On Thursday, 04/18/2002 at 07:24 EST, "Ross, Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I understand that a z800 OLF is designed to run Linux, and no other guest > operating system. But can you define non-guest CMS users as you could in > any other zVM environment, or is that precluded as well under z800 OLF?
Kelly, you can run CMS applications on IFL engines as long as they use only components which are included with z/VM or for which you have a separate IPLA license. This means, for example, that - you MAY NOT compile a C application (no IPLA license) - you MAY run a application (LE is included with z/VM) - you MAY NOT use the NJE/RJE/SNA functions of RSCS (no IPLA license) - you MAY use the IP printing (LPR/LPD) and UFT functions of RSCS because they are part of the base license (don't have to enable RSCS) - you MAY use TSM (ADSM) server (IPLA license is available) - you MAY use DirMaint, Performance Reporting Facility, or RealTime Monitor (IPLA licenses are available) - you MAY NOT run VTAM (no IPLA license), therefore no VTAM applications such as AVS. Get the idea? These controls are not physical, they are contractual. IBM software licensed under the IBM Customer Agreement (ICA) is priced based on processor Model Group designation or MSUs. IFL engines do not have a model group designation and are not assigned MSUs, so products licensed under the ICA cannot be licensed to IFLs. Consider that on sub-capacity uniprocessors such as the Multiprise 3000 model H30, an IFL engine runs at full speed...the MG designation is irrelevant. If there are other IBM products you want to run on IFL and there are reasonable arguments that it is in support of Linux/390 workloads, then, as in all cases where you have questions/concerns about the Terms and Conditions, contact your IBM Business Parter or IBM sales rep to request IPLA licensing and we will consider it. For non-IBM products, contact the vendor to find out if you are licensed to run their product on IFLs. Alan Altmark Sr. Software Engineer IBM z/VM Development
