IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 is an auto-discovery solution, providing
automated application dependency mapping and configuration auditing
IBM United States
Software Announcement 207-322
December 4, 2007
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The IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager is an auto-discovery solution, providing
automated application dependency mapping and configuration auditing.
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager provides three benefits, enabling the IBM Tivoli
Storage Manager user to:
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Understand what they have through agentless and credential-free discovery of interdependencies
between applications, middleware, servers and network components, and automated application maps
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Learn how their configuration items are configured and changing, over time, through capturing the
configuration of each configuration items (CI), tracking changes to it, and providing analytics to
report on the history of these configuration changes over time
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Determine if their configuration items are compliant by providing the capability to compare
discovered configuration of CIs to "reference configurations" and determine the variations that
define violations to local policy
Key enhancements in V7.1 include support for:
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Credential-free discovery
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Discovery profiles for flexible management over discovery
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Additional support for virtualization
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Enhanced mainframe discovery
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Performance improvements
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Pluggable Sensors
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Model extensibility
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Enhanced reconciliation
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New features for the eCMDB
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New Sensor for discovery of iSeries™ computer systems
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New Sensor for discovery of Microsoft® exchange
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Integration with operational management products including Tivoli Provisioning Manager, Tivoli
Business Services Manager, IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Tivoli Enterprise™ Console, Omnibus, IBM Tivoli
Network Manager, and Tivoli Workload Broker
These enhancements improve the usability, serviceability, and scalability of IBM Tivoli Application
Dependency Discovery Manager making it even more optimally suitable for the large enterprise.
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Without complete service visibility, it is impossible to provide effective IT Service Management.
Tivoli® Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 automatically creates and maintains maps
that describe run-time dependencies, and include deep configuration values and accurate change
histories. The software performs complete discovery and stores information on:
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Applications, including their dependencies
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Servers that are hosting applications, both in the distributed world and on mainframes
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Networks (routers, switches, load balancers)
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The relationships across all, from layer 2 to layer 7 of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model
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Application dependencies between mainframe and distributed applications
Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager performs configuration auditing by tracking
application changes and depicting that information on application maps and reports, delivering
comprehensive visibility into configuration drift. Because the software can provide "discovery
snapshots" about what components of an application have changed, you can help minimize time needed
for root cause analysis.
You can use Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager to compare configurations to a
"reference configuration" to reveal policy violations, and audit the impact of changes to your
business processes to ensure they have the expected results.
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Refer to the
Software requirements
and
Hardware requirements
sections.
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December 7, 2007: Electronic general availability via Passport Advantage®
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January 11, 2008: Media general availability via Passport Advantage
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IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 new features improve its ease of use and
provide greater control over its function and usage. Listed below are brief descriptions of the
new features and functionality with this release of IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery
Manager.
Discovery profiles offer users the flexibility and power to manage discovery in accordance with
their needs. These profiles are used to specify three choices: where the user wants to discover,
what they are looking for, and how deep they want to probe. Using agent-less and credential-free
discovery, you can rapidly build the deep discovery profiles you need. You can phase in your
discovery process, starting with a level 1 lightweight, credential-free discovery of hosts,
operating systems, and network components, by inspecting the network stack and identifying
components by their signatures. This information can be leveraged as a blueprint showing where you
want to conduct deeper discovery. Next, using a level 2 scan, you can probe deeper and capture the
configurations of computer systems and application dependencies. Finally, using a level 3 scan, you
can perform a deep-dive discovery and capture application configurations. Upon installation, the
credential-free discovery process starts building your application topology, giving you results
within hours — with minimal network impact. Agent — less discovery eliminates the CPU load,
network bandwidth, maintenance, and security costs associated with agent-based approaches. The
powerful topology and task-driven user interface result in minimal training costs and support
issues, and increased time to value.
Since the V5.1 release the following have been added: new Sensors for discovery of MQ Series,
System p™, Citrix, SMS, Tru-64, IBM System i, Microsoft Exchange, Linux on System z, SNMP V3,
credential-less discovery, and enhanced support for virtualization by adding in support for z/OS
LPARS and System p LPARS.
Mainframe discovery has increased its depth of discovery for configurations of z/OS applications
including: MQ Series, WebSphere Application Server, DB2®, IMS™, and CICS®, and now also
captures dependencies between z/OS applications and distributed components of those applications.
The Sensor architecture has now been made "pluggable", enabling the creation of new sensors by
developers and services personnel outside of a release.
