IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 manages
pools of virtualized system resources with the simplicity of managing a single
system
IBM United States
Software Announcement 209-329
October 20, 2009
 ENUS209-329.PDF (119KB)
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IBM® Systems
Director VMControl V2.2 software, an IBM System Director plug-in, provides a
complete and comprehensive set of virtualization management tools that can
be used to provide an overall simplification, radically improved time-to-value,
a better overall utilization of virtual server, storage, and network resources,
and an increased level of workload resilience.
The main features in this release are:
- System pools for IBM Power® Systems
- Aggregated management with workloads
- New image management capabilities for IBM Power Systems
- Virtual server life cycle management and relocation for VMware vCenter
4.0
- Virtual server life cycle management for Microsoft® Hyper-V V2
- Data center integration and extensibility via REST APIs
IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager for Power Systems, V2.2 can visualize, navigate,
and manage virtual appliances. New enhancements are available for:
- Virtual server management (VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V)
- Virtual image management
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 Systems
Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 is a workload optimized approach to computing,
designed to drive down costs and improve service. A system pool is
a pool of virtualized system resources (servers, storage, network) that can
be managed as a single entity with the simplicity of managing a single system. IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 provides the management of virtualized
workloads. This includes the ability to make dynamic virtual server adjustments
and move virtual servers around within system pools, providing efficiency
and increased resilience for planned and unplanned downtime. IBM Systems Director
VMControl System Pools V2.2 manages a pool of virtualized systems resources
with the simplicity of managing a single system.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl V2.2 extends the virtual server life cycle management and
image management capabilities introduced in IBM Systems Director VMControl V2.1 with
support for System Pools. IBM Systems Director VMControl encapsulates the complexity
of hardware and virtualization technology, and shifts management to a workload-centric
focus via virtual appliances. Virtual appliances are virtual machine
images containing the entire software stack (that is, operating system and
applications) for a business solution. Virtual appliances use the Open Virtualization
Format (OVF) for packaging, delivery, and deployment of preconfigured, ready-to-run
solutions, and they enable clients to more easily:
- Manage virtual servers and storage within the data center: It does this
by simplifying the configuration using industry best practices for virtualized
servers and storage, and by providing the means to address both single servers
and pools of virtualized systems in a consistent manner.
- Manage virtualized appliances within the data center: It does this by
providing the means to discover, organize, and catalog virtualized images
across heterogeneous image repositories; and by enabling the deployment, capture,
and customization of virtual appliances across IBM platforms.
- Manage running virtualized workloads: It provides for increased system
utilization, availability, and improved energy efficiencies through pooling
and automation. It enables workload resilience for planned and unplanned downtime.
In the data center, there is an emerging shift from managing virtualization
to using virtualization to manage. Historically, the IT industry has treated
virtualization and managing virtualization as a hardware task, and has focused
on the low-level controls within the hardware and virtualization technologies
to partition and allocate resources to virtual machines. The workload, image-centric
approach is designed to provide:
- A single, consistent solution for IBM systems
- Improved time-to-value for new solutions
- Automation for repeatable accuracy and consistency
- Higher utilization and efficiencies
- Ability to reduce energy costs
- Improved availability for business application workloads
- Support for an ecosystem around delivery of cloud services
The goal of platform management has evolved from the initial complexities
of managing scale-out sprawl to physical consolidation, then to realizing
abstraction and pooling through virtualization. The mantra of "virtualize
more, manage less" has evolved the platform from physical servers to virtual
servers to system pools.
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IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 requires:
- IBM Systems
Director V6.1 and updates required for IBM Systems Director VMControl V2.2
- IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2
For more details, refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections.
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December 11, 2009
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IBM Systems
Director VMControl V2.2 provides management simplification, improves system
efficiencies within the data center, and leverages the flexibility and power
of virtualization for single systems and pools of cooperating systems. The
decoupling of the client's workload from the underlying systems and the dynamic
flexibility to move resources and virtual machines allows IBM Systems Director
VMControl System Pools to provide significant value in managing today's complex
and heterogeneous data centers.
