IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 delivers improved software inventory and use activity information
IBM United States Software Announcement 207-015January 23, 2007
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IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 is designed to provide software inventory and use activity information for distributed environments that can:
- Automatically identify software use activity to help in efforts to manage software license compliance in the increasingly complex distributed software licensing environment
- Identify software inventory with no or low use to help reduce unnecessary license fees and maintenance costs
- Monitor software use and related growth to help users plan cost effectively for future capacity needs
- Help make funds available for software projects which can help keep your organization competitive and give business units the value they expect
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for IBM Software V2.3 is a subset of IBM Tivoli License Manager V2.3 and used by customers who choose sub-capacity licensing to monitor and report on their use of selected distributed IBM products.
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at
800-IBM-CALL
(Reference: YE001).
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IBM Tivoli® License Compliance Manager V2.3 helps you maintain an up-to-date inventory of your distributed software assets (Windows™, Linux™, UNIX® and i5/OS™ (OS/400®), which can assist your efforts to comply with regulatory and vendor license requirements. The product also reveals who uses applications and by how much they are used, to provide the insight which can help you to eliminate unneeded or redundant software. You also gain the insight that can help you make smarter financial decisions about software purchases and related expenses.
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 helps companies to:
- See software use activity across their environment
- Verify compliance with increasingly complex software licenses
- Plan smarter for the future
- Improve efforts to comply with software contracts and regulatory mandates
- Meet audit requirements for software use activity with relevant data
- Minimize software costs by optimizing software use and deployment across the enterprise
- Generate cost savings by automating the manual process of data collection needed continually for license management, budget planning, contract negotiations, and renewals
- Verify that businesses pay only for the software they need
- Increase productivity, and with the knowledge gained, allow businesses to plan for future software deployments and upgrades that match resources as demand grows
- Optimize software migrations or license model changes, data center and server consolidations, and out-sourcing and in-sourcing events
New in IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3:
- Improved license management
- IBM Value Unit pricing model support
- HP Integrity VM support
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| Key prerequisites |
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Customers must have previously purchased distributed IBM Sub-capacity products or products in the IBM Rational® Software Development Platform (SDP) version 6.x before they can receive IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for IBM Software V2.3.
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- January 26, 2007: Electronic software delivery
- February 23, 2007: Media and documentation
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| Description |
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IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 can help with the following objectives:
See software use activity across your environment
Within the distributed environment, keeping an accurate software inventory remains extremely difficult and time consuming, and gauging actual software use activity remains nearly impossible. Tivoli License Compliance Manager automatically discovers instances of software installed and running on your PCs and distributed servers. With it, you can view detailed use reports by node, application, and department. This software inventory and use activity information provides you with insight to help you identify software license compliance problems. You can also see under-licensed, underused, or redundant software. You can gain the insight which may enable you to realize savings by eliminating unnecessary licenses and related maintenance costs, as well as helping you to reduce compliance risk.
Verify compliance with increasingly complex software licenses
The product understands multiple licensing models, including those based on installed instances, concurrent sessions, capacity and sub-capacity, and IPLA capacity and sub-capacity. It also supports software bundles of two or more products and related components, or shared components and software products, that manage other components. Advanced features also support applications running in virtualized environments.
Tivoli License Compliance Manager delivers an easy-to-use solution that tells you:
- What software you have
- What software has use activity
- Whether or not you are under-licensed, a compliance issue
- Whether or not you are over-licensed, a cost management issue
Plan smarter for the future
Planning your distributed software and hardware purchases may often prove tedious and difficult. Budget too high and you waste valuable resources; too little and your IT organization has trouble meeting its IT performance and business goals.
Tivoli License Compliance Manager provides the insight to help you plan more effectively with helpful reports. You can see, for example, when you pay for more licenses than you actually need. You can learn when unauthorized or pirated software runs on user workstations. You may also learn when consolidating or upgrading servers can help you optimize costs and performance. You can gain the insight to help you make other beneficial changes that can minimize capacity-based fees as well, such as consolidating servers to save on hardware and other costs. Knowing how your software is actually used and by how much can help you strategize to negotiate more favorable maintenance contracts, as well.
Ease compliance, with software contracts and regulatory mandates
In today's competitive software market, vendors continue to step up efforts and audits to ensure companies stay current on licenses and comply with related use agreements. If your company is like most, however, you may run hundreds of applications at any given time. It is very easy to unknowingly exceed usage spelled out in your agreements. To avoid related penalties and embarrassment, the objective reports can help you demonstrate compliance to software vendors. It can also provide data which may assist with efforts to comply with government mandates, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, International Reporting Standards (IFRS), and International Accounting Standards (IAS).
IPLA and subscription and support considerations
IPLA licenses can be transferred from one machine to another within, but not limited to, an enterprise. You may aggregate the capacity for all the processors the product is operated on to achieve a more economic price. This will result in a single Proof of Entitlement (PoE). It is your responsibility to manage the distribution of Value Units within the limits of the entitlement of the product license.
