Re: Software costs - CPU Replacement

2017-08-03 Thread Steve Beaver
Carlos -- Are you using the SCRT? Steve -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 10:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Software costs - CPU Replacement You should

Re: Software costs - CPU Replacement

2017-08-02 Thread Brian Westerman
Hi, We actually helped 4 of our clients in 2016 replace their z8xx boxes with brand new z13s's (which start out at 10MSU), we did experience a problem dealing with Software AG at two of the sites (they go by MSU as well, but they don't use IBM's MSU's), but they came around in the end at both s

Re: Software costs - CPU Replacement

2017-08-02 Thread Timothy Sipples
Carlos Bodra wrote: >We are studying to replace old IBM z890 Capacity Setting 230 (170 Mips – 26 >MSU´s) by an IBM z10 BC Capacity Setting J02 (182 Mips – 23 MSU´s). >We understand that since MSU´s are lower in z10BC (23 x 26 MSU´s), we should >pay less for software contracts with IBM, CA and Softw

Re: Software costs - CPU Replacement

2017-08-02 Thread Lizette Koehler
m: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Carlos Bodra - Pessoal > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 6:07 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Software costs - CPU Replacement > > We are studying to replace old IBM z890 Capacity Setting

Software costs - CPU Replacement

2017-08-02 Thread Carlos Bodra - Pessoal
We are studying to replace old IBM z890 Capacity Setting 230 (170 Mips – 26 MSU´s) by an IBM z10 BC Capacity Setting J02 (182 Mips – 23 MSU´s). We understand that since MSU´s are lower in z10BC (23 x 26 MSU´s), we should pay less for software contracts with IBM, CA and SoftwareAG. This situ