8408 - 90DAY SIDEBYSIDE MGRTN GRC P

RPQ Number:8A2356

     CREATED:  2016-05-06          REVISED:  2018-09-05          
     8A2356 - 90DAY SIDEBYSIDE MGRTN GRC P
     Lab of Control:   ASN
     Plant/Field Installation: PF  (Plant or Field)
     RPQ Type:   M (Machine Modification/Feature RPQ)
     

RPQ/PRPQ Machine Type and Model

     MARKET:     AP                MACHINE:    8408              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     E8E  44E  
     
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     MARKET:     CAN               MACHINE:    8408              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     E8E  44E  
     
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     MARKET:     EMA               MACHINE:    8408              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     E8E  44E  
     
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     MARKET:     LA                MACHINE:    8408              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     E8E  44E  
     
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     MARKET:     USA               MACHINE:    8408              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     E8E  44E  
     
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     MARKET:     AP                MACHINE:    9040              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MR9  
     
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     MARKET:     CAN               MACHINE:    9040              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MR9  
     
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     MARKET:     EMA               MACHINE:    9040              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MR9  
     
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     MARKET:     LA                MACHINE:    9040              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MR9  
     
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     MARKET:     USA               MACHINE:    9040              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MR9  
     
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     MARKET:     AP                MACHINE:    9080              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  M9S  
     
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     MARKET:     CAN               MACHINE:    9080              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  M9S  
     
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     MARKET:     EMA               MACHINE:    9080              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  M9S  
     
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     MARKET:     LA                MACHINE:    9080              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  M9S  
     
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     MARKET:     USA               MACHINE:    9080              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  M9S  
     
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     MARKET:     AP                MACHINE:    9119              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  
     
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     MARKET:     CAN               MACHINE:    9119              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  
     
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     MARKET:     EMA               MACHINE:    9119              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  
     
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     MARKET:     LA                MACHINE:    9119              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  
     
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     MARKET:     USA               MACHINE:    9119              
     LEAD TIME:  01
     ORDERING:   Standard RPQ (P)  (Order without approval)
     FIELD INSTALL HOURS:    0.0   SYSTEM INSTALL HOURS:   0.0
     
     MODELS:     MHE  MME  
     
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Detailed Description

    This RPQ allows a client  to install and run a new Power           
    E850C, E870C, E880C, E950 or Power E980 for up to 90               
    days side by side with another Power system without having to      
    incur                                                              
    the cost of new software licenses and SWMA for the new P8 or P9    
    system based on the understanding that the client will transfer    
    their Power Systems software and its associated SWMA licenses from 
    the existing Power System installed in the client's enterprise to  
    the new Power E870C/E880C/E950/E980 that is replacing it. The new  
    Power                                                              
    E850C/E870C/E880C/E950/E980 CEC's being installed                  
    can be part of either  a serial number protected upgrade from a    
    Power                                                              
    770+/780+ to a Power E870, E870C, E880 or E880C, a serial-number   
    protected                                                          
    upgrade or from a Power E870/E880/E870C/E880C to a Power E980      
    or a new Power E850C/E870C/E880C/E950/E980 with                    
    its own unique new serial number.                                  
    This RPQ provides temporary Power Systems software licenses and    
    the associated SWMA in the same number of licensed cores that      
    were available on the Power System being replaced for up to 90     
    days from the time the CE Code 20s the system. In addition, in     
    the case of a serial number protected upgrade from a Power         
  | 770+/780+ to a Power E870C/E880C or from a Power                   
    E870/E880/E870C/E880C                                              
    to a Power E980 the client is also                                 
    entitlled to retain the -Return MES parts- and one additional      
    service trip to complete the MES installation for up to 90 days    
    from the date the CE initially went out to install the Power       
  | E870C/E880C/E980.                                                  
                                                                       
    GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS:                                               
    Authorized usage period is 90 days.  The time period starts on     
    either the Code 20 date of an initial install or the first day     
    that the IBM Service Representative records any time for the       
    MES upgrade installation.  The SSR must complete the MES           
    upgrade installation and ship back to IBM the Return MES parts     
    within 90 days records of the first day that the IBM Service       
    Representative records any time for the MES upgrade installation.  
                                                                       
