IBM XL C/C++ for AIX , V11.1 delivers support for the POWER7 processor
architecture
IBM United States
Software Announcement 210-095
April 13, 2010
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IBM® XL
C/C++ for AIX® is
a standards-based, high-performance C and C++ compiler with advanced optimizing
and debugging features. IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 delivers the following new features
and enhancements:
- Support for the latest POWER7™ processor architecture, for improved application
performance and capability through exploitation of the architectural enhancements
made available through the advancement of the Power® technology
- Wide range of optimizing features to generate highly optimized 32- and
64-bit application code to run efficiently on a variety of processors and
processor families
- New diagnostic reports that can help identify opportunities to improve
the performance of applications
- New and enhanced compiler options and directives for more flexibility
and increased performance tuning and optimizations
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 XL
C/C++ for AIX is
designed to optimize and tune your applications for execution on IBM Power platforms,
to help you unleash the full power of your IT investment, to create and maintain
critical business and scientific applications, to maximize application performance,
and to improve developer productivity. The performance gain from years of
compiler optimization experience is seen in the continuous release-to-release
compiler improvements including full exploitation of the latest IBM POWER7 processor.
With this release, IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 introduces enhancements for exploitation
of the latest POWER7 architecture:
- Support for the vector unit and vector scalar extension (VSX) instruction
set in the POWER7 processors
to help parallelize applications
- Specific POWER7 processor
tuning for the highly tuned vector functions within the Mathematical Acceleration
Subsystem (MASS) libraries
- New built-in functions added to support POWER7 processor instructions giving you
direct control of the Power instructions at the application level
- New arch and tune compiler options made available to specify full exploitation
of the POWER7 processor
architecture
With the support of the latest POWER7 processor chip, IBM will have
advanced a more than 20-year investment in the XL compilers for Power series
and PowerPC® series
architectures.
IBM has
a long history of delivering innovative, high-quality compiler products to
the marketplace. Over the course of multiple releases, the XL family of compilers
has invested in new functions, enhancements, and standards conformance to
provide you with the tools needed to develop and maintain smarter applications
to meet critical business needs. Additional enhancements in this release of
XL C/C++ for AIX,
V11.1 include:
- Further support for the draft C++0x programming language standards to
give you more functionality and to allow for maximum portability of your source
code
- Additional features for increased performance tuning and optimization
of your C and C++ applications
- New and enhanced compiler options, directives, and built-ins to give you
even more flexibility
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Systems -- IBM Power System
servers supported by:
- IBM AIX 5.3
TL 5300-07 or higher
- IBM AIX 6.1
- IBM PASE
for i 6.1 with PTF SI30636 or higher
Required hard disk space -- 500 MB
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IBM XL
C/C++ for AIX continues
to deliver additional functionality and enhancements including support for
the latest POWER7 processor
architecture to help improve application performance and capability.
Exploitation of the new POWER7 processor architecture
A key strength of IBM XL C/C++ for AIX is performance and its ability to optimize
and tune generated code for execution on Power platforms. The performance gain
from years of IBM compiler
optimization experience can be seen in the release-to-release compiler improvements
from the development of the POWER4™ processors through to the POWER4+™, POWER5™, POWER5+™,
and POWER6™ processors.
With XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1, compiler support now includes full exploitation
of the latest POWER7 processor.
IBM XL
C/C++ for AIX,
V11.1 supports the VSX instruction set in the POWER7 processors. New data types and
built-in functions are introduced to support the VSX instruction, allowing
you to efficiently manipulate vector operations in your applications. The
advanced compiler optimizer can also automatically take advantage of these
vector facilities to help automatically parallelize your application.
The highly tuned MASS libraries are enhanced to support the POWER7 processors:
- The vector functions within the vector MASS library have been tuned for
the POWER7 architecture.
The functions can be used in either 32- or 64-bit mode.
- New functions such as exp2, exp2m1, log21p, and log2 are added in both
single-precision and double-precision functional groups. In addition, functions
supporting previous POWER® processors are enhanced to support POWER7 processors.
