On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Micheal Butz <michealb...@comcast.net> wrote: > Perpetual is forever
Correct. $37,200 for the perpetual (forever) license. But if you want to get _upgrades_ or maintenance, that costs 15%, or $5,580, per year to receive. Without maintenance, you are "stuck" at whatever software level you receive initially. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 7, 2014, at 9:43 AM, Walt Farrell <walt.farr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Regarding use of RD&T for System z for a sysplex configuration: If I'm >> reading everything correctly, the sysplex support (with virtualized CF) is >> available only if you license RD&T in the RVU (Resource Value Unit) license >> configuration, rather than using the Authorized User license. With the RVU >> license you get z/VM to perform the virtualization of the CF and to run the >> z/OS instances in virtual machines, too. And the price for an RVU license is >> significantly higher than the single user licenses we've been discussing in >> this thread so far: $17,300 for a 1-year license or $37,200 (plus the 15% >> per year maintenance cost) for a perpetual license. >> >> (I can't promise that I've read/understood everything correctly, of course.) >> >> -- >> Walt -- There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new people! Genghis Khan Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