    No additional hardware or software is provided as part of this     
    RPQ and all references herein apply to IBM hardware and software   
    only.                                                              
    Any third-party hardware or software arrangements must be made     
    directly with the third party.                                     
    Due to the complexity of the planning and preparation needed to    
    ensure a successful side-by-side upgrade operation, the customer   
    and sales/SSR are encouraged to utilize the guidance and           
    information contained in this document (see section                
    below--CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO MES ORDERING).  In addition, it     
    is strongly recommended to consider a separate service or          
    services contract in preparation for and before ordering the       
    MES upgrade.                                                       
    For assistance, contact IBM Global Services (IGS), the ITS         
    (IBM Technical Support) group.                                     
                                                                       
    HARDWARE ASSUMPTIONS:                                              
    No additional hardware is provided by IBM as part of this RPQ.     
    All necessary hardware to support the side-by-side system          
    operation period is the responsibility of the customer.            
                                                                       
    In the case of a serial number protected upgrade, the customer is  
    responsible for validating the MES ordered will result in two      
    fully functional systems.  Any features that could have been       
    moved if not required for the side-by-side system                  
    operation must be included in the validation considerations.       
                                                                       
    The only valid serial number protected upgrade that this RPQ is    
    valid for is:                                                      
      9117-MMD to a 9119-MME/MHE                                       
      9179-MHD to 9119-MHE                                             
  |   9117-MMD to 9080-MME/MHE                                         
  |   9179-MHD to 9080-MHE                                             
      9119-MME to 9080-M9S                                             
      9119-MHE to 9080-M9S                                             
      9080-MME to 9080-M9S                                             
      9080-MHE to 9080-M9S                                             
                                                                       
    Software Assumptions                                               
    It is assumed that the client will be transferring their software  
    licenses and SWMA from an existing Power System to the new Power   
  | E850C/E870C/E880C/E950/E980 within 90 days of the                  
    installation                                                       
  | of the new system or Model Upgrade MES.  The                       
    client is                                                          
    only allowed to use the same Power Systems software and only in    
    the                                                                
  | same quantity on the new Power                                     
    E850C/E870C/E880C/E950/E980                                        
    that is being currently licensed on the Power System that is being 
    replaced. In addition, clients that develop Power Systems software 
    issues during the 90 day side by side migration period must use    
    the                                                                
    same MTM/serial number of the system that the software is          
    currently                                                          
    licensed on when calling into the IBM Software support center.     
    This                                                               
    practice will ensure they continue to recieve software support on  
    both the existing Power System and the new Power                   
  | E850C/E870C/E880C/E950/E980 during the 90 day migration period.    
                                                                       
    CONSIDERATIONS FOR SERIAL NUMBER PROTECTED UPGRADES PRIOR TO MES   
    ORDERING:                                                          
    A new machine shipped from IBM is shipped with the intent it be    
    functionally ready -to go-.  An MES upgrade from one model to      
    another often uses components from the original machine to         
    leverage the customer's original investment. Removal of these      
    components from the original hardware configuration may make the   
    originating  system nonfunctional. This is a problem if the intent 
    is to run two systems -side by side-. Therefore, the customer (or  
    their agent) needs to ensure the MES upgrade shipped contains      
    enough components to not only be a minimal functional system, but  
    also to meet the needs of the customer's migration plan/schedule.  
    For example, a minimum functional system always requires a         
    processor, memory, console attachment and load-source/boot-drive   
    device,  disk/SSD Controller or Fibre Channel adapter.  Or another 
    example, the customer would need to ensure enough disk             
    controllers,                                                       
    I/O drawers, etc, have been configured on a model upgrade to       
    handle                                                             
    desired storage configurations. See the IBM sales manual for more  
    information on minimum configuration.                              
                                                                       