Subscription and Support must cover the same capacity as the product license entitlement.
Subscription and Support will be available in the country in which the agreement is made.
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IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for IBM Software V2.3 is a subset of IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3, which is used for monitoring and reporting to IBM on use of selected distributed IBM products, and selected third-party products, sold and billed by IBM. If you acquire an IBM software program licensed under Sub-capacity terms and conditions, you are required to provide quarterly reports to IBM on the use of such a program. IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for IBM Software is the tool used for this tracking and reporting in distributed environments.
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 is the choice when you require:
- Multivendor software inventory, use activity, and distributed IBM Sub-capacity product use activity
- Only multivendor software inventory and use activity
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for IBM Software V2.3 is the choice when you require:
- Only IBM Sub-capacity product use in distributed environments
Customers must have previously purchased distributed IBM Sub-capacity products or products in the IBM Rational Software Development Platform (SDP) version 6.x before they can receive IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for IBM Software V2.3. The products in the IBM Rational Software Development Platform (SDP) version 6.x are:
- IBM Rational Software Architect
- IBM Rational Software Modeler
- IBM Rational Application Developer
- IBM Rational Web Developer
- IBM Rational Functional Tester
- IBM Rational Manual Tester
- IBM Rational Performance Tester
- IBM Rational Professional Bundle
Availability of national languages
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager is enabled for worldwide availability on the dates shown below.
Product description Language GA date
ITLCM IBM Software Multilingual February 23, 2007
VU V2.3.0 (English
International,
French, Korean,
Chinese --
Simplified,
Spanish,
Portuguese-Brazilian,
German, Japanese,
Chinese --
Traditional, Italian,
Russian, Hungarian,
Polish, Czech)
Tivoli LCM 10 Value Multilingual February 23, 2007
Units V2.3.0 (English
International,
French, Korean,
Chinese --
Simplified,
Spanish,
Portuguese-Brazilian,
German, Japanese,
Chinese --
Traditional, Italian,
Russian, Hungarian,
Polish, Czech)
Trademarks
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Comprehensive education for IBM Tivoli® products is offered through Worldwide Tivoli Education Delivery Services. A wide range of training options are available, including classes led by instructors, learning on demand, on-site training, and blended learning solutions.
For additional information, visit
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| Offering Information |
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Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site
Also, visit the Passport Advantage® Web site
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| Publications |
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No publications are shipped with this product.
The IBM Publications Center
The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product
publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items.
Extensive search facilities are provided. Payment options for orders are
via credit card (in the U.S.) or customer number for 20 countries. A
large number of publications are available online in various file
formats, and they can all be downloaded by all countries.
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
The minimal hardware requirements for IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 components are listed below. For the administration and runtime servers (one server only without the database):
- For Microsoft™ Windows™ and Linux™ on xSeries® servers: Intel® Pentium® IV 1.5 GHz, with 1 GB RAM
- For AIX® and Linux on pSeries® servers: RS/6000® Model 7044/270, two processor IBM RS/6000 375, 1 GB RAM
- For Solaris servers: 2000 model, two Ultrasparc III processors, 1 GB RAM
- For HP servers: rp2470 two PA RISC 650 MHz processors, 1 GB RAM
- For Linux on zSeries® servers: 1 dedicated processor with 1 GB RAM
- For Linux on iSeries™ servers: 1 GB RAM
The available disk space required for the above servers is listed in the Software requirements section.
For the agent, the program requires 180 MB available disk space (30 MB for code/data and 150 MB for was agent) and 190 MB available disk space for logs in the Tivoli common directory.
The IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 server memory requirements are:
- Administration server only, 1 GB RAM
- Runtime server only, 1 GB RAM
- A server and its database on a single computer, 1.5 GB RAM
- Both servers and their databases on a single computer, 3 GB RAM
Software requirements
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 supported platforms for servers, databases, and catalog manager:
Level, service
Operating system Version packs, patches
Windows Server 2003 Standard
or Enterprise Edition
(32-bit) for
Intel x86
Windows Server 2003 Standard
or Enterprise Edition
(64-bit) on EM64T and
AMD64
IBM AIX 5.3 (32-bit)
IBM AIX 5.3 (64-bit)
IBM AIX 5.2 (32-bit)
IBM AIX 5.2 (64-bit)
HP UX 11i for PA-Risc 2.0,
(32-bit)
HP UX 11i V1 and V2 for
PA-Risc 2.0 (64-bit,
in 32-bit
compatibility mode)
Red Hat Enterprise ES/AS/WS 4.0 for
Linux EMT64T and AMD64
Red Hat Enterprise ES/AS/WS 4.0 for
Linux Intel x86
Red Hat Enterprise ES/AS/WS 3.0 for Update 3
Linux Intel x86
Red Hat Enterprise AS, V 4.0 for IBM
Linux iSeries and
pSeries (64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise AS, V 3.0 for IBM Update 2
Linux iSeries and pSeries
(64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise AS, V 4.0 for IBM
Linux zSeries and IBM
S/390(R) (64-bit) on
64-bit hardware
Red Hat Enterprise AS, V 3.0 for IBM Update 1
Linux zSeries and IBM
S/390 (31-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 for Intel x86
Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 for EMT64T and
Server AMD64
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 for IBM
Server iSeries/pSeries
(64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 for IBM zSeries and
Server IBM S/390 (64-bit)
on 64-bit hardware
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for Intel x86
Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for IBM
Server iSeries/pSeries
(64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for IBM zSeries
Server and IBM S/390
(64-bit)
Sun Solaris 10 Operating System
for SPARC platforms
(64-bit)
Sun Solaris 9 Operating System
for SPARC platforms
(32-bit)
Sun Solaris 9 Operating System
for SPARC platforms
(64-bit)
The IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 agent supported platforms are:
Level, service
Operating system Version packs, patches
Windows Server 2003 Standard
or Enterprise Edition
(32-bit)
Windows Server 2003 Standard
or Enterprise Edition
(64-bit) on EM64T and
AMD64
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Windows Vista
IBM AIX 5.3 (32-bit) On PPC,
xlC.aix50.rte.6.0.0.3
or later
IBM AIX 5.3 (64-bit) On PPC,
xlC.aix50.rte.6.0.0.3
or later
IBM AIX 5.2 (32-bit) On PPC,
xlC.aix50.rte.6.0.0.3
or later
IBM AIX 5.2 (64-bit) On PPC,
xlC.aix50.rte.6.0.0.3
or later
i5/OS(TM) (OS/400(R)) V5R3 Option 13 of
5722SS1, PTF
SI12116, SI17781,
SI24193
i5/OS (OS/400) V5R2 Option 13 of
5722SS1, The
following PTFs for
product 5722SS1:
SI10060, SI07110,
SI10904, SI17787,
5722SS1. If the
agent is running
WebSphere(R)
Application Server,
product 5722AC3 and
PTFs SF99245,
SF99169. If you
intend to implement
SSL between the
runtime server and
the agent, PTFs
MF31411, SI10035,
SI10759, SI17306,
SI17781, SI20675,
SI24194.
i5/OS (OS/400) V5R4 SI24192
HP UX 11i on PA-Risc 2.0 Patches PHSS_26560,
32-bit PHSS_26946, and
PHSS_28880,
PHSS_33033
HP UX 11i V1 and V2 on Patches PHSS_26560,
PA-Risc 2.0 64-bit PHSS_26946, and
(in 32-bit PHSS_28880,
compatibility mode) PHSS_33033
HP UX 11i v2 on IA64
Red Hat Enterprise ES/AS/WS 4.0 for Compatibility
Linux EMT64T and AMD64 packs:
tdc++,
-33-3.2.3-47.3.i386.
rpm, libgcc-3.4.3-9,
compat- libstdc++-33
Red Hat Enterprise ES/AS/WS 4.0 for Compatibility packs:
Linux Intel x86 compat-libstdc++,
-33-3.2.3-47.3.i386.
rpm,
compat-libstdc++,
-33-3.2.3-47.3.x86_64.
rpm
Red Hat Enterprise ES/AS/WS 3.0 for Update 3
Linux Intel x86
Red Hat Enterprise AS, version 4.0 for Compatibility packs:
Linux IBM iSeries and compat-libstdc++-33-3
pSeries (64-bit) .2.3-4,
7.3.i386.rpm, 1.
libgcc-3.4.3-9,
2.compat-libstdc++-33
(Must be installed
in the specified
order)
Red Hat Enterprise AS, version 3.0 for Update 2
Linux IBM iSeries and
pSeries (64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise AS, version 4.0 for Compatibility
Linux IBM zSeries and IBM pack:
S/390 (31-bit) on dc++,
64-bit hardware -33-3.2.3-47.3.i386.
rpm
Red Hat Enterprise AS, version 3.0 for Update 1
Linux IBM zSeries and IBM
S/390 (31-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 for Intel x86
Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 for EMT64T and
Server AMD64
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 for IBM
Server iSeries/pSeries
(64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 for IBM zSeries and
Server IBM S/390 (64-bit) on
64-bit hardware
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for Intel x86
Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for IBM
Server iSeries/pSeries
(64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for IBM zSeries
Server and IBM S/390
(64-bit)
Sun Solaris 10 Operating System
for SPARC platforms
(64-bit)
Sun Solaris 9 Operating System
for SPARC platforms
(32-bit)
Sun Solaris 9 Operating System
for SPARC platforms
(32-bit)
Sun Solaris 10 Operating System
for AMD platforms
The space requirements for IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 servers are:
Infrastructure Space
element Resource type required
Administration server Administration 90 MB
server; in the
product install
directory
Administration server An application 10 MB
server; in the
WebSphere Application
Server install
directory
Administration server WebSphere Application 40 MB
Server temporary
directory
(java.io.tmpdir).
