IBM has 'engine' based pricing for z/VM and LINUX/390 support
contracts also appear to be engine based. VIF is a being dropped. Now
that it is clear you need z/VM to run multiple LINUX/390 guests, people
need products to backup that z/VM. The Sterling contracts for VMBACKUP
and VMTAPE I think were MIP based. What has CA done as far as special
pricing for LPAR's running LINUX/390 under z/VM? A z/900 engine might be
250 MIPS and old pricing schemes would make the CA products cost too
high. The need for z/VM provides CA with an opportunity to market their
well established VM backup products to new customers so long as the
price is kept reasonable. And not all of the customers may be new. For
shops with mainframes in house you get the most bang for your buck by
putting LINUX/390 on bigger IFL engines. Does CA have any special
pricing options for VMBACKUP and VMTAPE for LPAR's running LINUX/390
under z./VM?