The Common Data Model (CDM) used by IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager can now
be extended by developers or service personnel in the field.
Reconciliation has been enhanced enabling users to write their own reconciliation plug-ins for their
business-specific needs. In addition configuration item (CI) attribute prioritization is now
supported. Also, manual reconciliation is now a feature.
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Enterprise CMDB (eCMDB), now supports full
synchronization of data from its domain managers and also enables a topology map view across
multiple domains.
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager continues to ship with the same contents
included in the IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database V7.1.
Target audience:
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IT Director, Data Center Mgr, CIO, CFO, CTO; individuals responsible for IT Service delivery to the
business.
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Line of business (LOB) manager, Business Operations Managers and Business Application Managers;
individuals responsible for core business operations and application services.
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Compliance officers — Those responsible for certifying compliance with change policy for Sarbanes
Oxley and other regulatory purposes.
Pain points (why)
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How do I know what is in my environment?
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How can I better support my BSM initiatives?
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How can I ensure my test environment matches my production environment?
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Is my DR site ready if I need it?
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How can I reduce change-induced downtime?
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How can I better assess potential change impacts?
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How can I get better visibility into the silos of configuration information?
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How can I determine which components support which applications?
Accessibility by people with disabilities
A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details on
accessibility compliance can be requested at
Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager is capable as of December 4, 2007,
when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable
requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used
with the product properly interoperates with it. A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility
Template (VPAT) can be requested via IBM's web site
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IT has always been charged with aligning their resources with business
goals. The challenge lies in accurately understanding a changing set of
interdependent IT resources that support specific, customer-facing
services. To accomplish this, IT needs application service visibility
to:
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Know what they have
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Learn how it is configured and changing over time
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Determine if it is compliant
A clear view of CIs that comprise services and their interdependencies
enables IT to improve the quality of service, and to achieve business
alignment. Key to efficient IT Service Management (as defined in IT
Infrastructure Library (ITIL) guidelines) is ITs ability to accurately
assess what changes have been made within the infrastructure, and to
determine how they will impact business services. Application visibility
shows which applications may be affected by a change, and how that change
may affect the dependencies of that application. An effective IT Service
Management approach must start at the beginning, by understanding what
the pieces of the puzzle are, how they are put together, and how they
change over time:
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What applications do I have, and what are their dependencies?
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How are these applications and their dependencies configured across my
infrastructure?
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Are these applications and dependencies compliant, not just with external
policies, but with our internal policies for standardized configurations?
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager is a robust
application mapping and discovery tool that automatically gathers an
inventory of all applications and dependencies, helps you understand
configurations, and helps prove compliance, with detailed reports and
auditing tools.
Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager is shipped with the
Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database.
Trademarks
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iSeries, Tivoli Enterprise, System p, and IMS are trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other
countries or both.
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Tivoli, Passport Advantage, DB2, CICS, and Language Environment are
registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in
the United States or other countries or both.
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Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.
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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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Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site
Also, visit the Passport Advantage® Web site
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Publications are available softcopy only with the 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, free of charge.
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
Each IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager server requires a machine with:
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100 GB of available disk space
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Two to four CPUs with a minimum process speed of 2 GHz
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Four to eight GB of memory
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Four to eight GB of swap space on the disk used by the operating system
You must install the database for IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager on a different
system. That system and the server must each have 2 GB of memory. For medium to large
environments, use more memory.
Platforms supported:
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AIX® V5.2
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AIX V5.2 (64 bit)*
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AIX V5.3
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AIX V5.3 (64 bit)*
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Solaris 9 (SPARC)
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Solaris 10 (SPARC)
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Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition*
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise X64 Edition*
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition X64 version*
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Domain Manager
and Product Console only. No Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager server support.)
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Microsoft Windows Vista® Enterprise Edition (Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Domain Manager and Product Console only. No Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager server
support.)
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Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise x86 Edition (Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Domain Manager and Product Console only. No Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager server
support.)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ 4.0 (x86, 32 bit)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (x86, 32 bit)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 x86_64*
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86_64*
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (x86)
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (x86)
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 x86_64*
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 x86_64*
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 for System z™
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 for System z
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 for System z
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 for System z
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Support is provided for hardware and operating system running in 64-bit mode, however Tivoli
Application Dependency Discovery Manager server and anchor run in a 32-bit Java™ Virtual Machine.