- A new MASS SIMD library tuned for the POWER7 processor is provided, containing
an accelerated set of frequently used mathematical functions.
New built-in functions unlock POWER7 processor instructions to enable
you to take direct control at the application level:
- POWER7 prefetch
extensions and cache control instructions
- POWER7 hardware
instructions
New arch and tune compiler options are added to specify code generation
for the POWER7 processor
architecture. -qarch=pwr7 instructs the compiler to produce code that can
fully exploit the POWER7 hardware architecture. -qtune=pwr7 enables
optimizations specifically tuned for the POWER7 hardware platforms.
With the support of the latest POWER7 processor chip, IBM advances a
more than 20-year investment in compilers for Power and PowerPC series architectures.
New diagnostics reports to help improve performance
of your code
Compiler reports in XML format
With this release, reports containing key compiler optimization information
are now available. These reports identify areas in your code where the compiler
was able to apply optimization. Equally important, the reports also identify
areas where optimizations could not be applied along with the reasons why
they were not applied. This information was not readily obvious or available
in previous versions of the compiler. You can use this information to change
your code to allow the compiler to take advantage of additional optimizations
for improving performance.
These new compiler reports are produced in XML format (XML 1.0) and are
easily consumable by tools that you can create to read and analyze the results.
A stylesheet, xlstyle.xsl, is provided to allow you to render the report into
a human-readable format that can be read by anyone with a browser that supports
XSLT.
In this release, reports for four optimization categories are provided:
- Inlining
- Loop transformations
- Data reorganizations
- Profile-directed feedback information
The new -qlistfmt option and its associated suboptions are used to generate
the XML 1.0 report.
This new feature allows the compiler to report, in XML format, on the results
of more detailed optimization transformation analysis that were previously
available only with limited information and only in text format. These new
reports can help you do a higher level of performance tuning in less time.
Enhanced profiling reports
When using -qreport with the -qpdf option, you get additional information
on the loop iteration count, and the block and call count, and a report on
the number of cache misses for certain functions.
Reports of data reorganizations
The compiler can now generate reports on data reorganizations in the listing
files. The data reorganization section provides a summary of how program
variable data is reorganized by the compiler. Information on data reorganization
includes:
- Array splitting
- Array transposing
- Memory allocation merging
- Array interleaving
- Array coalescing
Also available in the listing files are the locations of data prefetch
instructions, which are inserted by the compiler.
Additional loop analysis reports
A new suboption has been added to -qhot to allow for more aggressive loop
analysis. This new option, -qhot=level=2, together with -qsmp and -qreport
provide information about loop nests on which the aggressive loop analysis
was performed. This report can be found in the Loop Transformation section
of the listing file and in the new XML listing file.
Utilization tracking and reporting tool to understand
compiler usage
This release introduces a new feature that will enable you to understand
the compiler utilization within your enterprise. You can use this feature
to help determine whether your organization's use of the compiler matches
your compiler license entitlements. When enabled, each invocation of the compiler
is recorded in a compiler utilization file. The utilization reporting tool
can then be used to generate a report of the overall usage of the compiler
within your organization. In particular, the report indicates the number of
concurrent users using the compiler.
Additional support for C++0x
C++0x is the working draft of the next C++ programming language standard.
The following C++ 0x features are introduced in XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1:
- Auto type deduction
- C99 long long
- C99 preprocessor features adopted in C++0x
- Decltype
- Delegating constructors
- Explicit instantiation declarations
- Inline namespace definitions
- Static assertion
- Variadic templates
Support of programming language standards not only provides you with significant
functionality but also allows for maximum portability of your source code
among a variety of compiler implementations.
New and enhanced compiler options and directives for
more flexibility
Compiler options can be specified on the command line or through directives
embedded in your application source files. The following additional new or
changed compiler options are available with this release of the compiler:
- -qarch includes a new suboption, -qarch=pwr7, allowing you to instruct
the compiler to produce code that can fully exploit the POWER7 hardware
platforms.