System pools are a key building block for predictable, repeatable, and
integrated data center architectures. The client value of IBM Systems Director
System Pools includes:
- Simplification: System pools streamline best practices in standard, repeatable
configurations of virtualized servers, storage, and networks. System pools
use standard, pre-set components and behaviors to rapidly create easily managed,
customized configurations.
- Agility: System pools allow rapid deployment and elastic scaling. Self-describing
virtual appliances automate placement and allocation of virtual resources
to applications. System pools automatically move resources to the workloads,
when needed in real time.
- Resiliency: System pools use plug-and-play physical nodes that enable
near-zero downtime and disaster recovery. New resources can be integrated
and used nearly immediately.
- Efficiency: System pools balance energy use with application performance
by consolidating workloads and automatically turning off resources that are
not being used, and automatically bringing them back online when workload
demands them.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl 2.2 is a single package and plug-in for IBM Systems Director
with a tiered licensing structure including virtual server life cycle management,
image management, and system pools. New in this release is the support for
system pools.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools features being added to IBM Systems Director
VMControl V2.2 include:
- A Web-based user interface to provide a comprehensive dashboard view of
the system pools, virtual appliances, and deployed workloads within the data
center
- A fully functional command-line interface (CLI) supporting all of the
tasks and functions within the VMControl plug-in to IBM System Director
- A REST-based Web service interface that allows for integration and extension
by Tivoli® and
other data center management solutions
- Continued and ongoing support for the OVF industry standard format for
describing and packing virtual machine images
- System pools for IBM POWER5™ and POWER6™ technology-based systems, providing:
- Monitoring and system health within the IBM Systems Director dashboard
- Simplified deployment of virtual appliances
- Nondisruptive mobility of client workloads (POWER5 only)
- Automated compliance checks for workload and resource availability
- Dynamic placement of client workloads
IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2 enhancements being added to IBM Systems Director
VMControl V2.2 allow virtual appliances to be:
- Deleted from a repository
- Deployed to system pools
- Captured from virtualized workloads
IBM Systems
Director VMControl virtual server life cycle management enhancements being
added to IBM Systems
Director VMControl V2.2 provide:
- A complete virtual server life cycle management and relocation solution
for VMware vCenter 4.0 platform manager, allowing for full integration into
the IBM Systems
Director capabilities for monitoring, automation, and management
- A complete virtual server life cycle management solution for the Microsoft Hyper-V
V2 hypervisor, allowing for full integration in the IBM Systems Director capabilities for monitoring,
automation, and management
Following installation of IBM System Director VMControl V2.2, the user may enjoy
a complete set of cross-platform virtual server life cycle and relocation
tasks. This includes the ability to create, edit, delete, and move virtual
servers from a single tool in a consistent fashion on all of the supported
hypervisors and IBM platforms.
The IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager enables a complete set of image management
tools that builds upon the capabilities offered in the previous release with
additional tasks to delete virtual machine images (also known as virtual
appliances) as well as enhanced deployment options for Power Systems.
This release also adds support that will allow the client to deploy to and
capture images from system pools, providing efficient and dynamic placement
of the deployed workloads. Additionally, this release supports specifying
a workload running in a system pool needing to be highly available, which
will automatically be managed by the system pool.
The IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools enable the capabilities that allow POWER5 and POWER6 systems
to be pooled together, allowing the pool to be managed as a single logical
entity in the data center. As pools are created, new and existing client
workloads can be deployed, nondisruptively moved, dynamically placed, and
managed within the pool. Virtualized workloads are available with the system
pool. Workloads can be deployed as needed to be highly available. Approval
capabilities are added in this release so that the client can approve proposed
actions that the system pool deems necessary to keep in compliance with workload
availability.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 and IBM Systems Director VMControl Image Manager
V2.2 include a 60-day evaluation license for test and evaluation. After evaluating
the software, the client can purchase the program.
Clients that purchased the Systems Director VMControl Image Manager V2.1
license are entitled to use the new VMControl Image Manager V2.2 functions
for no additional charge.
