Based on my discussions with SuSE, the charge is per real CPU, not virtual ones, so running many virtual images under VM would be no more expensive than running one image in an LPAR with the same number of CPUs. The idea behind their pricing strategy was to be more like "traditional" mainframe software vendors' pricing. The pricing for z/VM is (conceptually) identical to this: A one-time per-engine charge for the software, and a recurring annual maintenance fee per-engine.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Ledbetter, Scott E [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: AW: New Suse Enterprise Server I'm curious. How does the SuSE license address running under VM? Surely they don't expect 11K/14K per image per engine? What about running on small engines like Flex or P390 (or Hercules)? Scott Ledbetter StorageTek
