So if I read this right, these products will actually record how many MSU's they are using in a given LPAR and we will be charged for the max concurrent 4HR MSU (converted to VU) for the product across all LPARs. The only real difference from VWLC is that I need to be licensed for the most I will use rather than charges varying monthly.
Why introduce the complexity, why not just make it VWLC? Are these the first products to actually record their individual consumption? IIRC all other products just register that they are in use and VWLC bases charges on LPAR consumption while the product is in use. Ken Porowski AVP Systems Software CIT Group E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Timothy Sipples IBM can do this because these IPLA products (or at least the WebSphere Application Server code underneath them) can produce the necessary SMF records to generate SCRT reports for billing. It's yet another step toward more granular sub-LPAR pricing, so you can have fewer LPARs yet not pay for the whole LPAR for certain products with low utilization. And WebSphere products might be low utilization as you get started, so you can more easily justify starting on the mainframe, even for one small application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
