Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z?

2018-04-15 Thread Timothy Sipples
David Boyes wrote: >My main concern with the tool Tim mentioned is how closely >is it tied to the whole BigFix tool ecosystem? SCRT doesn't >seem to require any external dependency stuff to work >(other than a working Java interpreter), and a quick look >at the docs appear to show that the other to

Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z?

2018-04-15 Thread David Boyes
On 4/13/18, 3:22 PM, "Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Gibney, Dave" wrote: > I FIND THIS DISCUSSION TROUBLING. It will not likely ever affect me of my > installation, has we haven't (and unfortunately are not likely to) used > zLinux and Z/VM. The idea spawned from a lunchtime discussion abou

Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z?

2018-04-14 Thread Timothy Sipples
Dave Gibney wrote: >But, is the z/OS MIPS/MSU pricing model (IMO, one of the >major drags on the platform) really being extended into >this arena. SCRT facilitates sub-capacity licensing of z/OS, z/VSE, and software products for those operating systems such as CICS and WebSphere Application Server

Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z?

2018-04-13 Thread Gibney, Dave
I FIND THIS DISCUSSION TROUBLING. It will not likely ever affect me of my installation, has we haven't (and unfortunately are not likely to) used zLinux and Z/VM. But, is the z/OS MIPS/MSU pricing model (IMO, one of the major drags on the platform) really being extended into this arena. > --

Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z?

2018-04-13 Thread Stuart, David
LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of barton Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 10:43 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z? Isn't the ibm tool just for z/os and at the LPAR level? nothing

Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z?

2018-04-13 Thread barton
Isn't the ibm tool just for z/os and at the LPAR level? nothing to do with what goes on inside z/vm. nothing to do with what goes on inside linux for specific licensing. I've been asked to provide such information by another vendor, and that function will be released shortly. This allows the 4

Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z?

2018-04-12 Thread Timothy Sipples
IBM already has a sub-capacity accounting tool for Linux on Z and LinuxONE: the IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT). ILMT is already facilitating sub-capacity licensing of IBM software products on Linux on Z and LinuxONE. Details here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/w

Re: Idea: Using SCRT to report on Linux usage; maybe a way to reduce the entry level cost for Linux on Z?

2018-04-12 Thread Gregg Levine
Hello! If you want an observer's perspective, I'd say this is good news. - Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 2:06 PM, David Boyes wrote: > Given that IBM is now allowing 3rd party vendors to use the SCRT proce