    The customer or their agent should configure and validate the MES  
    upgrade. Tools such as the SPT and IBM Marketing Configurator are  
    very helpful. After validation is completed, the customer or their 
    agent must add all necessary additional features to the ordered    
    equipment to meet their side-by-side requirements.  Many of the    
    additions may be done using the marketing configurator Some        
    additions/changes may not be supported by the marketing            
    configurator                                                       
    and will require keying the feature codes directly  into the       
    ordering system (AAS or WTAAS). After the side-by-side upgrade is  
    completed, it will be the customer's responsibility to get the IBM 
    records updated to reflect the actual resulting configuration.     
    This                                                               
    will ensure there are no erroneous maintenance charges and that    
    future upgrades are planned and configured using an accurate       
    starting configuration. Record Purpose Only (RPO) changes may be   
    used to add/delete additional/unnecessary features (which are      
    customer owned) that were required to support the side-by-side     
    upgrade; ie, powercords, modem cables, load-source/boot-drive      
    devices/adapters, etc.                                             
    **** IMPORTANT ****  Running the configurator does not guarantee a 
    working side-by-side configuration for a specific customer or      
    customer migration scenario.  It is the responsibility of the      
    customer or their agent to know that what they are ordering can    
    run                                                                
    as a valid configuration without removing any components from the  
    originating system which make it an invalid configuration.  This   
    configuration activity requires very good knowledge of the Power   
    hardware and software.Sales personnel researching the MES upgrade  
    contents may wish to ask their technical support team for          
    assistance.                                                        
                                                                       
    Removed parts are to be returned to IBM as defined in the MES with 
    the only consideration being the defined extension of time to do   
    so.                                                                
                                                                       
    This RPQ has no affect on hardware warranty and the existing T&Cs  
    of hardware warranty                                               

Prerequisites:

     Prereqs:                                                          
 |   Must be applied to a new Power E850C/E870C/E880C or               
     E980 system, and upgrade                                          
 |   from  a Power 770+/780+ to Power E870C/E880C or                   
     upgrade                                                           
     from a Power E870/E880/E870C/E880C to Power E980                  
                                                                       
     Limitations :                                                     
     This RPQ can only be used as part of a serial number protected    
     upgrade from a Power 770+/780+ to a Power E870C/E880C,            
     or from an existing Power E850/E870/E880/E850C/E870C/E880C        
     migrating to                                                      
     a new Power E950/E980 that is replacing another Power System.     
                                                                       
                                                                       
     Marketing Channels :                                              
     IBM Marketing Representatives, IBM Business Partners (Contact     
     Jamie Fusco in White Plains to complete the letter 500            
     announcement), IBM Marketing Representatives and IBM Business     
     Partners                                                          
                                                                       
     RPQ Warranty :                                                    
     The warranty terms for this RPQ assume the same warranty terms    
     of the machine in which it is installed for the remainder of      
     the                                                               
     warranty period for such machine.                                 
                                                                       
     IBM will not be liable for any loss of, or damage to, the         
     Customer's records, or data, or for any lost profits, lost        
     savings, incidental damages, or other economic consequential      
     damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.      
     In addition, IBM will not be liable for any third-party claims    
     against the customer for losses or damages.                       

Product Control Information

 
 PLANT OR FIELD INSTALLATION
 Revision Number            : 3   Development/Market            : M
 Location of Control        : ASN Purchase only                 : N  
 Return to IBM              : N   Net Price device              : N
 Customer Parts Required    : N   Cable Specification Required  : N  
 Customer Setup Required    : N   Reconfiguration Required      : N  
 Quick parts/wire add/remove: N   Warranty Options Available    : N  
 Current Disposition Code   : 10  Government or Commercial Price: 0  
 Feature Code/Model Change  :     Standard Feature Required     : N  

Offering Identifier:

8A2356

Alternate Offering Identifier:

8408 8408-E8E 8408-44E 9040 9040-MR9 9080 9080-MHE 9080-MME 9080-M9S 9119

Offering Type:

Hardware

Announce Date:

2016-05-06

Availability Date:

2016-05-06