- -qassert is a new option and is used to provide information about the
characteristics of the files to help you to fine-tune optimizations.
- -qconcurrentupdate must be used to enable hot patching when building kernel
extensions.
- -qfuncsect has been improved in this release to help reduce the size of
your C/C++ programs.
- -qfunctrace inserts calls to user-defined tracing procedures at procedure
entry and exit, giving you powerful user-customizable debugging and profiling
capabilities.
- The -qhot compiler option is a powerful alternative to tuning by hand.
-qhot provides opportunities to optimize loops and array language. A new suboption
is added for -qhot. The -qhot=fastmath option enables the replacement of math
routines with available math routines from the XLOPT library only if -qstrict=nolibrary
is enabled. -qhot=nofastmath disables this replacement.
- For improved performance, -qinline attempts to inline functions instead
of generating calls to those functions, providing you with new control over
this powerful optimization.
- Specifying -r -qipa=relink is used to generate relinkable objects while
preserving IPA information.
- -qkeepinlines includes the new exports suboption. You can use -qkeepinlines=exports
to ensure that the compiler keeps the list of symbols and their definitions
from the shared object file compiled with an earlier version of the compiler.
- -qlanglvl includes new suboptions:
- -qlanglvl=autotypededuction controls whether the auto type deduction feature
is enabled. This feature is used to delegate the task of type deduction of
an auto variable to the compiler from the type of its initializer expression.
- -qlanglvl=c99longlong controls whether the C99 long long feature is enabled.
This feature improves source compatibility between the C and C++ languages.
- -qlanglvl=c99preprocessor controls whether the C99 preprocessor features
adopted in C++0x are enabled. This feature is used to provide a more common
preprocessor interface for C and C++ compilers.
- -qlanglvl=decltype controls whether the decltype feature is enabled. This
feature is used to get a type that is based on the resultant type of a possibly
type-dependent expression.
- -qlanglvl=delegatingctors controls whether the delegating constuctors
feature is enabled. This feature is used to concentrate common initializations
in one constructor.
- -qlanglvl=extendedfriend controls whether the extended friend declarations
feature is enabled. This feature is used to accept additional forms of non-function
friend declarations.
- -qlanglvl=extendedintegersafe controls whether or not unsigned long long
init can be used as the type for decimal integer literals that do not have
a suffix containing u or U and cannot be represented by the long long int
type. This option takes effect only when the -qlanglvl=c99longlong option
is specified.
- -qlanglvl=externtemplate controls whether the explicit instantiation declarations
feature is enabled. This feature is used to suppress the implicit instantiation
of a template specialization or its members.
- -qlanglvl=inlinenamespace controls whether the inline namespace definitions
feature is enabled. This feature is used to define and specialize members
of an inline namespace as if they were also members of the enclosing namespace.
- -qlanglvl=static_assert controls whether the static assertions feature
is enabled. This feature is used to produce compile-time assertions for which
a severe error message is issued on failure.
- -qlanglvl=variadic(templates) controls whether the variadic templates
feature is enabled. This feature is used to define class or function templates
that have any number (including zero) of parameters.
- -qlibmpi is used to tune code based on the known behavior of the Message
Passing Interface (MPI) functions.
- -qlistfmt generates the XML report containing information about optimizations
performed and not performed for loop transformations, data reorganization,
and profile-directed feedback.
- -qnamemangling implements a new name mangling scheme for this release.
- New suboptions are added to -qpdf1 and -qpdf2. These options tune optimizations
through profile-directed feedback (PDF).
- -qprefetch includes a new suboption. When working with applications that
generate a high cache-miss rate, -qprefetch=assistthread can be used to exploit
assist threads for data prefetching.
- -qsaveopt is enhanced to include the user's configuration file name and
the options specified in these configuration files.
- -qsimd controls whether the compiler can automatically take advantage
of vector instructions for processors that support them.