Administration server Logs and traces in 21 MB
the Tivoli Common
Directory
Administration server Log Viewer (server 3 MB
install directory)
Runtime server runtime server, plus 650 MB
agent code for all
platforms, in the
install directory
Runtime server An application 10 MB
server; in the
WebSphere Application
Server install
directory
Runtime server WebSphere Application 40 MB
Server temporary
directory
(java.io.tmpdir).
Runtime server Logs and traces in 21 MB
the Tivoli Common
Directory
Runtime server Log Viewer (server 3 MB
install directory)
Both servers on a Administration and 720 MB
single computer runtime servers, plus
agent code for all
platforms, in the
install directory
Both servers on a Both application 10 MB
single computer servers; in the
WebSphere Application
Server install
directory
Both servers on a WebSphere Application 10 MB
single computer Server temporary
directory
(java.io.tmpdir).
Both servers on a Logs and traces in 42 MB
single computer the Tivoli Common
Directory
Both servers on a Log Viewer (server 3 MB
single computer install directory)
In addition, on Windows platforms, there must be a minimum of 100 MB of available temporary space on the default drive, while on UNIX® platforms, there must be at least 250 MB of free space in the /tmp directory.
Refer to the appropriate documentation for DB2® and WebSphere Application Server for details of the space they require.
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 database space requirements are:
Infrastructure Space
element Resource type required
Administration server Administration server 6 MB
database database; in the
product install
directory
Administration server The DB2 database 200 MB
database tables for the
administration server
database, in the DB2
install directory
(Windows) or the home
directory of the DB2
instance owner (UNIX)
Administration server The DB2 database 450 MB
database tables for each agent
reported by the
administration
server, in the DB2
install directory
(multiply this value
by the number of
agents you expect to
manage with the
administration
server)
Administration server If the database is 10 MB
database installed without a
server, install logs
and traces in the
Tivoli Common
Directory
Runtime server Runtime server 6 MB
database database, in the
product install
directory
Runtime server The DB2 database 200 MB
database tables for the
runtime server
database, in the DB2
install directory
Runtime server The DB2 database 350 MB
database tables for each agent
registered with a
runtime server, in
the DB2 install
directory (multiply
this value by the
number of agents you
expect to register
with the server)
Runtime server If the database is 10 MB
database installed without a
server, install logs
and traces in the
Tivoli Common
Directory
Administration and Administration and 12 MB
runtime server runtime server
databases on a single database, in the
computer product install
directory
Administration and The DB2 database 400 MB
runtime server tables for the
databases on a single administration and
computer runtime server
database, in the DB2
install directory
Administration and The DB2 database 800 MB
runtime server tables for each agent
databases on a single registered with a
computer runtime server, in
the DB2 install
directory (multiply
this value by the
number of agents you
expect to register
with the server)
Administration and If the databases are 10 MB
runtime server installed without a
databases on a single server, install logs
computer and traces in the
Tivoli Common
Directory
In addition, on Windows platforms, there must be a minimum of 100 MB of available temporary space on the default drive, while on UNIX platforms there must be at least 250 MB of free space in the /tmp directory.
Refer to the appropriate documentation for DB2 for details of the space it requires.
The software prerequisites for IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 components are:
- Administration and runtime servers require IBM WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition V6.0.2.5 or IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1
- Database for administration and runtime servers require IBM DB2 UDB Enterprise Edition V8.2 (fresh install)
- Web GUI requires Internet Explorer V6.x, or later, on Windows platforms, or Mozilla 1.4, or 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7 (on Solaris, HP-UX, SLES for IA32, RHEL for IA32)
Planning information
Customer responsibilities: The server hardware and installation support for IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for IBM Software V2.3 is a customer responsibility.
Software Maintenance is included with licenses purchased through Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express. Installation and technical support is provided by the Software Maintenance offering of the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement. This fee service enhances your productivity, with voice and electronic access into IBM support organizations.
Packaging
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3 is distributed with:
- International Program License Agreement (Z125-3301)
- License Information document
- CD-ROMs
- Publications: (refer to the Publications section)
Security, auditability, and control
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager uses the security and auditability features of the operating system software.
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features,
administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication
facilities.
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IBM Tivoli enhanced value-based pricing terminology
IBM Tivoli Enhanced Value-Based Pricing: IBM Tivoli software products are priced using IBM Tivoli's Enhanced Value-Based Pricing. The Enhanced Value-Based Pricing system is based upon the IBM Tivoli Environment-Managed Licensing Model, which uses a managed-environment approach — whereby price is determined by what is managed rather than the number and type of product components installed.
