IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 extends orchestration capabilities with managed file transfer, enhances operational experience with AI, and streamlines workflows definition with renewed Workload Designer
IBM United States Software Announcement 222-006March 1, 2022
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At a glance
IBM Z® Workload Scheduler 10.1 delivers:
- Capability to detect anomalies in your workload with AI-powered historical data analysis
- Managed file transfer capabilities with workstation-to-workstation protocol that is based on IBM Z Workload Scheduler agents (also known as z-centric agents), with dedicated dashboard and detailed monitoring views
- Integration with IBM Z ChatOps to enable posting incidents and sharing information through the tool, bringing ChatOps capabilities to IBM Z environments
- Metrics for IBM Z Workload Scheduler that are exposed through OpenMetrics standard to monitor your workload with analytics tools
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Overview
IBM Z Workload Scheduler simplifies systems management across distributed environments by integrating systems management functions. IBM Z Workload Scheduler plans, automates, and controls the processing of your enterprise production workload.
IBM Z Workload Scheduler enables the integration of data transfer operations in the Workload Automation workflows by delivering an enhanced version of the file transfer plug-in that includes a detailed monitoring view on the Dynamic Workload Console of each file transfer operation and a dedicated dashboard available on the Automation Hub. With version 10.1, the managed file transfer capabilities enable your teams to use the z-centric agents and the new File Proxy component, also deployable on container, to move files between z-centric agents with a security-rich protocol.
IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 delivers a new component, the AI Data Advisor, also deployable on container, that uses AI intelligence to analyze historical workload data to detect anomalies while the workload is running and issue alerts. The new component also provides a UI for historical data analysis of jobs and workstations.
The Dynamic Workload Console 10.1 has a renewed Workload Designer to enable a bridge between IT and business applications, providing a unified access point to define every scheduling object and develop workflows in a faster way with contextual help. The Workload Designer includes graphical views and a new empowered search functionality, providing the capability to edit multiple objects at the same time.
By integrating with IBM Z ChatOps, IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 gives teams the capability to notify chat users using an enterprise chat tool, such as Slack, Mattermost, or Microsoft™ Teams, about IBM Z Workload Scheduler events. The chat tool can be used to alert team members, share data, and collaboratively resolve issues. Additionally, by using the chatbot included in IBM Z ChatOps 1.1.2, chat users can query and interact with job streams, jobs, and workstations that are managed by IBM Z Workload Scheduler directly from their enterprise chat tool.
IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 exposes metrics about the status of user jobs by using OpenMetrics standard. The data can be processed by multiple data analytics tools, creating an easy and unified way to control and monitor user workload.
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Key requirements
None
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Planned availability date
March 4, 2022
Availability within a country is subject to local legal requirements.
See the Availability of national languages section for national language availability.
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Description
When used in end-to-end workload environment (agent connected to the z/OS® system), IBM Z Workload Scheduler extends the automation into distributed systems, and manages workflows that integrate mainframe application with the distributed application and business intelligence applications. The IBM Z Workload Scheduler plans, automates, and controls the processing of the client's enterprise mainframe production workload. When used in end-to-end configuration with the z-centric agents, it extends the automation into distributed systems, and manages workflows that integrate mainframe application with the distributed application and business intelligence applications.
The z-centric agents allow mainframe customers to use all the job integrations available on the Automation Hub, also supporting the automatic deployment of the plug-ins to the agents that will execute the scheduled applications.
With the end-to-end configuration, optionally adding a distributed Dynamic Domain Manager to the agents, IBM Z Workload Scheduler can manage all cloud workloads and the z-centric agents are also available in a version deployable on container.
Besides the traditional Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) panels, IBM Z Workload Scheduler provides the Dynamic Workload Console, a modern web-based interface that is purpose-built for operations, administrative tasks, and reporting. IBM Z Workload Scheduler also offers self-service catalog and dashboards on mobile, enabling business users to manage automatic tasks and perform health checks in a natural language.
The IBM Z Workload Scheduler, as part of the IBM® Workload Automation suite of products, is evolving with important IT technological trends, including the use of AI to empower product operators, support for containers on IBM Z for distributed Workload Automation components (such as Dynamic Workload Console and the z-centric agents) through the IBM z/OS Container Extensions, and the integrations with Zowe™, the open-source framework for IBM Z developers.
IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 capabilities
Capability to detect anomalies in workloads with AI-powered historical data analysis
AI Data Advisor (AIDA) is the new AI engine that leverages historical workload data to provide an enhanced operational experience. The new component is deployable on containers and uses AI intelligence to provide anomaly detection for the overall workload or selected jobs. This capability enables a common operator to monitor the workload for inconsistencies or anomalies in the daily process. The AI engine uses big data, machine learning, and analytics to enable early detection of potential issues, providing alerts for anomaly detection and a UI for historical data analysis of jobs and workstations.
New managed file transfer capabilities with workstation-to-workstation protocol based on dynamic agents
Workload Automation features an enhanced version of the file transfer plug-in (based on security-rich FTP protocols) to enable the integration of data transfer operations in the Workload Automation workflows. Version 10.1 extends these capabilities to manage file transfer operations moving files in a client's environment based on dynamic agents through a workstation-to-workstation protocol. A new component, the File Proxy, also deployable on containers, is delivered to manage the file transfer operations between dynamic agents. It is available as an internal component of the Workload Automation Server, which is suited for a limited number of file transfer operations or as an external stand-alone component that is connected with the agents to manage a security-rich file transfer. The external File Proxy can be configured in high availability mode. The new capabilities include:
- Detailed view on the console of each file transfer operation
- Dedicated dashboard available on the Automation Hub
- Multiple parallel file transfer operations in the same job
- Capability to rerun a file transfer operation from the point of failure
- Capability to rerun selected file transfer operations in the same job
- Capability to rename files after the transfer using wildcards and regular expressions
- File transfer from and to mainframe systems
Renewed Workload Designer experience to easily define workflows
Version 10.1 delivers the Workload Designer, a new modeling UI in the Dynamic Workload Console that provides a unified access point to design every scheduling object. The Workload Designer includes an improved search function and objects listing, a contextual help, graphical views, and the capability to edit multiple objects simultaneously. Initiating the Workload Designer takes the user to a new landing page that is based on the workflow folders. An option to import database objects from a Workload Application Template (WAT) is integrated in the modeling editor. The new technology used in the Workload Designer also provides the capability to create a modern interface to define integration plug-in jobs that are available on the Automation Hub.
Integration with IBM Z ChatOps
When a problem arises, reacting is crucial. Identifying the issue, gathering possible solutions, choosing the best way to proceed are the fundamentals of problem-solving. Rapid communication becomes critical. By integrating with IBM Z ChatOps, IBM Z Workload Scheduler gives teams the capability to notify chat users that are using an enterprise chat tool, such as Slack, Mattermost, or Microsoft Teams, about IBM Z Workload Scheduler events.
The chat tool can be used to alert team members, share data, and collaboratively resolve issues. Additionally, by using the chatbot included in IBM Z ChatOps 1.1.2, chat users can query and interact with job streams, jobs, and workstations that are managed by IBM Z Workload Scheduler directly from their enterprise chat tool. Collaboration becomes easy, immediate, and effective for promoting teamwork and addressing daily issues.
Capability to expose metrics to monitor your workload
To help control and monitor your workload, IBM Z Workload Scheduler can expose several metrics about the status of your jobs. By analyzing the metrics data through a data analytics tool, such as the new AI Data Advisor component in version 10.1, you can detect anomalies and anticipate failure or degradation.
Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act
IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 is capable as of March 1, 2022, when used in accordance with associated IBM® 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 US Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Statement can be requested on the Product accessibility information website.
Value Unit-based pricing
Value Unit pricing for eligible IBM Z IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) programs enables a lower cost of incremental growth and enterprise aggregation. Each IBM Z IPLA product with Value Unit pricing has a single price per Value Unit and a conversion matrix, called Value Unit Exhibit, for converting from some designated measurement to Value Units. Most commonly, Millions of Service Units (MSUs) is the measurement designated by IBM to be converted to Value Units. Some other measurements are engines or messages. Since MSUs are the most common measurement, that measurement will be used for the remainder of this description.
Value Unit pricing offers price benefits for you. For each IBM 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. Each of the various Value Unit Exhibits stipulate that the larger your required license capacity, the fewer Value Units per MSU you will need. Value Unit Exhibits are uniquely identified by a three digit code and referred to using the nomenclature VUExxx, where xxx is the three digit code.