Accessibility by people with disabilities
You can request a U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
(VPAT) with details on accessibility compliance at
- http://www-03.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html
Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 is capable as of December 11, 2009, when
used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the
applicable requirements of Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act, provided
that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates
with it.
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IBM's flexible and dynamic infrastructure offers a broad set of virtualization
technologies to help improve service and management, mask complexities, reduce
operational costs, and maximize asset utilization. IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools
V2.2 further exemplifies the strategy for enabling management simplification
and automation with IBM Systems Director V6.1. Systems Director VMControl
System Pools V2.2 allows pools of systems in the data center to be managed
with single-system simplicity. Some of the key benefits provided by Systems
Director VMControl System Pools are:
- A simple interface and set of management tasks provided to manage the
life cycle and capacity of one or more system pools. Both new systems and
the remaining capacity of existing systems in the customer's data center can
be added and managed as part of a pool.
- System pool total aggregate capacity and utilization can be monitored
and viewed in the IBM Systems Director dashboard as a new special type
of system, eliminating the need to monitor the individual member systems.
- Open Standard OVF encoded images can be deployed and dynamically placed
on the most appropriate resources within the pool. Consideration for compatibility,
workload capacity, and workload resilience are all used to dynamically determine
the best placement, removing management complexity from the administrator.
- Storage can be assigned to and associated with a system pool, allowing
for dynamic provisioning and enablement for virtual server mobility operations.
- Running virtual machines can be moved between the member systems within
the pool with no disruption to the running workloads. Dynamic placement services
are leveraged to help determine the target system, considering compatibility,
workload capacity, and the workload resilience goals.
- Increased availability and resilience can be provided on a workload-by-workload
basis. When specified, Systems Director VMControl System Pools monitors the
individual member system for specific events that allow system failures to
be predicted and used to trigger the evacuation of the system.
- Automation of management actions are configurable, allowing for incremental
level of sophistication on a per workload basis. In all cases, the actions
that are automatically performed by Systems Director VMControl System Pools
are recorded within the IBM Systems Director Event Log.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2, based on the Open Virtualization Format
(OVF) open standard from DMTF, helps enable a single unified view of all virtual
appliances and easy deployment of new virtual servers based on virtual appliances.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager manages the life cycle of virtual appliances.
It captures information from active systems and stores the information in
reusable virtual appliances. IBM Systems Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2 also
allows the import of virtual appliances from external sources (such as a vendor's
Web site).
IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager provides image management for Power Systems
and System
z®, specifically for AIX® images (leveraging NIM) and Linux® images
on System
z (leveraging z/VM®). For Power Systems clients, IBM Systems Director
VMControl Image Manager provides the ability to manage AIX mksysb images that can be deployed in
a virtualized Power Systems
environment. Clients that want to perform image management for a heterogeneous Power Systems, System
x®, or System
z environment will need to use a combination of Tivoli Provisioning Manager products
and IBM Systems
Director products. Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Images and Tivoli Provisioning
Manager for Operating System Deployment are available for Power Systems
and provide physical and virtual image management for x86 hypervisors.
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Program Program
number VRM name
5765-EMP 2.2 IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools
for Power Systems
5660-EMP SW Maintenance Regist/Renewal 1 Year
5661-EMP SW Maintenance After License 1 Year
5662-EMP SW Maintenance Registration 3 Year
5663-EMP SW Maintenance Renewal 3 Year
5664-EMP SW Maintenance After License 3 Year
5765-I2P 2.2 IBM Systems Director VMControl Image Manager
for Power Systems
5660-IMP SW Maintenance Regist/Renewal 1 Year
5661-IMP SW Maintenance After License 1 Year
5662-IMP SW Maintenance Registration 3 Year
5663-IMP SW Maintenance Renewal 3 Year
5664-IMP SW Maintenance After License 3 Year
The IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager and associated Software Maintenance programs
have been previously announced on Version 2.1.