- When a listing file is generated using -qsource option, you can use -qskipsrc
to control whether the source statements skipped by the compiler are shown
in the source section of the listing file. Alternatively the -qskipsrc=hide
option can be used to hide the source statements skipped by the compiler.
- -qstackprotect is used to protect your applications against malicious
code or programming errors that overwrite or corrupt the stack.
- -qstrict includes a new suboption to allow more control over optimizations
and transformations that violate strict program semantics. -qstrict=vectorprecision
disables vectorization in loops where it might produce different results in
vectorized iterations than in nonvectorized ones.
- The -qtune=pwr7 suboption is added to -qtune to enable tuning for the POWER7 hardware
platforms.
Additional built-in functions to help improve performance
As an alternative to managing hardware registers through assembly language,
XL C/C++ built-in functions provide access to the optimized Power instruction
set and allow the compiler to optimize the instruction scheduling, to help
improve the performance of your code. New built-in functions in XL C/C++ for AIX,
V11.1, include:
- New VSX built-in functions and vector data types are added to enable direct
access to the powerful vector capabilities of the POWER7 processors.
- The POWER7 processor
has cache control and stream prefetch extensions that support store stream
prefetch and prefetch depth control. New built-in functions provide direct
programmer access to these functions.
- New built-in functions are added corresponding to each new POWER7 hardware
instruction. Using these functions you can improve performance by directly
manipulating specific hardware instructions in your code.
- New built-in functions are also added for the following:
- Conversion function to convert between declets and binary coded decimal
- Comparison functions to compare bytes
- Generation of sixes
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IBM XL
C/C++ for AIX,
V11.1 is capable as of April 13, 2010, when used in accordance with associated IBM documentation,
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the hardware architectures on which you run your business. IBM compilers
are designed to unleash the full power of IBM processors, including those for the
different architectures shipped in the popular IBM Power Systems™.
IBM compilers
are designed to improve programmer productivity. The state-of-the-art compilation
technology enables programmers to exploit leading-edge performance of the
new hardware without source code changes. Developers only need to focus on
the logic of the applications and let the compiler figure out the best way
to transform and optimize the code generation for the systems the application
will run on.
Harness the power of parallel computing
Parallel programming with IBM XL C/C++ exploits the advantages of multiprocessor
systems, while maintaining full binary compatibility with existing single-processor
systems. With XL C/C++ you can use any of the following to develop your parallelized
applications:
- An extensive range of OpenMP directives and non-OpenMP SMP directives
- Message passing interface (MPI)
- The POSIX treads (Pthreads) library module
For high-bandwidth data processing and algorithmic-intensive applications,
XL C/C++ can leverage VMX and VSX instructions and automatic SIMDization to
improve program performance. By processing multiple pieces of data at once,
the speed of executed code can increase, with the added benefit that the source
code may not need to be rewritten.
Powerful, no-hassle performance optimization
Well-written and thoroughly debugged code, fully conformant to its language
standard, can take maximum advantage of the optimizing technology in XL C/C++
and may enjoy an increase in performance. The optimization and hardware features
in XL C/C++ help improve developer productivity, and the compiler is able
to generate code that exploits the leading-edge performance in existing and
new hardware, often with minimal source code changes.
IBM XL
C/C++ supports several levels of increasingly aggressive code transformations.
Advanced optimization techniques such as inter-procedural analysis (IPA) and
PDF are available only at high levels of optimization but can result in increased
performance improvements. IPA analyzes and optimizes your application as a
whole, rather than on a file-by-file basis. PDF generates information that
instructs the optimizer to focus on trade-offs that favor code that executes
more frequently.
Get more performance from the IBM Power platform with minimal or no source
code changes. Upgrade to the latest IBM XL C/C++ compiler, which incorporates
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Multiple-platform XL C/C++ and Fortran
IBM XL
C/C++ for AIX,
V11.1 is part of a larger family of IBM XL C, C++, and Fortran compilers which
supports multiple platforms such as AIX, IBM Power Systems, z/OS®, z/VM®, Linux®, Blue Gene/L™, Blue
Gene/P™, and Cell Broadband Engine™ architecture.