Subsequent acquisitions of Value Unit priced programs offer additional price benefits. The quantity of each IBM Z IPLA program that you have acquired is referred to as entitled license capacity. If you wish to grow your entitled license capacity for an IBM Z IPLA program, the calculation to determine additional needed Value Units is based upon the number of Value Units already acquired.
For each IBM Z IPLA program with Value Unit pricing, you should:
- Determine the required license capacity, in MSUs.
- Aggregate the MSUs across the enterprise.
- Convert the total MSUs to Value Units, using the applicable Value Unit Exhibit.
- Multiply the price per Value Unit by the total number of Value Units to determine the total cost.
To simplify conversion from the designated measurement to Value Units or vice-versa, use the Value Unit Converter tool. For additional information or to obtain a copy of the Value Unit Converter tool, see the IBM Z software pricing tools website. Select "Download" under VU Converter to obtain the converter tool.
Note that Value Units of a given program cannot be exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated with Value Units of another program.
To determine the required license capacity for the IBM Z IPLA program you selected, see the Terms and conditions section.
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Product positioning
IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 is an enterprise orchestrator with an engine that runs on the IBM Z platform to provide the flexibility to help you adapt to your most demanding process complexity and scalability needs. With the capability to accurately forecast task processing and the impact of planned and unplanned events that affect the workload automation, it offers the right maturity level to govern the complexity generated by the increased workloads and handle Service Level Agreements with high confidence. It also satisfies the demand of application developers to be autonomous when creating and scheduling their applications.
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Statement of general direction
Deprecated functions
The following functions are deprecated, and version 10.1 will be the last IBM Z Workload Scheduler release to deliver and support them:
- Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) integration
- IBM Z Workload Scheduler Control Language (OCL)
- Batch loader Fault tolerant agents
- Direct access storage device (DASD) connection method between controller and trackers
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Availability of national languages
| Description | Availability date | Language |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Z Workload Scheduler, 10.1 | March 4, 2022 | English US, German, Spanish, Japanese Kanji - DBCS, Korean |
Translation information, if available, can be found at the Translation Reports website.
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Program number
| Program number | VRM | Program name |
|---|---|---|
| 5698-T09 | 10.1 | IBM Z Workload Scheduler |
| Program PID number | Subscription and Support PID number |
|---|---|
| 5698-T09 | 5698-S51 |
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Publications
The following publications will be available for ordering on the general availability date. To order, use the IBM Documentation, or contact your IBM representative.
| Title | Publication number |
|---|---|
| IBM Z Workload Scheduler English Program Directory | GI13-5605 |
| IBM Z Workload Scheduler German Program Directory | GI13-5606 |
| IBM Z Workload Scheduler Japanese Program Directory | GI13-5607 |
| IBM Z Workload Scheduler Spanish Program Directory | GI13-5608 |
| IBM Z Workload Scheduler Korean Program Directory | GI13-5609 |
| IBM Z Workload Scheduler License Information CD | LC27-5704 |
| IBM Z Workload Scheduler License Information | GI13-5610 |
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Technical information
Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 system requirements will be available March 4, 2022, and can be viewed at the IBM Support website.
Software requirements
IBM Z Workload Scheduler 10.1 system requirements will be available March 4, 2022, and can be viewed at the IBM Support website.
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Ordering information
Consult your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner.
The programs in this announcement all have Value Unit-Based pricing.
| Program number | Program name | Value Unit exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| 5698-t09 | IBM Z Workload Scheduler | VUE020 |
For each z Systems® 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:
- The z Systems IPLA program you select
- The applicable Value Unit Exhibit
- The applicable terms
- Whether your current mainframes are full capacity or sub-capacity
| Level | Minimum | Maximum | Value Units/MSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tier A | 4 | 45 | 0.15 |
| Tier B | 46 | 175 | 0.08 |
| Tier C | 176 | 315 | 0.04 |
| Tier D | 316 | + | 0.03 |
Ordering z/OS® through the internet
Shopz provides an easy way to plan and order your z/OS ServerPac or CBPDO. It will analyze your current installation, determine the correct product migration, and present your new configuration based on z/OS. Additional products can also be added to your order (including determination of whether all product requisites are satisfied). For more details and availability, go to the Shopz website.