Product identification number
Maintenance Maintenance
Program PID number 1-year PID number 3-year PID number
5765-EMP 5660-EMP 5662-EMP
5661-EMP 5663-EMP
5664-EMP
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If you download IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 from
the Web, you can evaluate the product for up to 60 days under the terms of
the IBM International
License Agreement for Evaluation of Programs (ILAE). During the evaluation
period, an option to purchase a license will be offered. If a license is purchased,
a keyfile will be shipped on a CD-ROM to enable IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools
to remain active and continue to work as it did, under the terms of the IBM International
Program License Agreement (IPLA). Otherwise, your evaluation of IBM Systems Director
VMControl System Pools will be disabled 60 days following installation.
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Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi
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No licensed hardcopy publications are shipped with this program.
Publications are available in U.S. English from the IBM Systems Director V6.1 Information Center.
The IBM Systems
Director V6.1 Information Center provides you with a single information center
where you can access product documentation for Systems Director V6.1 and its
associated plug-ins. The IBM Systems Director V6.1 Information Center is available
at
- http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/index.jsp
To find information, you can search, browse the contents, follow links
from one topic to related topics, and print the topics you want to read offline.
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools is dependent on IBM Systems Director and has the same hardware
requirements as the IBM Systems Director V6. These hardware requirements
are available from Software Announcement 208-280, dated October 07, 2008, for IBM Systems Director for Power Systems,
V6.1, and from the IBM Systems Director V6.1 Information Center at
- http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/ index.jsp?topic=/director.plan_6.1/fqm0_r_supported_hardware_and_ software_requirements.html
Software requirements
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools prerequisites are:
- IBM Systems
Director V6.1 and updates required for IBM Systems Director VMControl V2.2
- IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 is dependent on IBM Systems Director and has the same software
requirements as the IBM Systems Director V6.1 server. These software requirements
are available from the IBM Systems Director V6.1 documentation and from the IBM Systems
Director V6.1 Information Center at
- http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/ index.jsp?topic=/director.plan_6.1/fqm0_r_operating_system_and_ software_requirements.html
The program's specifications and specified operating environment information
may be found in documentation accompanying the program, if available, such
as a readme file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter. Documentation
and other program content may be supplied only in the English language.
Limitations
Limitations and workarounds are available from the IBM Systems Director V6.1 Information Center
- http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/index.jsp
Performance considerations
Performance considerations are available from the IBM Systems Director V6.1 Information Center
- http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/index.jsp
Planning information
Packaging
The IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools package contains one CD-ROM that includes
product installation documentation and files.
Your Proof of Entitlement for this program is a copy of a paid sales receipt,
purchase order, invoice, or other sales record from IBM or its authorized reseller from whom
you acquired the program, provided that it states the license charge unit
(the characteristics of intended use of the program; for example, number of
processors, number of users) and quantity acquired.
Information about how you may obtain program services will be provided
by the party (either IBM or its authorized reseller) from whom you acquired
the program.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools will be available on or before December 11,
2009, for electronic download from
- http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads/plugins.html
IBM Systems
Director VMControl V2.2 will be available for AIX, Linux on Power, Windows®, and Linux on IBM x86 operating environments. IBM Systems Director
VMControl V2.1 will be available for Linux on System z.
This program, when downloaded from a Web site, contains the applicable IBM license
agreement and License Information, if appropriate, and will be presented for
acceptance at the time of installation of the program. For future reference,
the license and License Information will be stored in a directory such as
LICENSE.TXT.
Security, auditability, and control
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 uses the security and auditability features
of the AIX or Linux operating
system. 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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You can leverage the deep technical skills of our lab-based, software services
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Services team. Also, we extend our IBM Software Services reach through IBM Business
Partners to provide an extensive portfolio of capabilities. Together, we provide
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For technical support:
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sales specialist, visit
- http://www.ibm.com/software/sw-services/
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Charge metric
Program name PID number Charge metric
IBM Systems Director VMControl System 5765-EMP Per server
Pools V2.2
SW Maintenance Regist/Renewal 1 Year 5660-EMP Per server
SW Maintenance After License 1 Year 5661-EMP Per server
SW Maintenance Registration 3 Year 5662-EMP Per server
SW Maintenance Renewal 3 Year 5663-EMP Per server
SW Maintenance After License 3 Year 5664-EMP Per server
Server
Server is the unit of measure by which this program is licensed. A server is
a computer system that executes requested procedures, commands, or applications
to one or more user or client devices. A Proof of Entitlement (PoE) must be
obtained for each server regardless of the number of processor cores or partitions
in the server on which the program runs or each server managed by the program.