The modular structure of these compilers delivers optmizations and functionality
on all platforms and to all languages. Further, each product derives from
a common code base, so features and optimizations are tested in multiple languages
on multiple platforms. A common code base, along with compliance with international
standards make source-level portability of applications between IBM platforms
easier.
Built on a common architecture, XL C, XL C/C++, and XL Fortran compilers
promote consistency and reliability on many IBM platforms.
Programming language standards, industry specifications,
and other language influences
Programming language standards
XL C/C++ supports the latest revised ISO C++ 2003 standard (ISO/IEC 14882:2003).
XL C/C++ also supports the latest C standard revision ISO/IEC 9899:1999,
also known as C99, a major update to the previous C standard. C99 introduces
a number of new language features to the C language, such as:
- Complex data type
- Support for variable length arrays
- Compound literals
- Flexible array members
The main changes to the C++ standard are the Technical Corrigendum 1 which
details ongoing work in defect reports collected worldwide. These items combine
to form the 2003 C++ standards. These changes are available beginning with
the XL C/C++ for AIX, V7.0 compiler. Additional updates come in the form
of the C++ Library Extensions Technical Report (TR1) in 2001. These reports
proposed extensions to the C++ library. Support includes the hash and traits
libraries from C++ Library Extensions Technical Report in the XL C/C++ for AIX,
V8.0 compiler. Other additions include smart pointers, template metaprogramming
utilities, and special math functions useful for research.
XL C/C++ for AIX,
V10.1 introduces support for the C++0x standard which is the working draft
of the next C++ programming language standard. XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 continues
to build on the support for the C++ 0x standard. This standard has not yet
been officially adopted, but the XL C/C++ compiler supports some of its features.
However, these features might change or be removed in the future according
to the final ratification of this standard.
Industry specifications and other language influences
The IBM XL
family of compilers is deeply involved in parallel computing and high performance
computing. The XL compilers implement both the AltiVec/VMX programming interface
and the OpenMP 3.0 specification for shared memory programming model. With
the XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 release, the Vector Scalar Extension (VSX)
instruction set within the POWER7 architecture is also supported.
IBM is
a member of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). The mission
of SPEC is to identify and maintain standardized benchmarks that will drive
high performance computing for many years. SPEC released SPEC CPU2006 in 2006.
CPU2006 is a benchmark focused on a system's processor, memory subsystem,
and compiler. IBM continues
to participate in the SPECCOMP suite which measures the performance of parallel
benchmarks using OpenMP.
Support of programming language standards allows for portability of your
source code among a variety of compiler implementations.
IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
IBM Rational® Developer
for Power
Systems Software™ V7.6 can be purchased with this program.
IBM Rational Developer
for Power
Systems Software now includes a rich set of integrated development tools
that support the XL C/C++ for AIX compiler. IBM Rational Developer for Power
Systems Software offers the capabilities of file management, searching,
editing, analysis, build, and debug, all integrated into an Eclipse workbench.
XL C/C++ developers will now be able to realize the productivity gains of
moving from older, text-based, command line development tools to a rich integrated
development environment. IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software V7.6
is used with XL C/C++ for AIX, versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.1, or 11.1.
If you license the XL C/C++ for AIX compiler, you might also be interested
in acquiring licenses for Rational Developer for Power Systems Software V7.6.
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Hardware requirements
- For XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1:
- System: IBM Power
Systems servers supported by AIX 5.3 or AIX 6.1
- Disk space: 500 MB
- For XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 using IBM Portable Application Solutions Environment
for i (IBM PASE
for i):
- IBM i
or AS/400® RISC
model server
Software requirements
- For XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1:
- AIX 5.3
TL 5300-07 (or later) or AIX 6.1
- Viewers to access and display the documentation such as:
- Frames-capable browser to access HTML documentation
- Portable Document Format (PDF) viewer to view PDF files
- For XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 using IBM PASE for i:
- IBM PASE
for i 6.1 with PTF SI30636 or later
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trade-up part number.
