On Wednesday, 02/13/2008 at 09:36 EST, "Huegel, Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to understand how DB/2 is priced. > I have a z/890 with 4 CPs and no IFL engine. > When I inquired about a license for DB/2 for z/LINUX I got what I thought > was a rather bizarre response. > > I was told I NEED an IFL and a second (for the IFL LPAR) z/VM license and > that the DB/2 is a MIPS based license. > All I thought I needed was simply a license for z/LINUX DB/2.. > > Does anyone have any insight as to how this actually works?
Here's MY take: If you go to ibm.com/db2 and work your way through to the prices, you'll find that DB2 on zLinux is US$386 per processor value unit (PVU). IBM application software (SWG) applies a different value unit metric than is applied to system software (STG). For SWG, there are 100 PVUs per System z processor, IFL -OR- CP. If you license it on your CPs, you will pay $386 x 100 x 4 = $154,400. If you buy an IFL for $125K, you will pay $22,500 for a new z/VM license (using STG value unit metrics) and $38,600 for DB2 (using SWG metrics), for a total of $186,100. It's cheaper to buy it for your CPs, but not by much. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