Where blade technology is employed, each blade is considered a separate server.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools uses a per managed server charging metric.
A license is required for each server being managed by IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools,
based on the size of the server. As of this announcement, servers are categorized
as small, medium, or large, based on the following categories:
- Small server
- IBM Power Systems, System
p® models in Processor Groups C5, D5, and E5
- IBM Power Systems, System
i® models in Processor Groups P05, P10, and P20
- IBM System
z models with 1-4 IFL engines
- Medium server
- IBM Power Systems, System
p models in Processor Group F5
- IBM Power Systems, System
i models in Processor Groups P30 and P40
- IBM System
z models with 5-8 IFL engines
- Large server
- IBM Power Systems, System
p models in Processor Groups G5 and H5
- IBM Power Systems, System
i models in Processor Groups P50 and P60
- IBM System
z models with nine or more IFL engines
For example, if a client is running IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools
on a Power Systems
server to manage and deploy virtual appliances in a pool of servers including
a Power 570
server (Group F5 - medium server), a Power 595 server (Group H5 - large server),
a System
z server with four IFLs (small server), and a System z server with 10 IFLs (large
server), then the client needs to order one small, one medium, and two large
server licenses for this configuration.
Clients who require physical media may order media packs through the IBM configurator
ordering system, either directly or through their IBM representative or IBM Business Partner.
The IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools media pack may be ordered as part of a hardware
system order or as an independent software order for eligible customers.
IBM Systems
Director VMControl System Pools requires a keyfile to make the product operational
after the 60-day evaluation period. This keyfile is sent on a CD-ROM after
placing an order for the 5765-EMP product. Licenses for IBM Systems Director
VMControl System Pools require IBM Systems Director VMControl Image Manager
as a prerequisite. This software license includes Software Maintenance, previously
referred to as Software Subscription and Technical Support.
Orders may be placed beginning with configurator availability.
For new orders for IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools V2.2, select
from the following table:
5765-EMP IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools V2.2
OTC
feature
Description number
Per Server - Small, including 1 Year SWMA 0001
Per Server - Medium, including 1 Year SWMA 0002
Per Server - Large, including 1 Year SWMA 0003
IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2 has the same program number and feature
numbers as Version 2.1. For new orders for IBM Systems Director VMControl Image Manager
V2.2, select from the following table:
5765-I2P IBM Systems Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2
OTC
feature
Description number
Per Server - Small, including 1 Year SWMA 0003
Per 250 Servers - Small, including 1 Year SWMA 0004
Per Server - Medium, including 1 Year SWMA 0005
Per 250 Servers - Medium, including 1 Year SWMA 0006
Per Server - Large, including 1 Year SWMA 0007
Per 250 Servers - Large, including 1 Year SWMA 0008
Software Maintenance
Software Maintenance is included with the product license for IBM Systems Director
VMControl System Pools V2.2. SWMA for IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools
may be obtained by ordering the following:
OTC
Program feature
Feature description number number
SW Maintenance Registration/Renewal 1 Year 5660-EMP
Per Server Small 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1451
Per Server Medium 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1453
Per Server Large 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1455
SW Maintenance After License 1 Year 5661-EMP
Per Server Small 1 Year After License 0479
Per Server Medium 1 Year After License 0481
Per Server Large 1 Year After License 0483
SW Maintenance Registration 3 Year 5662-EMP
Per Server Small 3 Year Registration 0716
Per Server Medium 3 Year Registration 0718
Per Server Large 3 Year Registration 0720
SW Maintenance After License 3 Year 5664-EMP
Per Server Small 3 Year After License 0001