Precursor product Trade-up product Trade-up part number
XL C/C++ for AIX XL C/C++ for AIX D0CNWLL to trade-up from
Authorized User Concurrent User single Authorized User
single entitlement single entitlement to single Concurrent User
Consult your IBM representative
if you have any questions.
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.
Entitled Maintenance Offerings
description
XL C/C++ for AIX
Media Pack
description Part number
XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 Media Pk Multilingual BA0YKML
Basic license: To order the programs described in this announcement
for 5724-X13, specify the type-model number and the applicable features from
the tables below. The medium feature (CD-ROM) need only be specified as required.
To request the media package (CD-ROM), specify media supply features 5809
and 3410.
When placing an ESD order in econfig, specify a billing feature, the media
features 5809 and 3410, and the ESD-only feature 3450.
One-
time
charge Medium
Program feature feature
Description number number Medium number
XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 5724-X13
OTC with 1 Year SW S&S
- per Authorized User 0220
- per Concurrent User 0221
Media Package CD-ROM 5809
CD-ROM 3410
Expedite Fee charge to Branch 3445
Customization features:
ESD for upgrades only 3450
Do not ship pubs 3470
Do not ship media 3471
Electronic Software Update orders
Entitled Software Update (ESU) is a way for customers to self-order their Power software
release upgrades via the Entitled Software Support (ESS) Web site without
the need to go to their seller to place the upgrade order. ESU orders for
Electronic Software Delivery (ESD) will now be available in all countries.
ESU orders for Power software,
including IBM XL
C/C++ for AIX,
V11.1, will be placed on the ESS Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess
Customers should generally select electronic delivery when ordering via
ESU, but do have the ability to select physical delivery. Programs ordered
for ESD will have the same download images provided as on the CD media shipped
for physical orders.
ESU customers placing ESD software orders will receive an e-mail with software
order information. The ESU customer will be able to immediately proceed to
the "Downloads" Web site support for program access, instead of waiting for
delivery of a physical package shipped from IBM.
Customers choosing physical delivery will also have the electronic images
available for ESD download.
ESD help (instructions on how to use)
- http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/software/delivery/en_US/downloadinfo.html
ESD sign-in (must have customer number and Power software entitlements to get in)
- http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/OpenServlet.wss
List of Power software
products that are available for electronic download
- http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/software/delivery/en_US/supportedproducts.html
Maintenance Offering customer: Media Supply Entitlement details
Customers with active Software Maintenance for XL C/C++ for AIX, XL C/C++
Enterprise Edition for AIX, or VisualAge® C++ for AIX are entitled to receive the media pack
corresponding to XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 or a previous level of the program
as long as the level of the program continues to be active.
Eligible customers should add the applicable PID and CD-ROM media supply
feature number from the following table to their existing maintenance record.
To request the media package (CD-ROM), specify the media features 5809 and
3410.
