to buy an extended support contract,
>sure. Otherwise I imagine that it will depend on the projected number o
f
>z9s running z/VM 5.4 in 2013 and ending service would be anticipated to
>affect any service revenue from the z9s or z/VM itself.
>
>End of service dates are always revisited prior to their implementation,
>since everything doesn't always go according to Plan. :-)
Can you confirm that extended support contracts are available for z/VM
5.4? Our solution provider is aware of them for z/OS, but not for z/VM
5.4.
Brian Nielsen