Per Server Medium 3 Year After License 0003
Per Server Large 3 Year After License 0005
SWMA for IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2 may be obtained by ordering the following:
OTC
Program feature
Feature description number number
SW Maintenance Registration/Renewal 1 Year 5660-IMP
Per Server Small 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1408
Per 250 Servers Small 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1409
Per Server Medium 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1410
Per 250 Servers Medium 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1411
Per Server Large 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1412
Per 250 Servers Large 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1413
SW Maintenance After License 1 Year 5661-IMP
Per Server Small 1 Year After License 0438
Per 250 Servers Small 1 Year After License 0439
Per Server Medium 1 Year After License 0440
Per 250 Servers Medium 1 Year After License 0441
Per Server Large 1 Year After License 0442
Per 250 Servers Large 1 Year After License 0443
SW Maintenance Registration 3 Year 5662-IMP
Per Server Small 3 Year Registration 0675
Per 250 Servers Small 3 Year Registration 0676
Per Server Medium 3 Year Registration 0677
Per 250 Servers Medium 3 Year Registration 0678
Per Server Large 3 Year Registration 0679
Per 250 Servers Large 3 Year Registration 0680
SW Maintenance After License 3 Year 5664-IMP
Per Server Small 3 Year After License 0003
Per 250 Servers Small 3 Year After License 0004
Per Server Medium 3 Year After License 0005
Per 250 Servers Medium 3 Year After License 0006
Per Server Large 3 Year After License 0007
Per 250 Servers Large 3 Year After License 0008
System Program Order (SPO):
An order for SPO 5692-A5L, 5692-A6P, or 5692-LOP is mandatory for delivery
of program media or publications. The individual licensed program orders are
for registration and billing purposes only. No physical deliveries occur as
a result of those orders.
The System Program Order must also contain the following features to deliver
a machine-readable copy of the product using the currently available media.
Program Feature
number Program/Function name number
5692-A5L IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 2260
5692-A6P IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 2260
5692-LOP IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools V2.2 2261
Expedite feature for licensed programs and SWMA programs:
Feature
Program number Description number
5765-EMP Branch Office Expedite 3445
5660-EMP Branch Office Expedite 3445
5661-EMP Branch Office Expedite 3445
5662-EMP Branch Office Expedite 3445
5663-EMP Branch Office Expedite 3445
5664-EMP Branch Office Expedite 3445
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The scope of IBM Systems
Director VMControl Image Manager V2.2 and VMControl System Pools V2.2 Software
Maintenance also includes support for the IBM Systems Director V6.1 management server
on which the VMControl application is running. With this extended coverage,
clients gain greater value from their VMControl software environment and are
assured that they have support for VMControl and the prerequisite IBM Systems Director
management server environment. This offering does not include support for IBM Systems
Director V6.1 on servers being managed by VMControl. Software Maintenance
for IBM Systems
Director is available for IBM Power Systems via 5765-DRP.
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Authorization for use on home/portable computer
You may not copy and use this program on another computer without paying
additional license fees.
Volume orders (IVO)
Yes. Contact your IBM representative.
Passport Advantage applies
No
Software Subscription and Support applies
Yes
All distributed software licenses include Software Subscription and Support
(also referred to as 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.
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, every day of the year. For additional details, consult your IBM Software Support
Handbook at
- http://www.ibm.com/support/handbook
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.
IBM Operational Support Services - SoftwareXcel
No
System i Software Maintenance applies
No
Variable charges apply
No
Educational allowance available
Yes. A 15% education allowance applies to qualified
education institution customers.