Software requirements
Before you install the server code for the server, you need to have either a local or remote
database server installed. You can configure Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager to use
the following external databases to store information collected during the discovery process:
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IBM DB2® V9.1 and Fix Pack 2 for AIX (64 bit), Solaris SPARC (64 bit), Linux on System z (64 bit),
Linux x86 (32 bit and 64 bit), and Windows (32 bit and 64 bit) operating systems
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IBM DB2 V8.2 and Fix Pack 10 for AIX (32 bit and 64 bit), Solaris SPARC (32 bit and 64 bit), Linux
on System z (32 bit and 64 bit), Linux x86 (32 bit and 64 bit), and Windows (32 bit and 64 bit)
operating systems
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Oracle 9i and 10g
In order to use IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Windows Gateway functionality,
one of the following packages are required:
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BitVise V4.06a or later
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These Cygwin packages:
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cygrunsrv (V1.17-1, or later)
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OpenSSHD (V4.6p 1-1, or later)
Planning information
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
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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.
Packaging:
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager is distributed with:
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International Program License Agreement (Z125-3301)
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Media
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Publications (refer to the
Publications
section)
Security, auditability, and control
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery 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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Note that:
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Authorized users have unique specific identity and IDs cannot be shared.
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An ID can establish one or more connections and count as a single authorized user.
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Specifics to affected security products are:
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An authorized user of IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator is one whose identity can be synchronized by
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IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator.
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An authorized user of IBM Tivoli Identity Manager is any ID whose identity is recorded in the Tivoli
Identity Manager identity store.
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An authorized user of IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business is any ID that accesses an
application or service managed or protected by IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business.
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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, desk side computers, technical workstations, appliances,
automated teller machines, point- of-sale terminals, tills and cash registers, and kiosks.
Concurrent user
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PoEs required is for the highest number of users simultaneously accessing the program or any program
components either directly or indirectly (via a multiplexing program, device, or application server)
through any means on behalf of the user.
Enterprise
An enterprise is a person or single entity and those subsidiaries with more than 50 percent
ownership.
Install
An install is a copy or instance of the program in the enterprise.
MSUs
Millions of Service Units is defined as millions of CPU service units per hour, which is the measure
of capacity used to describe the computing power of the hardware processors on which S/390® or
System z software runs. Processor MSU values are determined by the hardware vendor, IBM, or
Software Compatible Vendors (SCVs).
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Network node or node
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network management agent. A single network node may contain any number
of interfaces or ports.
Resource Value Unit
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measurement used for a given program. Refer to the
Value Unit
definition.
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or more user or client devices over a network. A PoE must be obtained for each server on which the
program or a component of the program is run or for each server managed by the program. Where blade
technology is employed, each blade is considered a separate server.
Standby or backup systems
For programs running or resident on backup machines, IBM defines three types of situations: cold,
warm and hot. In 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 other license or entitlements sufficient for that server.
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As a practice, the following are definitions and allowable actions concerning the copy of the
program used for backup purposes.
Cold
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started. There is no additional charge for this copy.
Warm
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and is not doing any work of any kind. There is no additional charge for this copy.
Hot
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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.
In the case of a program or system configuration that is designed to support a high availability
environment by using various techniques (for example, duplexing, mirroring of files, or
transactions, maintaining a heartbeat, active linking with another machine, program, database, or
other resource), the program is considered to be doing work in the hot situation and a license or
entitlement must be purchased.
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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 and
MSUs. However, for select programs, there are other designated measurements such as servers, 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.
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To determine the required IBM Tivoli product configuration under Passport Advantage, the IBM Tivoli
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Use the following two-step process to determine the total Passport Advantage points value:
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Analyze your environment to determine the number of charge units for a product. The quantity of
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Order the Passport Advantage part numbers. A Passport Advantage point value, which is the same
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Distributed pricing examples Value Unit based
The following examples are provided to illustrate your licensing requirements.
References to all Value Unit based metrics do represent the actual number of entitlements required,
unless other designated measurements are referenced or unless otherwise specified.
The pricing example below should be used to determine required license entitlements for the
following distributed products:
Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 is priced per Install, Value Units for
managed devices, and authorized/concurrent users.
Install
At least one install license is required. The initial install license covers the first Domain
Server (as well as an Enterprise Server, if necessary). Multiple Domain Servers can be deployed at
no charge. An additional install license is required for each additional Enterprise Server needed.
The capacity and number of the Domain and Enterprise Servers necessary for a particular environment
is a function of the total number of configuration items to be managed for that environment. This
capacity will vary based on the size, complexity, and depth of the information obtained for the
configuration items. Refer to the
Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Planning and Installation Guide
for additional information on capacity determination. Many customers will only need one Install
license for a single Enterprise Server, regardless of the number of Domain Servers deployed.
