z/OS Planning for Sub-Capacity Pricing
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z/OS Planning for Sub-Capacity Pricing
SA23-2301-00
Abstract for Planning for Sub-Capacity Pricing
Where to find more information
z/OS Version 2 Release 1 summary of changes
Introduction to sub-capacity pricing on z/OS
Terms to understand
What is the System z software pricing framework?
Monthly license charge (MLC) software pricing
Full capacity based MLC pricing metrics
Sub-capacity capable MLC pricing metrics
Workload License Charges (WLC)
Advanced Workload License Charges (AWLC)
Entry Workload License Charges (EWLC)
Advanced Entry Workload License Charges (AEWLC)
Midrange Workload License Charges (MWLC)
System z New Application License Charges (zNALC)
Select Application License Charges (SALC)
International Product License Agreement (IPLA) software pricing
Getting Started Sub-capacity Pricing for z/OS IPLA Software
How does sub-capacity pricing work?
LPAR utilization capacity
How the peak four-hour rolling average MSU value is determined
Advantages of sub-capacity pricing
Is sub-capacity pricing for everyone?
Prerequisites for sub-capacity pricing
Detailed pricing information
Overview of planning and implementation tasks for sub-capacity pricing
Sub-capacity pricing planning tasks
Sub-capacity pricing implementation tasks
Inventorying your software
Creating software inventories
Sample software inventory for sub-capacity eligible MLC products
Sub-capacity eligible product and location inventory
Sub-capacity eligible IPLA products
Products in other pricing categories
Understanding your configuration
What is the capacity of your current configuration?
How much of your capacity are you using?
About the Sub-Capacity Planning Tool
Reviewing the output of the Sub-Capacity Planning Tool
What further growth do you anticipate?
Analyzing your software costs
Requesting a pricing analysis from IBM
Determining whether sub-capacity pricing is right for you
Technical requirements for sub-capacity pricing
Contractual requirements for sub-capacity pricing
Contracts for sub-capacity pricing
Scheduling monthly sub-capacity report reviews
Preparing to use the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool
About the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool
Overview of the SCRT process
Sending TSAD data
Generating and collecting SMF type 70 and type 89 records
Collecting SCRT89 records
Using SCRT to manage software costs
Analyzing the sub-capacity report
Viewing the billing-related report section
Analyzing the customer verification report sections
Questions to consider about the sub-capacity report
Actions you can take to optimize your configuration
Using the Sub-Capacity Planning Tool output along with the sub-capacity report
Billing for sub-capacity capable software products
Sub-capacity pricing case studies
Case study 1: Airweave, Inc.
Airweave configuration
Airweave software inventory
Sub-Capacity Planning Tool output for Airweave
Airweave capacity plan
Airweave software costs
Airweave cost analysis
Case study 2: AKZ Financials
AKZ configuration
AKZ software inventory
AKZ product/location matrix
Sub-Capacity Planning Tool output for AKZ
AKZ capacity and growth plan
AKZ software costs
AKZ cost analysis
Capacity planning for sub-capacity IPLA products
Example of an execution-based sub-capacity eligible IPLA product
Example of a reference-based sub-capacity eligible IPLA product
Example of a z/OS-based sub-capacity eligible IPLA product
Advanced topics in sub-capacity pricing
More about zNALC pricing
Sample sub-capacity report for traditional z/OS and zNALC
More about defined capacity
Implications of a defined capacity
More about group capacity
How SCRT uses group capacity
Examples of MSU assessment by SCRT
Group capping on a traditional z/OS configuration
Group capping on a z/OS traditional and z/OS zNALC configuration
Consolidating systems
Consolidating onto a different machine type
z/OS systems enablement functions
Sub-capacity pricing planning checklist
Sub-capacity pricing implementation checklist
System z software pricing information
Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2014
z/OS Planning for Sub-Capacity Pricing
z/OS Planning for Sub-Capacity Pricing
Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2014