Charge metric
The charge metrics for this licensed product can be found in the following License Information document:
| Program number | License Information document title | License Information document number |
|---|---|---|
| 5698-T09 | IBM Z Workload Scheduler | L-AGOO-C94CPR |
Select your language of choice and scroll down to the Charge Metrics section. Follow-on releases, if any, may have updated terms. See the License Information documents website for more information.
Basic license
Translation from MSUs to Value Units
| MSUs | Value Units/MSU | |
|---|---|---|
| Base | 1-3 | 1 |
| Tier A | 4-45 | 0.15 |
| Tier B | 46-175 | 0.08 |
| Tier C | 176-315 | 0.04 |
| Tier D | 316 or greater | 0.03 |
To order, specify the program ID number and the appropriate license or charge option. To suppress shipment of media, select the license-only option in CFSW.
Program name: IBM Z Workload Scheduler
Program ID: 5698-T09
| Entitlement identifier | Description | License option/Pricing metric |
|---|---|---|
| S018L1W | IBM Z Workload Scheduler | Basic OTC, per Value Unit Basic OTC, per MSU-day TUC, Multi-Version Measurement NC |
| Orderable supply ID | Language |
|---|---|
| S018L21 | English US |
| S018L20 | German |
| S018L1X | Japanese Kanji - DBCS |
| S018L1Z | Korean |
| S018L22 | Spanish |
IBM recommends internet delivery. However, if you still require physical media, you can choose DVD.
Subscription and Support Program ID: 5698-S51
| Entitlement identifier | Description | License option/Pricing metric |
|---|---|---|
| S010CSM | IBM Z Workload Scheduler S&S | Basic ASC, per Value Unit SW S&S No charge, decline SW S&S, Per MSU SW S&S Registration, Multi-Version Measurement S&S NC |
| Orderable supply ID | Language |
|---|---|
| S010CTN | English US |
| SO10CTM | German |
| S010CTR | Spanish |
| S010CTP | Japanese Kanji - DBCS |
| S016SC3 | Korean |
To receive voice technical support via telephone and future releases and versions at no additional charge, Subscription and Support must be ordered. The capacity of Subscription and Support (Value Units) must be the same as the capacity ordered for the product licenses.
To order, specify the Subscription and Support program ID referenced above and the appropriate license or charge option.
IBM is also providing Subscription and Support for these programs with a separately purchased offering under the terms of the IBM International Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance. This offering:
- Includes and extends the support services provided in the base support to include technical support by telephone.
- Entitles you to future releases and versions, at no additional charge. Note that you are not entitled to new programs.
When Subscription and Support is ordered, the charges will automatically renew annually unless canceled by you.
The combined effect of the IPLA license and the Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance gives you rights and support services comparable to those under the traditional ICA IBM Z license or its equivalent. To ensure that you continue to enjoy the level of support you are used to in the ICA business model, you must order both the license for the program and the support for the selected programs at the same Value Unit quantities.
Customized Offerings
Product deliverables are shipped only through CBPDO and ServerPac. These customized offerings are offered for internet delivery. For more details on Internet delivery, go to the Help section on the Shopz website.
IBM recommends internet delivery. However, if you still require physical media, you can choose DVD.
Many products can be ordered in ServerPac the month following their availability in CBPDO. z/OS® can be ordered through CBPDO and ServerPac on the planned availability date. Many products will also be orderable in a ServerPac without also having to order the z/OS operating system or subsystem.
Shopz and CFSW will determine the eligibility based on product requisite checking. For more details on the ServerPac, go to the Help section on the Shopz website.
Production of software product orders will begin on the planned availability date.
- CBPDO shipments will begin within 3 business days after the planned availability date.
- ServerPac availability and shipments will begin within 3 - 4 weeks after the planned product availability date due to additional customization and data input verification.
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Terms and conditions
The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern any transaction with IBM are contained in the applicable contract documents such as the IBM International Program License Agreement, IBM International Passport Advantage® Agreement, and the IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance.
Licensing
IBM International Program License Agreement including the License Information document and Proof of Entitlement (PoE) govern your use of the program. PoEs are required for all authorized use.