Value Units
In addition to the Install License described above, Value Unit licenses are required based on the
number of devices in the managed environment. Servers, client devices, and MSUs (System z only) are
the designated measurements upon which the Value Units are calculated. The Value Unit entitlements
for the managed devices are dependent on the number of unique devices managed by the Tivoli
Application Dependency Discovery Manager function. The number of Value Units required per scaled
volume tier is defined below.
Usage Minimum Maximum Value Units
level, devices devices Minimum Maximum device and
cumulative servers servers MSUs (*) MSUs (*) MSU
1 1 100 1 100 20
2 101 500 101 500 18
3 501 1,000 501 1,000 8
4 1,001 10,000 1,001 10,000 4
5 10,001 25,000 10,001 25,000 2
6 25,001 25,001 1
(*) When ordering the System z part number only
When licensing client devices use the following conversion:
1 server = 100 clients (clients round
up
to the nearest 100 for the purpose of Value Unit calculation). In other words, 75 clients are
rounded
up
to 100 clients for Value Unit calculation.
The Value Units for servers, clients, and MSUs are calculated independently, using the same scaled
volume tiers. Value Units for servers and clients are entitled using the same part number. Value
Units for MSUs are entitled using a separate part number.
Servers:
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The first 100 servers are valued at 20 Value Units each.
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The next 50 servers are valued at 18 Value Units each.
Clients:
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The first 10,000 clients equate to 100 servers (10,000/100) and are valued at 20 Value Units each.
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The next 5,000 clients equate to 50 servers (5,000/100) and are valued at 18 Value Units each.
MSUs:
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The first 100 MSUs are valued at 20 Value Units each.
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The next 50 MSUs are valued at 18 Value Units each.
Authorized or concurrent users
User licenses are required based on the number of people responsible for handling change and
configuration management processes. These processes include activities such as detecting changes in
the managed environment and reconciling such changes with an authorized request for change.
Scenario 1
A customer wishes to purchase Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 to manage an
environment of 550 servers and 150 clients. Without the need for process automation initially, the
recommended architecture includes one domain (or enterprise) server. The customer must obtain one
install license for the domain (or enterprise) server, plus Value Unit entitlements for the managed
servers and clients as follows:
Quantity in
Devices customer
managed environment
Servers 550
Clients 150
Value Unit calculation for 550 servers:
Value Units Value
Servers per server Units
Tier 1 = 100 20 2,000
Tier 2 = 400 18 7,200
Tier 3 = 50 8 400
Total = 550 9,600
Value Unit Calculation for 150 clients (round up to the nearest hundred: 200)
Clients Value Units
(100 clients per Value
= 1 server) server Units
Tier 1 = 2 20 40
Total = 2 40
In this example, the customer must license one Install and 9,640 Value Units.
Scenario 2
A customer wishes to purchase Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 to manage an
environment of 400 servers, as well as hire personnel to administer change and configuration
processes. The customer expects a maximum of 50 change administrators to be logged on
simultaneously. The customer must obtain an install license, plus Value Unit entitlements for the
managed servers as shown below, plus 50 concurrent user licenses.
Quantity in
Devices customer
managed environment
Servers 400
Value Unit calculation for 400 servers:
Value Units Value
Servers per server Units
Tier 1 = 100 20 2,000
Tier 2 = 300 18 5,400
Total = 400 7,400
In this example, the customer must license one Install, 7,400 Value Units, and 50 concurrent users.
Scenario 3
A customer wishes to purchase Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 to manage an
environment of 10,000 servers and 20,000 MSUs. The customer also plans to allow 300 change users to
access the database at any time without restriction. The customer must obtain multiple install
licenses (an initial install license plus additional install licenses for each additional enterprise
server required per capacity calculation). The customer must also obtain Value Unit entitlements
for the managed servers and MSUs indicated below, and 300 authorized user licenses.
Quantity in
Devices customer
managed environment
Servers 10,000
MSUs 20,000
Value Unit calculation for 10,00 servers:
Value Units Value
Servers per server Units
Tier 1 = 100 20 2,000
Tier 2 = 400 18 7,200
Tier 3 = 500 8 4,000
Tier 4 = 9,000 4 36,000
Total = 10,000 49,200
Value Unit calculation for 20,000 MSUs:
Value Units Value
Servers per server Units
Tier 1 = 100 20 2,000
Tier 2 = 400 18 7,200
Tier 3 = 500 8 4,000
Tier 4 = 9,000 4 36,000
Tier 5 = 10,000 2 20,000
Total = 20,000 69,000
In this example, the customer must license at least one Install, 118,400 Value Units, and 180
authorized users. Note that the Value Units for servers and the Value Units for MSUs are entitled
using separate part numbers.