For example, all servers monitored with the IBM Tivoli monitoring product (IBM Tivoli Monitoring) require entitlements sufficient for those servers. Other IBM Tivoli products may manage clients, client devices, agents, network nodes, users, or other items, and are licensed and priced accordingly.
Unlike typical systems management licensing models that require entitlements of specific software components to specific systems, the IBM Tivoli Environment-Managed Licensing Model provides the customer flexibility to deploy its IBM Tivoli software products within its environment in a manner that can address and respond to the customer's evolving architecture. That is, as the architecture of a customer's environment changes, the customer's implementation of IBM Tivoli software can be altered, as needed, without affecting the customer's license requirements (as long as the customer does not exceed its entitlements to the software).
Under Enhanced Value-Based Pricing, licensing and pricing of server-oriented applications are determined based upon the server's use in the customer's environment. Typically, such applications are licensed and priced in a manner that corresponds to each installed and activated processor of the server managed by the IBM Tivoli application to help correlate price to value, while offering a simple solution.
Where a server is physically partitioned, this approach is modified. This partitioning technique is the approach used with systems that have either multiple cards or multiple frames, each of which can be configured independently. For servers capable of physical partitioning (for example, IBM's pSeries Scalable POWERparallel® Systems servers, Sun Ultra servers, and HP Superdome servers), an entitlement is required for each processor in the physical partition being managed by the IBM Tivoli application. For example, assume that a server has 24 processors installed in aggregate. If this server is not partitioned, entitlements are required for all 24 processors. If, however, it is physically partitioned into three partitions each containing eight processors, and Tivoli products were managing only one of the three partitions, then entitlements would be required for the eight processors on the physical partition managed by the IBM Tivoli application.
For servers with virtual or logical partitions, entitlements are required for all installed and activated processors on the server. For each IBM Tivoli application managing a clustered environment, licensing is based on the cumulative number of installed and activated processors on each server in the cluster for each IBM Tivoli application managing the cluster. Where the cluster includes physically partitioned servers, the considerations described above concerning physically partitioned servers apply as well.
Enhanced Value-Based Pricing recognizes the convergence of RISC/UNIX and Microsoft Windows/Intel technologies, in order to simplify the customer's licensing requirements, and to provide a smoother, more scalable model. Pricing and licensing does not differentiate between non-zSeries server platforms or operating systems. For some products, this platform neutrality extends to zSeries and other host servers as well.
IBM Tivoli Enhanced Value-Based Pricing terminology definitions
Client device or client
A client device is a computer system that requests the execution of a set of commands, procedures, or applications from another computer system that is typically referred to as a server. Multiple client devices may share access to a common server. A client device generally has some processing capability or is programmable to allow a user to do work. Examples include, but are not limited to, notebook computers, desktop computers, deskside computers, technical workstations, appliances, personal digital assistants, automated teller machines, point-of-sale terminals, tills and cash registers, and kiosks.
Enterprise
A person or single entity and the subsidiaries owned by more than 50%.
Partitions
A server's resources (CPU, memory, I/O, interconnects, and buses) can be divided according to the needs of the applications running on the server. This partitioning can be implemented with physical boundaries (physical partitions) or logical boundaries (logical partitions).
Physical partitions are defined by a collection of processors dedicated to a workload and can be used with systems that have either multiple cards or multiple frames, each of which can be configured independently. In this method, the partitions are divided along hardware boundaries and processors, and the I/O boards, memory, and interconnects are not shared.
Logical partitions are defined by software rather than hardware and allocate a pool of processing resources to a collection of workloads. These partitions, while separated by software boundaries, share hardware components and run in one or more physical partitions.
Standby or backup systems
For programs running or resident on backup machines, IBM defines three types of situations: cold, warm, and hot. In the cold and warm situations, a separate entitlement for the copy on the backup machine is normally not required and typically no additional charge applies. In a hot backup situation, the customer needs to acquire license or entitlement sufficient for that server. All programs running in backup mode must be solely under the customer's control, even if they are running at another enterprise's location.
As a practice, the following actions are allowed concerning the copy of the program used for backup purposes:
Cold
A copy of the program may reside for backup purposes on a machine as long as the program is not started. There is no additional charge for this copy.
Warm
A copy of the program may reside for backup purposes on a machine that is started, but is idling, and is not doing any work of any kind. There is no additional charge for this copy.
Hot
A copy of the program may reside for backup purposes on a machine that is started, and is doing work. The customer must acquire a license or entitlements for this copy and there will generally be an additional charge.
Doing work includes, for example, production, development, program maintenance, and testing. It also could include other activities, such as mirroring of transactions, updating of files, synchronization of programs, data, or other resources (for example, active linking with another machine, program, database, or other resource, and so on), or any activity or configurations that would allow an active hot switch or other synchronized switch over between programs, databases, or other resources to occur.
If a program or system configuration is designed to support a high-availability environment by using various techniques (for example, duplexing, mirroring of files or transactions, maintaining a heartbeat, actively linking with another machine, program, database, or other resource, and so on), the program is considered to be doing work in the "hot" situation and a license or entitlement must be purchased.