When placing an ESD order in econfig, specify a billing feature, the media
features 5809 and 3410, and the ESD-only feature 3450. Note that these ESD
features are also applicable to the compiler products:
- XL C/C++ for AIX, V10.1, PID 5724-U81
- XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition for AIX, V9.0, PID 5724-S71
- XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V8.0 for AIX, PID 5724-M12
Entitled maintenance offerings description
XL C/C++ for AIX
Medium
feature
Description number
XL C/C++ for AIX V11.1 CD-ROM Media Supply 5809
for PID 5724-X13 CD-ROM Media Supply 3410
Expedite Fee Charge to Branch 3445
Customization features:
ESD for upgrades only 3450
Do not ship pubs 3470
Do not ship media 3471
XL C/C++ for AIX V10.1 CD-ROM Media Supply 5809
for PID 5724-U81 CD-ROM Media Supply 3410
Expedite Fee Charge to Branch 3445
Customization features:
ESD for upgrades only 3450
Do not ship pubs 3470
Do not ship media 3471
XL C/C++ Ent Ed for AIX, V9.0 CD-ROM Media Supply 5809
for PID 5724-S71 CD-ROM Media Supply 3410
Expedite Fee Charge to Branch 3445
Customization features:
ESD for upgrades only 3450
Do not ship pubs 3470
Do not ship media 3471
XL C/C++ Ent Ed V8.0 AIX CD-ROM Media Supply 5809
for PID 5724-M12 CD-ROM Media Supply 3410
Expedite Fee Charge to Branch 3445
Customization features:
ESD for upgrades only 3450
Do not ship pubs 3470
Do not ship media 3471
Trade-up from Authorized User to Concurrent User
Customers who have originally acquired licenses for Authorized User can
trade-up their Authorized User licenses to an equivalent or appropriate number
of Concurrent User licenses.
The following is a list of precursor products for which you must have already
acquired a license in order to be eligible to acquire the equivalent Concurrent
User licenses using the trade-up feature number.
Precursor product Trade-up product Trade-up feature number
XL C/C++ for AIX XL C/C++ for AIX Is used to trade-up from
Authorized User Concurrent User single Authorized User
single entitlement single entitlement to single Concurrent User
Consult your IBM representative
if you have any questions.
One-
time
charge
program Feature
Description number number
XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 5724-X13
- trade up from single Authorized User
entitlement to single Concurrent User
entitlement 0226
This software license includes Software Subscription and Technical Support,
previously referred to as Software Maintenance.
Extending coverage for a total of three years from date of acquisition
may be elected. Order the program number, feature number, and quantity to
extend coverage for your software licenses. If maintenance has expired, specify
the after license feature number.
Feature Feature
description number
5724-X13 - IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1
Per Authorized User with 1 Year SW S&S 0220
Per Concurrent User with 1 Year SW S&S 0221
5724-X13 - IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 5809
Multilingual, CD ROM 3410
5648-F49 - IBM XL C/C++ for AIX
Per Authorized User SW S&S
- No Charge Registration 0001
- 1 Year Renewal 0002
Per Concurrent User SW S&S
- No Charge Registration 0003
- 1 Year Renewal 0004
5648-F53 - IBM XL C/C++ for AIX
Per Authorized User SW S&S 1 Year After License 0001
Per Concurrent User SW S&S 1 Year After License 0002
5648-F47 - IBM XL C/C++ for AIX
Per Authorized User SW S&S 3 Year Registration 0003
Per Concurrent User SW S&S 3 Year Registration 0004
5648-F46 - IBM XL C/C++ for AIX
Per Authorized User SW S&S 3 Year Renewal 0001
Per Concurrent User SW S&S 3 Year Renewal 0002
5648-F45 - IBM XL C/C++ for AIX
Per Authorized User SW S&S 3 Year After License 0001
Per Concurrent User SW S&S 3 Year After License 0002
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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 IBM Agreement
for Acquisition of Software Maintenance.
This product is available only via Passport Advantage. It is
not available as shrinkwrap.
Licensing
IBM International
Program License Agreement including the License Information 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 Subscription and Support (also
referred to as Software Maintenance).
Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance
The IBM Agreement
for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (Z125-6011) agreement applies for
subscription and support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) and does
not require customer signatures.
These programs are licensed under the IBM Program License Agreement (IPLA) and
the associated Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance, which provide
for support with ongoing access to releases and versions of the program. IBM includes
one year of Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software
Maintenance) with the initial license acquisition of each program acquired.
The initial period of Software Subscription and Support (also referred to
as Software Maintenance) can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option,
if available. These programs have a one-time license charge for use of the
program and an annual renewable charge for the enhanced support that includes
telephone assistance (voice support for defects during normal business hours),
as well as access to updates, releases, and versions of the program as long
as support is in effect.
