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Software Announcement 203-113 April 29, 2003 New and Enhanced IBM Data Management Tools Support DB2 and IMS To Help You Manage Your Database Environment Even Better
At a GlanceOne new and four enhanced IBM Data Management Tools for DB2 and IMS offer capabilities in key functional areas. Database Administration
For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: LE001). OverviewNew products, versions, and releases of IBM Data Management Tools to support DB2® and IMS™ offer many innovative features to assist database administrators (DBAs) and system programmers in managing all aspects of their database environment. The new offerings include:
The IBM Data Management Tools business is a unique model in the industry. IBM continues to increase its investment in tools to deliver comprehensive solutions that meet requirements faster than ever before. Increased focus is on common interfaces, cross-tool integration, testing with the same criteria used for the databases, and expansion into multiplatforms. Key PrerequisitesAny hardware and software configuration that supports the required version of DB2 or IMS. Details are listed in the Hardware Requirements and Software Requirements sections. Planned Availability Dates
DescriptionIBM first announced its entry into the database tools business in September 2000, delivering a set of 34 tools for IMS and DB2 covering key system management functions, and committing to expand this portfolio in response to customer requirements. This announcement marks IBM's seventh major database tools announcement in three years, proof of our ability to offer a broad range of tools that support the DB2 and IMS databases and to provide that support with rapid availability for each new version or release of the databases. View the complete list of IBM Data Management Tools' announcements on our Web site at: IBM now offers more than 60 tools that increasingly feature common interfaces and cross-tool integration and that are tested under the same configurations and workloads as the databases they support. In addition, as we enter the era of autonomic computing, IBM Data Management Tools will become increasingly self managed in terms of dynamically monitoring and managing data, and taking responsibility for decision making and initiating action. To view the complete list of IBM Data Management Tools, visit our Web site at: New Product NamesThe names of following products and their corresponding subscription and support offerings have been changed to better reflect their enhanced capabilities.
New Name Old Name IBM IMS High Availability IBM IMS High Availability Large Database Conversion Large Database and Maintenance Aid Conversion Aid for z/OS, V2 (5655-K47) for z/OS (5655-I01) S&S for IBM High Availability IBM IMS High Availability Large Database Conversion Large Database Conversion and Maintenance Aid for Aid for z/OS Subscription z/OS and all prior and Support (5655-I02) versions (5655-I02) IBM Tools for Database AdministrationDB2 Administration Tool for z/OS, V4.2 (5655-I23) offers a comprehensive set of database administration functions that help DBAs efficiently manage DB2 Universal Database® for z/OS. Designed with intuitive, interactive functionality, DB2 Administration Tool shortens the time needed to complete jobs that otherwise could consume hours. Enhancements to this release include:
IMS High Availability Large Database (HALDB) Conversion and Maintenance Aid for z/OS, V2 (5655-K47) contains all the features and functions of IMS HALDB Conversion Aid for z/OS, which provides the utilities and aids you need to analyze, model, and convert existing IMS V7 and V8 full-function database structures to a HALDB format. The tool also supports the migration of IMS V7 and V8 databases that have been partitioned by the IBM IMS Partition DB product (5697-D85) or the OEM Partitioning product. In addition, the following new features and functions are provided:
IMS High Performance (HP) Pointer Checker for z/OS, V2 (5655-K53) is a key tool that lets you manage many database reorganization activities efficiently. Used on a regular basis, IMS HP Pointer Checker can help ensure that your database pointers are error free. It also alerts you to the need to perform a database reorganization. This version delivers the following enhancements:
IMS Library Integrity Utilities for z/OS (5655-I42) includes all of the features and functions of the:
Integrity Checker helps protect your databases from corruption caused by using the wrong IMS control blocks for access. If the IMS control blocks used to access the database are not the same as the ones that were used to load the database, then a data integrity exposure can occur. This type of data integrity exposure is one of the most common causes for IMS database corruption. Representative examples of using the wrong IMS control blocks are:
Consistency Checker helps you ensure that the necessary definitions in your IMS subsystem have been created. For a DBD in the DBD library, Consistency Checker verifies that the:
The following functional enhancements are also provided for existing utilities:
IBM Tools for Application ManagementIMS Connect for z/OS, V2 (5655-K52) is IBM's premier access product allowing e-business access to new and existing IMS applications and operations. The product supports communications between one or more TCP/IP (or local/390) clients and one or more IMS systems. It is designed to be the distributed communications front-end to IMS for the future. IMS Connect for z/OS, V2 enhancements provide:
Additional IMS Connect for z/OS, V2 enhancements include:
Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act
The products in this announcement are capable as of their general availability, 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.