Value Units
A Value Unit is a pricing charge metric for program license entitlements, which is based upon the quantity of a specific designated measurement used for a given program. Each program has a designated measurement. The most commonly used designated measurements are processor cores, MSUs, and severs. However, for select programs, there are other designated measurements such as users, client devices, and messages. The number of Value Unit entitlements required for your specific implementation of the given program must be obtained from a conversion table associated with the program. You must obtain a POE for the appropriate number of Value Unit entitlements for your implementation. The Value Unit entitlements of a given program cannot be exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated with Value Unit entitlements of another program. Whenever the designated measurement is a processor core, not all processors require the same number of Value Unit entitlements. To determine the number of Value Unit entitlements required, refer to the processor Value Unit conversion table on the Passport Advantage Web site
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Licensing Web site
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Passport Advantage: Through the Passport Advantage Agreement, customers may receive discounted pricing based on their total volume of eligible products, across all IBM brands, acquired worldwide. The volume is measured by determining the total "Passport Advantage points value" of the applicable acquisitions. Passport Advantage points are only used for calculating the entitled Passport Advantage discount.
To determine the required Tivoli product configuration under Passport Advantage, the Tivoli Enhanced Value-Based Pricing Model applies. The customer's environment is evaluated on a per-product basis.
Use the following two-step process to determine the total "Passport Advantage points value":
- Analyze the customer environment to determine the number of Tivoli Management Points or other charge unit for a product. The quantity of each product's part numbers to be ordered is determined by that analysis.
- Order the Passport Advantage part numbers. A Passport Advantage point value, which is the same worldwide for a specific part number regardless of where the order is placed, is assigned to each Tivoli product part number. The Passport Advantage point value for the applicable part number multiplied by the quantity for that part number will determine the Passport Advantage points for that Tivoli product part number. The sum of these Passport Advantage points determines the "Passport Advantage point value" of the applicable Tivoli product authorizations which then may be aggregated with the point value of other applicable Passport Advantage product acquisitions to determine the total "Passport Advantage points value".
The discounted pricing available through Passport Advantage is expressed in the form of suggested volume prices (SVPs), which vary depending on the SVP level. Each SVP level is assigned a minimum total Passport Advantage point value, which must be achieved, in order to qualify for that SVP level.
Media packs and documentation packs do not carry Passport Advantage points and are not eligible for SVP discounting.
For additional information on Passport Advantage, visit
The following Passport Advantage part number categories may be orderable:
- License and Software Maintenance 12 Months — This is the product authorization with maintenance to the first anniversary date.
- Annual Software Maintenance Renewal — This is the maintenance renewal for one anniversary that applies when a customer renews their existing coverage period prior to the anniversary date at which it expires.
- Software Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months — This is for customers who have allowed their Software Maintenance to expire, and later wish to reinstate their Software Maintenance.
- Media packs — These are the physical media, such as CD-ROMs, that deliver the product's code.
- Documentation packs — These contain printed documentation such as the User's Guide and Release Notes®.
- Custom Build Registration — This is used with products that have an IBM zSeries component. Ordering this part number results in a process to enable the customer to receive the zSeries code via the z/OS® Customized Offerings packaging techniques, that is, ServerPac, SystemPac®, or the Custom Build Product Delivery Option (CBPDO).
Pricing examples
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager: The customer wants to use IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager to manage software license compliance on 3,500 user workstations. In addition, the customer will manage thirty 2-way servers and five uniprocessor servers with IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager.
Since licensing of IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager is for all systems managed by IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager, the customer must obtain the following entitlements:
Quantity in Processor
customer entitlements
Systems managed environment required
Uniprocessor 3505 3505
2-way 30 60
Total Processor 3565
Entitlements
Note:
There is a minimum order quantity of 50 processors when placing the
initial order for IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager.
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This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Product information
Product
Licensed function title Product group category
IBM Tivoli License Tivoli IBM Tivoli
Compliance Manager Configurations License
and Operations Compliance
Manager
IBM Tivoli License Tivoli IBM Tivoli
Compliance Manager Configurations License
and Operations Compliance
Manager
PID Charge unit
Program name number description
IBM Tivoli License 5724-D33 Value Unit
Compliance Manager
IBM Tivoli License 5724-D33 10 Value Units
Compliance Manager
IBM Tivoli License 5724-D33 10 Value Units
Compliance Manager
Charge metrics definitions
Value Unit
A Value Unit is a pricing charge metric for program license entitlements which is based upon the quantity of a specific designated measurement used for a given program. Each program has a designated measurement. The most commonly used designated measurement is a processor core. However, for select programs, there are other designated measurements such as users, client devices, and messages. The number of Value Unit entitlements required for a program depends on how the program is deployed in your environment and must be obtained from a Value Unit table. You must obtain a Proof of Entitlement (PoE) for the calculated number of Value Unit entitlements for your implementation. The Value Unit entitlements are specific to a program and may not be exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated with Value Unit entitlements of another program.