License Information form number
L-MCHN-72VMHZ
The program's License Information will be available for review on the IBM Software
License Agreement Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/software/sla/sladb.nsf
Limited warranty applies
Yes
Limited 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.
For further information, consult the IBM Software Support Handbook found
at
- http://www.ibm.com/support/handbook
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 five years from the general availability date, as long as your Software
Subscription and Support (also referred to as 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 Subscription
and Support (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, you may obtain a refund of the amount you paid for it,
if within 30 days of your invoice date you return the program and its PoE
to the party from whom you obtained it. If you downloaded the program, you
may contact the party from whom you acquired it for instructions on how to
obtain the refund.
For clarification, note that (1) for programs acquired under the IBM International Passport
Advantage offering, this term applies only to your first acquisition
of the program and (2) for programs acquired under any of IBM's On/Off Capacity
on Demand (On/Off CoD) software offerings, this term does not apply since
these offerings apply to programs already acquired and in use by you.
Authorization for use on home/portable computer
The program may be stored on the primary machine and another machine, provided
that the program is not in active use on both machines at the same time.
Volume orders (IVO)
Yes. Contact your IBM representative.
Passport Advantage applies
Yes, and through the Passport Advantage Web site at
- http://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage
Usage restriction
Yes
For additional information, refer to the License Information document that
is available on the IBM Software License Agreement Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/software/sla/sladb.nsf
Software Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance)
applies
Yes. Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance),
is now included in the Passport Advantage Agreement. Installation
and technical support for the products announced in this announcement is provided
by the Software Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance) offering of
the IBM International Passport
Advantage Agreement. This fee service enhances customer productivity
by providing voice or electronic access into the IBM support organizations.
IBM includes
one year of Software Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance) with
the initial license acquisition of each program acquired. The initial period
of Software Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance) can be extended
by the purchase of a renewal option.
While your Software Subscription and Support (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, only 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, every day of the year. For additional details,
consult your IBM Software
Support Handbook at
- http://www.ibm.com/support/handbook
Software Subscription and Support (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 this agreement.
For additional information about the Passport Advantage Agreement,
visit the Passport
Advantage Web site at
- http://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage
All distributed software licenses include Software Subscription and Support
(Software Maintenance) for a period of 12 months from the date of acquisition,
providing a streamlined way to acquire IBM software and assure technical support
coverage for all licenses. Extending coverage, for a total of three years
from date of acquisition, may be elected. For additional information, refer
to Changes to Distributed Software Products Model for Products Outside Passport
Advantage, Software Announcement 201-201, dated July 10, 2001.
Variable charges apply
No
Educational allowance available
Yes. A 15% education allowance applies to qualified
education institution customers.
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Information on charges is available at
- http://www.ibm.com/support
Select "United States" and then click on "IBMLink™ 2000."
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.
- https://www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage/paoreseller
One-
time
charge
Program feature
Description number number
XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1
with 1 Year SW S&S
- per Authorized User 5724-X13 0220
- per Concurrent User 5724-X13 0221
- trade up from single
Authorized User entitlement
to single Concurrent User
entitlement 5724-X13 0226
XL C/C++ for AIX,
SW S&S No Charge Registration
- per Authorized User 5648-F49 0001
- per Concurrent User 5648-F49 0002
SW S&S 1 Year Renewal
- per Authorized User 5648-F49 0003
- per Concurrent User 5648-F49 0004
XL C/C++ for AIX,
SW S&S 1 Year After License
- per Authorized User 5648-F53 0001
- per Concurrent User 5648-F53 0002
XL C/C++ for AIX,
SW S&S 3 Year Registration
- per Authorized User 5648-F47 0003
- per Concurrent User 5648-F47 0004
XL C/C++ for AIX,
SW S&S 3 Year Renewal
- per Authorized User 5648-F46 0001
- per Concurrent User 5648-F46 0002
XL C/C++ for AIX,
SW S&S 3 Year After License
- per Authorized User 5648-F45 0001
- per Concurrent User 5648-F45 0002
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