Software Maintenance
The following agreement applies for Software Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance) and does not require client signatures:
- IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (Z125-6011)
These programs are licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) and the associated Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance, which provide for support with ongoing access to releases and versions of the program. These programs have a one-time license charge for use of the program and an annual renewable charge for the enhanced support that includes telephone assistance (voice support for defects during normal business hours), as well as access to updates, releases, and versions of the program as long as support is in effect.
IBM Z Operational Support Services - SoftwareXcel is an option if you desire added services.
License Information number
The following License Information document applies to the offering in this announcement:
| Program number | License Information document title | License Information document number |
|---|---|---|
| 5698-T09 | IBM Z Workload Scheduler | L-AGOO-C94CPR |
Follow-on releases, if any, may have updated terms. See the License Information documents website for more information.
Limited warranty applies
Yes
Limited warranty
IBM warrants that when the program is used in the specified operating environment, it will conform to its specifications. The warranty applies only to the unmodified portion of the program. IBM does not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation of the program or that IBM will correct all program defects. You are responsible for the results obtained from the use of the program.
IBM provides you with access to IBM databases containing information on known program defects, defect corrections, restrictions, and bypasses at no additional charge. For further information, see the IBM Support Guide.
IBM will maintain this information for at least one year after the original licensee acquires the program (warranty period).
Program technical support
Enhanced support
Technical support of a program product version or release will be available for a minimum of five years from the planned availability date, as long as your Software Subscription and Support is in effect.
This technical support allows you to obtain assistance (by telephone or electronic means) from IBM for product-specific, task-oriented questions regarding the installation and operation of the program product. Software Subscription and Support also provides you with access to updates (modifications or fixes), releases, and versions of the program. You will be notified, through an 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.
For additional information on the IBM Software Support Lifecycle Policies, see the Standard and enhanced IBM software support lifecycle policies website.
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 for programs acquired under any of IBM's On/Off Capacity on Demand (On/Off CoD) software offerings, this term does not apply since these offerings apply to programs already acquired and in use by you.
Volume orders (IVO)
No
Passport Advantage applies
No
Software Subscription and Support applies
Yes. During the Software Subscription and Support period, for the unmodified portion of a program, and to the extent problems can be recreated in the specified operating environment, IBM will provide the following:
- Defect correction information, a restriction, or a bypass.
- Program updates: Periodic releases of collections of code corrections, fixes, functional enhancements and new versions and releases to the program and documentation.
- Technical assistance: A reasonable amount of remote assistance by telephone or electronically to address suspected program defects. Technical assistance is available from the IBM support center in the organization's geography.
Additional details regarding Technical Assistance, which includes IBM contact information, are provided in the IBM Support Guide.
Software Subscription and Support does not include assistance for:
- The design and development of applications.
- Your use of programs in other than their specified operating environment.
- Failures caused by products for which IBM is not responsible under the IBM Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance.
Software Subscription and Support is provided only if the program is within its support timeframe as specified in the Software Support Lifecycle policy for the program.
For operating system software, the revised IBM Operational Support Services - SoftwareXcel offering will provide support for those operating systems and associated products that are not available with the Software Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance) offering.
This will ensure total support coverage for your enterprise needs, including IBM and selected non-IBM products. For complete lists of products supported under both the current and revised offering, go to the Supported product list website.
IBM Operational Support Services - SoftwareXcel
Yes
Variable charges apply
No
Educational allowance available
Yes. A 15% education allowance applies to qualified education institution clients.
Multi-Version Measurement
Multi-Version Measurement (MVM) replaces the previously announced Migration Grace Period time limit of six months and allows unlimited time for clients to run more than one eligible version of a software program. Clients may run multiple versions of a program simultaneously for an unlimited duration during a program version upgrade. Clients may also choose to run multiple versions of a program simultaneously for an unlimited duration in a production environment. MVM does not extend support dates for programs withdrawn from service.
For more information about MVM, including requirements for qualification, see the MVM web page. For a list of eligible programs, see the IPLA Execution-Based web page.
Sub-capacity terms and conditions
For each IBM 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:
- The IBM Z IPLA program you select.
- The applicable Value Unit Exhibit.
- The applicable terms.
- Whether your current mainframes are full capacity or sub-capacity.
For more information on the Value Unit Exhibit for the IBM Z IPLA program you selected, see the Ordering information section.
| Program number | Program name | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| 5698-T09 | IBM Workload Scheduler for z/OS | Execution-based |
Full-capacity mainframes
In cases where full capacity is applicable, the following terms apply.