Processor (Value Unit)
A processor core is a functional unit within a computing device that interprets and executes instructions. A processor core consists of at least an instruction control unit and one or more arithmetic or logic unit. With multicore technology, each core is considered a processor. Not all processor cores require the same number of Value Unit entitlements. To calculate the number of Value Unit entitlements required, refer to the Value Unit table on the following Web site
With full capacity licensing, a Proof of Entitlement (PoE) must be acquired for the appropriate number of Value Units based on all activated processor cores available for use on the server.
Passport Advantage Customer: Media Pack Entitlement Details
Customers with active maintenance or subscription for the products listed below are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack.
Note that the Product Name has been changed from IBM Tivoli License Manager to IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager . The license part numbers have been updated to reflect this change.
Tivoli License Compliance Manager V2.3.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs Part
offerings description description number
IBM Tivoli License IBM Tivoli License BJ0K6ML
Compliance Manager 10 Compliance Manager
Value Units V2.3.0 Media Pack CD
ROM Multilingual
IBM Tivoli License IBM Tivoli License BJ0K6ML
Compliance Manager 10 Compliance Manager
Value Units for V2.3.0 Media Pack CD
zLinux ROM Multilingual
Tivoli License Compliance Manager for IBM Software V2.3.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs Part
offerings description description number
IBM Tivoli License IBM Tivoli License BJ0K7ML
Compliance Manager Compliance Manager
for IBM Software for IBM Software
Value Units V2.2.0 Media Pack CD
ROM Multilingual
New licensees: Orders for new licenses will be accepted now.
Shipment will begin on the planned availability date.
Basic license
Ordering information for Passport Advantage: Passport Advantage allows you to have a common Anniversary for Software Maintenance renewals, which can simplify management and budgeting for eligible new versions and releases (and related technical support) for your covered products. The Anniversary, established at the start of your Passport Advantage Agreement, will remain unchanged while your Passport Advantage Agreement remains in effect. New software purchases will initially include twelve full months of Software Maintenance coverage. Software Maintenance in the second year (the first year of renewal) can be prorated to be coterminous with your common Anniversary. Thereafter, all Software Maintenance will renew at the common Anniversary, and include 12 full months of Software Maintenance.
Refer to the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement and to the IBM Software Maintenance Handbook for specific terms relating to, and a more complete description of, technical support provided through Software Maintenance.
The quantity to be specified for the Passport Advantage part numbers in the following table is per ten Value Units. To order through Passport Advantage, specify the desired part number and quantity.
Passport Advantage program licenses
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager
Part
Part description number
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager E027MLL
10 Value Units Annual SW Maint Rnwl
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager D561CLL
10 Value Units Lic+SW Maint 12 Mo
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Mgr 10 D561GLL
Value Units SW Maint Reinstate 12 Mo
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager
Part
Part description number
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager
ITLM For IBM Software On-Demand E027NLL
Value Unit Annual SW Maint Rnwl
ITLM For IBM Software On-Demand D561HLL
Value Unit Lic+SW Maint 12 Mo
ITLM For IBM Software On-Demand Value D561ILL
Unit SW Maint Reinstate 12 Mo
To order a media pack or a documentation pack for Passport Advantage, specify the part number in the desired quantity from the following table:
Part
Part description number
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager BJ0K6ML
V2.3 CD ROM Media Pack, ML
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Mgr for BJ0K7ML
IBM Software V2.3 CD Media Pack ML
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager is also available via Web download from Passport Advantage.
Cross-Platform Product for Use on zSeries
Order the part numbers that follow when there is an intention to acquire this cross-platform product for deployment on the zSeries or S/390 platform. This set of part numbers provides the identical supply and authorization as the other set in this announcement. The distinction is to identify the planned deployment platform.
Part
Part description number
IBM Tiv Lic Compliance Mgr Lin on z 10 D561KLL
Value Units SW Maint Reinstate 12 Mo
IBM Tivoli Lic Compliance Mgr Lin on z E027PLL
10 Value Units Annual SW Maint Rnwl
IBM Tivoli Lic Compliance Mgr Lin on z D561JLL
10 Value Units Lic+SW Maint 12 Mo
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The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern any transaction with IBM are contained in the applicable contract documents, such as the IBM International Program License Agreement, IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement and the IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance.
Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement including the License Information (LI) document and Proof of Entitlement (PoE) govern your use of the program. PoEs are required for all authorized use.
Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance.
This software license includes Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Software Subscription and Technical Support.