Scenario 4
A customer wishes to purchase Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 to manage an
environment of 5,000 servers. This scenario describes two customer situations which would require
similar entitlement.
4A) Customer "A" has two different lines of business and wishes to manage the supporting
infrastructure for each, entirely separate from one another. Each line of business has the managed
environment of 2,500 servers.
4B) Customer "B" is a holding company with two distinct businesses, a manufacturing factory with
2,500 servers, and a distribution operation with 2,500 servers.
Both customer "A" and customer "B" must obtain two install licenses (to entitle a separate
enterprise server for each of the two distinct lines of business). Domain Servers may also be
required for each distinct business. This depends on the total number of configuration items per
distinct business as well as the size, complexity, and depth of information to be managed per
configuration item. After the enterprise server entitlements, any domain servers needed can be
deployed at no charge.
Customer "A" and customer "B" both own their respective 5,000 servers that they wish to manage for
their distinct lines of business. They must both obtain Value Unit entitlements for the managed
servers as show below.
Quantity in
Devices customer
managed environment
Servers 5,000
Value Unit calculation for 5,000 servers:
Value Units Value
Servers per server Units
Tier 1 = 100 20 2,000
Tier 2 = 400 18 7,200
Tier 3 = 500 8 4,000
Tier 4 = 4,000 4 16,000
Total = 5,000 29,200
Scenario 5
A customer is currently entitled for a Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Install
License and Value Units for 200 servers (3,800 Value Units). The customer has purchased additional
hardware and now wishes to add entitlement for 150 servers and 375 client devices in their managed
environment. The customer must obtain Value Unit entitlements for the additional servers and new
clients as shown below:
Quantity in Quantity in Quantity in Quantity in
Devices customer customer customer
managed environment environment environment
Servers 200 150 350
Clients 0 375 375
Value Unit calculation for 150
additional
servers:
New Value Units Value
Servers per server Units
Tier 2 = 150 18 2,700
Total = 150 2,700
The customer was already entitled to 3,800 Value Units for servers originally calculated using Tier
1 (100 servers x 20 Value Units) and Tier 2 (100 servers x 18 Value Units) in the tiered volume
scale. Therefore, the additional Value Units for the new 150 servers are calculated starting at the
Tier 2 level. This allows the customer additive benefit of volume scaling for the Value Units
already purchased for servers.
Value Unit calculation for 375
new
clients (round up to the nearest hundred: 400)
Clients (100 Value Units
clients per Value
= 1 server) server Units
Tier 1 = 4 20 80
Total = 4 80
In this example, the customer must license 2,780 Value Units
Scenario 6
A customer is currently entitled to a complementary Tivoli product such as Service Request Manager
or Asset Management for IT. The customer does not require Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery
Manager functionality, but wishes to use Change Management as an extension to these products. The
customer anticipates no more than 50 users and will need to access the Change and Configuration
Management capabilities simultaneously.
The customer must obtain licenses for 50 concurrent users of Change Management.
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This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Product group: Tivoli IT Service Management
Product Identifier Description — 5724-N55
Product category: Tivoli Change and Config Mgt Database
The following program in this announcement has Value Unit-Based pricing:
Program
number Program name Value Unit exhibit
5724-N55 IBM Tivoli Application Dependency VUE025
Discovery Manager V7.1
For each System z IPLA program with Value Unit pricing, the quantity of that program needed to
satisfy applicable IBM terms and conditions is referred to as the
required license capacity.
Your required license capacity is based upon the following factors:
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The System z IPLA program you select
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The applicable Value Unit Exhibit
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The applicable terms
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Whether your current mainframes are full-capacity or sub-capacity
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 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.
Current licensees
Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details
Customers with active maintenance or subscription for the product listed below are entitled to
receive the corresponding media pack.
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1:
Entitled maintenance offerings
description of Sub IDs Sub ID number
Tiv App Dependency Discov Mgr Inst TMACKSB01
Tiv App Dependency Discov Mgr VU TMACKSB02
Tiv Appl Depnd Disc Mgr Sys z VU TMACKSB03
Tivoli Change Management Auth User TMACKSB04
Tivoli Change Management Conc User TMACKSB05
Media pack description Part number
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery BJ0KNML
Manager V7.1 DVD MP Multiplatform Multilingual
Withdrawal of previous Passport Advantage part numbers:
The following IPLA software media pack part number is being replaced by this announcement. The
effective withdrawal date is January 18, 2008.