Execution-based, z/OS-based, full machine-based: The required capacity of an IBM Z IPLA program with these terms equals the MSU-rated capacity of the machines where the IBM Z IPLA program executes.
For more information on mainframe MSU-rated capacities, see the IBM Mainframe Exhibit web page.
Reference-based: The required license capacity of a IBM Z IPLA program with these terms equals the license capacity of the applicable monthly license charge (MLC) program. This MLC program is called the parent program.
Sub-capacity mainframes
In cases where sub-capacity is applicable, the following terms apply.
Execution-based: The required capacity of an IBM Z IPLA sub-capacity program with these terms equals the capacity of the LPARs where the IBM Z IPLA program executes.
z/OS-based: The required license capacity of an IBM Z IPLA program with these terms equals the license capacity of z/OS on the machines where the IBM Z IPLA program executes.
Reference-based: The required license capacity of an IBM Z IPLA program with these terms equals the license capacity of the applicable monthly license charge (MLC) program. This MLC program is called the parent program.
Full machine-based: The required license capacity of an IBM Z IPLA program with full machine-based terms equals the MSU-rated capacity of the machines where the IBM Z IPLA program executes.
For more information on mainframe MSU-rated capacities, see the IBM z Systems® Machines Exhibit, Z125-3901, or see the IBM Mainframe Exhibit web page.
IBM Z IPLA sub-capacity programs with reference-based terms add value to the parent program across the environment, regardless of where in the environment the IBM Z IPLA program executes.
An environment is defined as either a single or stand-alone machine or a qualified Parallel Sysplex®. You may have one or more different environments across the enterprise. To determine the required license capacity for each IBM Z IPLA program with referenced-based terms, each environment should be assessed separately.
When an IBM Z IPLA sub-capacity program with reference-based terms is used in a qualified Parallel Sysplex environment, the required license capacity of the IBM Z IPLA program must equal the license capacity of the parent program across the Parallel Sysplex. Qualified Parallel Sysplex refers to one where MLC pricing is aggregated across the sysplex.
Sub-capacity eligibility
To be eligible for sub-capacity charging on select IBM Z IPLA programs, you must first implement and comply with all terms of one of the following:
- Sub-capacity Workload License Charges (WLC)
- Sub-capacity Entry Workload License Charges (EWLC)
- Sub-capacity Advanced Workload License Charges (AWLC)
- Sub-capacity Advanced Entry Workload License Charges (AEWLC)
To implement sub-capacity WLC, EWLC, AWLC, or AEWLC, a machine must be an IBM Z (or equivalent). On that machine:
- All instances of the OS/390® operating system must be migrated to the z/OS operating system.
- Any licenses for the OS/390 operating system must be discontinued.
- All instances of the z/OS operating systems must be running in z/Architecture® (64-bit) mode.
For that machine, you must create and submit a Sub-Capacity Report to IBM each month. Sub-Capacity Reports must be generated using the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT). For additional information or to obtain a copy of SCRT, go to the IBM Z software pricing tools web page.
You must comply with all of the terms of the WLC or EWLC offering, whichever is applicable:
- The complete terms and conditions of sub-capacity WLC are defined in the IBM Customer Agreement - Attachment for z Systems® Workload License Charges (Z125-6516).
- The complete terms and conditions for sub-capacity EWLC are defined in the IBM Customer Agreement - Attachment for EWLC, TWLC, zELC, and z/OS.e License Charges (Z125-6587).
You must comply with all of the terms of the AWLC or AEWLC offering, whichever is applicable:
- The complete terms and conditions for AWLC are defined in the IBM Customer Agreement - Attachment for IBM System z® Advanced Workload License Charges (Z125-8538).
- The complete terms and conditions for AEWLC are defined in the IBM Customer Agreement - Attachment for IBM System z Advanced Entry Workload License Charges (Z125-8755).
Additionally, you must sign and comply with the terms and conditions specified in the amendment to the IPLA contract - IBM Amendment for IBM System z Programs Sub-Capacity Pricing (Z125-6929). Once the amendment is signed, the terms in the amendment replace any and all previous IBM Z IPLA sub-capacity terms and conditions.
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