License Information form number
Program
Program name number Form number
IBM Tivoli License 5724-D33 Softcopy
Compliance Manager license
with media
The program's LI will be available for review on the IBM Software License Agreement Web site
Limited warranty applies: Yes
Warranty: IBM warrants that when the program is used in the specified operating environment it will conform to its specifications. The warranty applies only to the unmodified portion of the program. IBM does not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation of the program or that IBM will correct all program defects. You are responsible for the results obtained from the use of the program.
IBM provides you with access to IBM databases containing information on known program defects, defect corrections, restrictions, and bypasses at no additional charge. Consult the IBM Software Support Guide for further information at
IBM will maintain this information for at least one year after the original licensee acquires the program ("Warranty Period").
Program technical support: Technical support of a program product will be available for a minimum of three years from the general availability date, as long as your Software Maintenance is in effect. This technical support allows you to obtain assistance (via telephone or electronic means) from IBM for product-specific, task-oriented questions regarding the installation and operation of the program product. Software Maintenance also provides you with access to updates, releases, and versions of the program. You will be notified, via announcement letter, of discontinuance of support with 12 months' notice. If you require additional technical support from IBM, including an extension of support beyond the discontinuance date, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner. This extension may be available for a fee.
Money-back guarantee: If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the program and you are the original licensee, return it within 30 days from the invoice date, to the party (either IBM or its reseller) from whom you acquired it, for a refund.
- For programs acquired under the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement, this term applies only to your first acquisition of the program.
Copy and use on home/portable computer
Copy and use on
Product name home/portable computer
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager No
Usage restriction: Yes
Usage is limited to the quantity of Value Units licensed.
For additional information refer to the License Information Document that is available on the IBM Software License Agreement Web site
International Passport Agreement
Passport Advantage applies
Yes, and through the Passport Advantage Web site at
This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance
The following agreement applies for maintenance and does not require customer signatures:
- IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (Z125-6011)
Software Maintenance is included with licenses purchased through Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express. Product upgrades and Technical Support are provided by the Software Maintenance offering as described in the Agreements. Product upgrades provide the latest versions and releases to entitled software and Technical Support provides voice and electronic access to IBM support organizations, worldwide.
IBM includes one year of Software Maintenance with each program license acquired. The initial period of Software Maintenance can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option, if available.
While your Software Maintenance is in effect, IBM provides you assistance for your routine, short duration installation and usage (how-to) questions, and code-related questions. IBM provides assistance via telephone, and if available, electronic access, to your information systems (IS) technical support personnel during the normal business hours (published prime shift hours) of your IBM support center. (This assistance is not available to your end users.) IBM provides Severity 1 assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For additional details, consult your IBM Software Support Guide at
Software Maintenance does not include assistance for the design and development of applications, your use of programs in other than their specified operating environment, or failures caused by products for which IBM is not responsible under the applicable agreements.
For additional information about the International Passport Advantage Agreement and the IBM International Passport Advantage Express Agreement, visit the Passport Advantage Web site at
Other Terms
Volume orders (IVO): No
iSeries Software Maintenance applies: No
Educational allowance available:
Not applicable.
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IBM Global Services has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to put you on the road to higher systems availability. IBM Electronic Services is a Web-enabled solution that provides you with an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the service and support available on the IBM eServer® platform. These services provide the opportunity for greater system availability due to faster problem resolution and preemptive monitoring. IBM Electronic Services is comprised of two separate but complementary elements: IBM Electronic Services news page and IBM Electronic Service Agent™.
IBM Electronic Services news page provides you with a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used by customers to access IBM Internet services and support. The news page enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems.
The IBM Electronic Service Agent is no-additional-charge software that resides on your IBM eServer system. It is designed to proactively monitor events and transmit system inventory information to IBM on a periodic, customer-defined timetable. The IBM Electronic Service Agent tracks system inventory, hardware error logs, and performance information. If the server is under a current IBM maintenance service agreement or within the IBM warranty period, the Service Agent automatically reports hardware problems to IBM. Early knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to provide proactive service that may result in higher system availability and performance. In addition, information collected through the Service Agent will be made available to IBM service support representatives when they are helping answer your questions or diagnosing problems.
To learn how IBM Electronic Services can work for you, visit
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In the Electronic tools category, select the option for "Purchase/upgrade tools".
Passport Advantage
For Passport Advantage information and charges, contact your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner. Additional information is also available at
Business Partner information
If you are an IBM Business Partner — Distributor for Workstation Software acquiring products from IBM, you may link to Passport Advantage Online for resellers where you can obtain Business Partner pricing information. An IBM ID and password are required.
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To order, contact the Americas Call Centers, your local IBM representative, or your IBM Business Partner.
To identify your local IBM representative or IBM Business Partner, call 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968).
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255)
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX (242-6329)
Internet: callserv@ca.ibm.com
Mail: IBM Americas Call Centers
Dept. Teleweb Customer Support, 9th floor
105 Moatfield Drive
North York, Ontario
Canada M3B 3R1
Reference: YE001
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Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
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