z/OS Version 2 Release 3 Planning for Sub-Capacity Pricing IBM SA23-2301-30 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 71. This edition applies to Version 2 Release 3 of z/OS (5650-ZOS) and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. Last updated: 2019-02-16 © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2013, 2017. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents List of Figures...................................................................................................... vii List of Tables........................................................................................................ ix About this information.......................................................................................... xi Who should use this document?.................................................................................................................xi Where to find more sub-capacity pricing information................................................................................xi z/OS information.........................................................................................................................................xii How to send your comments to IBM.....................................................................xiii If you have a technical problem................................................................................................................xiii Summary of changes...........................................................................................xiv Summary of changes for z/OS V2R3......................................................................................................... xiv Summary of changes for z/OS V2R2......................................................................................................... xiv z/OS Version 2 Release 1 summary of changes........................................................................................ xv Chapter 1. Introduction to sub-capacity pricing on z/OS......................................... 1 Terms to understand....................................................................................................................................1 What is the IBM Z software pricing framework?......................................................................................... 2 Monthly license charge (MLC) software pricing..................................................................................... 2 International Product License Agreement (IPLA) software pricing...................................................... 4 Container Pricing for IBM Z.................................................................................................................... 5 How does sub-capacity pricing work?.........................................................................................................5 LPAR utilization capacity........................................................................................................................ 6 How the peak four-hour rolling average MSU value is determined.......................................................7 Advantages of sub-capacity pricing.......................................................................................................7 Is sub-capacity pricing for everyone?....................................................................................................8 Prerequisites for sub-capacity pricing...................................................................................................8 Detailed pricing information...................................................................................................................9 Chapter 2. Overview of planning and implementation tasks for sub-capacity pricing.............................................................................................................11 Sub-capacity pricing planning tasks......................................................................................................... 11 Sub-capacity pricing implementation tasks............................................................................................. 12 Chapter 3. Inventorying your software................................................................. 13 Creating software inventories....................................................................................................................13 Sample software inventory for sub-capacity eligible MLC products.................................................. 13 Sub-capacity eligible IPLA products.........................................................................................................15 Products in other pricing categories......................................................................................................... 15 Chapter 4. Understanding your configuration........................................................17 What is the capacity of your current configuration?................................................................................. 17 How much of your capacity are you using?...............................................................................................17 What further growth do you anticipate?....................................................................................................17 Chapter 5. Analyzing your software costs............................................................. 21 Requesting a pricing analysis from IBM....................................................................................................21 Determining whether sub-capacity pricing is right for you...................................................................... 23 Technical requirements for sub-capacity pricing................................................................................23 Contractual requirements for sub-capacity pricing............................................................................ 24 iii Contracts for sub-capacity pricing............................................................................................................ 25 Scheduling monthly sub-capacity report reviews.................................................................................... 25 Chapter 6. Preparing to use the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool................................27 About the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool....................................................................................................27 Overview of the SCRT process...................................................................................................................28 Sending TSAD data.................................................................................................................................... 30 Generating and collecting SMF type 70 and type 89 records.................................................................. 30 Collecting SCRT89 records........................................................................................................................ 31 Chapter 7. Using SCRT to manage software costs..................................................33 Analyzing the sub-capacity report............................................................................................................ 33 Viewing the billing-related report section........................................................................................... 33 Analyzing the customer verification report sections...........................................................................35 Questions to consider about the sub-capacity report........................................................................ 36 Actions you can take to optimize your configuration................................................................................36 Billing for sub-capacity capable software products................................................................................. 37 Appendix A. Sub-capacity pricing case studies.....................................................39 Case study 1: Airweave, Inc...................................................................................................................... 39 Airweave configuration.........................................................................................................................39 Airweave software inventory................................................................................................................39 Airweave capacity plan........................................................................................................................ 40 Airweave software costs...................................................................................................................... 41 Airweave cost analysis......................................................................................................................... 42 Case study 2: AKZ Financials.................................................................................................................... 43 AKZ configuration.................................................................................................................................43 AKZ software inventory........................................................................................................................43