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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
- http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic
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5765-EMP IBM Systems Director VMControl System Pools V2.2
OTC
feature
Description number
Per Server - Small, including 1 Year SWMA 0001
Per Server - Medium, including 1 Year SWMA 0002
Per Server - Large, including 1 Year SWMA 0003
OTC
Program feature
Feature description number number OTC
SW Maintenance Registration/Renewal 1 Year 5660-EMP
Per Server Small 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1451 N/C
Per Server Medium 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1453 N/C
Per Server Large 1 Year No-Charge Regist 1455 N/C
SW Maintenance After License 1 Year 5661-EMP
Per Server Small 1 Year After License 0479
Per Server Medium 1 Year After License 0481
Per Server Large 1 Year After License 0483
SW Maintenance Registration 3 Year 5662-EMP
Per Server Small 3 Year Registration 0716
Per Server Medium 3 Year Registration 0718
Per Server Large 3 Year Registration 0720
SW Maintenance After License 3 Year 5664-EMP
Per Server Small 3 Year After License 0001
Per Server Medium 3 Year After License 0003
Per Server Large 3 Year After License 0005
| Program number | Feature number | Description | One-time charge |
| 5765EMP | 0001 | Per server sm w 1 yr SWMA | $ 3,125 |
| 5765EMP | 0002 | Per server med w 1 yr SWMA | 12,750 |
| 5765EMP | 0003 | Per server lg w 1 yr SWMA | 21,675 |
| 5661EMP | 0479 | Per server sm 1 yr ALC | 1,875 |
| 5661EMP | 0481 | Per server med 1 yr ALC | 7,650 |
| 5661EMP | 0483 | Per server lg 1 yr ALC | 13,005 |
| 5662EMP | 0716 | Per server sm 3 Yr Reg | 1,063 |
| 5662EMP | 0718 | Per server med 3 Yr Reg | 4,335 |
| 5662EMP | 0720 | Per server lg 3 Yr Reg | 7,370 |
| 5664EMP | 0001 | Per server sm 3 yr ALC | 2,938 |
| 5664EMP | 0003 | Per server med 3 yr ALC | 11,985 |
| 5664EMP | 0005 | Per server lg 3 yr ALC | 20,375 |
IBM Global Financing
IBM Global
Financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified customers to assist
them in acquiring IT solutions. Offerings include financing for IT acquisition,
including hardware, software, and services, from both IBM and other manufacturers or vendors.
Offerings (for all customer segments: small, medium, and large enterprise),
rates, terms, and availability can vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global
Financing organization or visit
- http://www.ibm.com/financing
IBM Global
Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in the United States, and
other IBM subsidiaries
and divisions worldwide to qualified commercial and government customers.
Rates are based on a customer's credit rating, financing terms, offering
type, equipment type, and options, and may vary by country. Other restrictions
may apply. Rates and offerings are subject to change, extension, or withdrawal
without notice.
Financing from IBM Global Financing helps you preserve cash and credit
lines, enables more technology acquisition within current budget limits, permits
accelerated implementation of economically attractive new technologies, offers
payment and term flexibility, and can help match project costs to projected
benefits. Available worldwide for credit-qualified customers.
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To order, contact the Americas Call Centers or your local IBM representative,
or your IBM Business
Partner.
To identify your local IBM representative or IBM Business Partner, call 800-IBM-4YOU
(426-4968).
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255)
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX (242-6329)
For IBM representative: callserv@ca.ibm.com
For IBM Business Partner: pwswna@us.ibm.com
Mail: IBM Teleweb Customer Support
ibm.com® Sales Execution Center, Americas North
3500 Steeles Ave. East, Tower 3/4
Markham, Ontario
Canada
L3R 2Z1
Reference: YE001
The Americas Call Centers, our national direct marketing organization,
can add your name to the mailing list for catalogs of IBM products.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
Trademarks
POWER5, POWER6 and Electronic Service Agent are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
IBM, Power, Tivoli, System z, AIX, z/VM, System x, System p, System i, Passport Advantage and ibm.com are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both.
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
Terms of use
IBM products
and services which are announced and available in your country can be ordered
under the applicable standard agreements, terms, conditions, and prices in
effect at the time. IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this announcement
at any time without notice. This announcement is provided for your information
only. Additional terms of use are located
at
- http://www.ibm.com/legal/us/en/
For the most current information regarding IBM products, consult your IBM representative
or reseller, or visit the IBM worldwide contacts page
- http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/us/
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