Orders for this part number will not be accepted after the effective date of withdrawal, nor will
normal marketing activities or educational support be available unless previous agreement exists
between the customer and IBM.
Withdrawn from marketing information
Program name/description Part number
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery BJ0GVIE
Manager Multiplatforms V5.1.1
International English DVD 12 8 Bit Encryption
Media Pack
New licensees
Orders for new licenses will be accepted now. Shipment will begin on the planned availability date.
Ordering information for Passport Advantage
Passport Advantage allows you to have a common anniversary date 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 date, 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 maintenance
coverage. Maintenance in the second year (the first year of renewal) can be prorated to be
coterminous with your common anniversary date. Thereafter, all Software Maintenance will renew at
the common anniversary date and include twelve full months of 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
managed server for four core processors, per server, or per administrative server. To order for
Passport Advantage, specify the desired part number and quantity.
Basic license
Previously announced part numbers for IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1
(5724-N55)
Part Number Description
E02ENLL IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Install
Annl SW Maint Rnw
D575LLL IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Install
License + SW Maint 12 Mon
D575MLL IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Install
SW Maint Reinst 12 Months
D5831LL IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Install
from RDS (AAS) Trade Up License + SW Maint 12 Months
E02EPLL IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Value Unit Annl SW Maint Rnw
D575NLL IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Value Unit License + SW Maint 12 Months
D575PLL IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Value Unit SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months
New part numbers for IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager V7.1 (5724-N55)
IBM Tivoli Change Management
Part description Part number
IBM Tivoli Change Management Authorized User
Lic & SW Maint 12 Mo D61SBLL
IBM Tivoli Change Management Authorized User
SW Maint Annual Renewal E0462LL
IBM Tivoli Change Management Authorized User
SW Maint Reinstate 12 Mo D61SCLL
IBM Tivoli Change Management Concurrent User
Lic & SW Maint 12 Mo D61S7LL
IBM Tivoli Change Management Concurrent User
SW Maint Annual Renewal E0460LL
IBM Tivoli Change Management Concurrent User
SW Maint Reinstate 12 Mo D61S8LL
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Part description Part number
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
System z Value Unit Lic & SW Maint 12 Mo D61S9LL
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
System z Value Unit Lic & SW Maint 12 Mo E0461LL
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
System z Value Unit SW Maint Reinstate 12 Mo D61SALL
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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.
This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Licensing:
IBM International Program License Agreement including the License Information document and 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
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager License Information form number:
GI11-8196-00
IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database V7.1.0 License Information form number:
L-SNEP-774VYC
The program's License Information will be available for review on the IBM Software License Agreement
Web site
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. 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, 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 (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:
You may not copy and use this program on another computer without
paying additional license fees.
Other terms
Volume orders (IVO):
No
IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement
Passport Advantage applies:
Yes, and through the Passport Advantage Web site at
Usage restriction:
Yes
Software Maintenance applies:
Yes. 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, 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, 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
System i™ Software Maintenance applies:
No
Variable charges apply:
No
Educational allowance available:
Not applicable
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IBM has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to help you achieve
higher system availability. Electronic Services is a Web-enabled solution that offers an exclusive,
no-additional-charge enhancement to the service and support available for IBM servers. These
services are designed to provide the opportunity for greater system availability with faster problem
resolution and preemptive monitoring. Electronic Services comprises two separate, but
complementary, elements: Electronic Services news page and Electronic Services Agent.
The Electronic Services news page is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry
points traditionally used 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 Electronic Service Agent™ is no-additional-charge software that resides on your server. It
monitors events and transmits system inventory information to IBM on a periodic, client-defined
timetable. The Electronic Service Agent automatically reports hardware problems to IBM. Early
knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to deliver proactive service that may result in
higher system availability and performance. In addition, information collected through the Service
Agent is made available to IBM service support representatives when they help answer your questions
or diagnose problems. Installation and use of IBM Electronic Service Agent for problem reporting
enables IBM to provide better support and service for your IBM server.
To learn how Electronic Services can work for you, visit
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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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For Passport Advantage and charges, contact your IBM representative or
your authorized IBM Business Partner. Additional information is also
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