Value Unit-Based PricingValue Unit-based pricing will help to align the prices of these products to the principle of the PSLC pricing curve, which provides for a lower price per MSU (millions of service units per hour) for larger capacities. There is also be a price benefit when customers grow their capacity. Additional capacity will based on the number of Value Units (MSUs) the customer has already installed. For example, additional capacity will not be priced starting at the base with a higher price per unit but on the capacity that is already installed.
Note:
Value Units of a given product cannot be exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated with Value Units of
another product.
IPLA and Subscription and Support ConsiderationsIPLA licenses can be transferred from one machine to another within, but not limited to, an enterprise. The customer may aggregate the capacity for all the processors the product is operated on to achieve a more economic price. This will result in a single Proof of Entitlement. It is the customer's responsibility to manage the distribution of Value Units within the limits of the entitlement of the product license. Subscription and Support must cover the same capacity as the product license entitlement. Subscription and Support will be available in the country in which the agreement is made.
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Offering InformationProduct information is available through:
PublicationsThe IBM Publications Center Web site is at: 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 or customer number. A large number of publications are available online in various file formats, and they can all be downloaded free of charge. The IBM Publications Notification System (PNS) Web site is at: The PNS enables subscribers to set up profiles of interest by order number/product number. PNS subscribers automatically receive notifications by e-mail of all new publications defined in their profiles. These may then be ordered/downloaded via the Publications Center. One copy of the following publications is supplied automatically with the basic machine-readable material.
Order
Title Number
DB2(R) Administration Tool for z/OS(TM), V4.2 GC27-1596
(5655-I23) License Information
IMS(TM) Connect for z/OS, V2 (5655-K52) GC18-7259
License Information
IMS High Availability Large Database GC18-7248
Conversion and Maintenance Aid for
z/OS (5655-K47) License Information
IMS High Performance Pointer Checker GC18-7256
for z/OS (5655-K53) License Information
IMS Library Integrity Utilities for GC18-7024
z/OS (5655-I42) License Information
The following publications cannot be ordered in hardcopy . The publications are made available on the Web at: Publications on CD-ROM for the products in this announcement will be available on the next release of the following collections of software product libraries:
Order
Title Number
DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS, V4.2
(5655-I23)
User's Guide SC27-1601
Quick Reference SX26-3850
IMS Connect for z/OS, V2 (5655-K52) SC18-7260
Guide and Reference
IMS High Availability Large Database SC18-7249
Conversion and Maintenance Aid for z/OS
(5655-K47) User's Guide
IMS High Performance Pointer Checker for z/OS
(5655-K53)
User's Guide Volume 1 SC18-7257
User's Guide Volume 2 SC18-7258
IMS Library Integrity Utilities for z/OS SC18-7025
(5655-I42) User's Guide
The IBM Publications Center Portal is at: 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. A large number of publications are available online in various file formats, which can currently be downloaded free of charge. The following material is available on the Internet at: Overview brochure: IBM Tools for DB2 and IMS for z/OS and OS/390 (GC27-1070) Fact sheets:
Specification sheets, user's guides, and white papers are also available on the CD-ROM (GK3T-7099). Technical InformationHardware Requirements
The products in this announcement will operate on any hardware configuration that supports the
required versions of DB2 and IMS.
Software RequirementsThe DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS, V4.2 requires DB2 V6, or later.
IMS HP Pointer Checker V2 and IMS Library Integrity Utilities require IMS V6, or later.
IMS HP Pointer Checker V2 requires:
IMS Library Integrity Utilities requires DFSORT V1.14 (5740-SM1), or a functionally equivalent sort program, if the LISTLIB command USESORT=YES in the ACBLIB Analyzer Utility is specified to reduce the CPU utilization time. IMS HALDB Conversion and Maintenance Aid V2 requires IMS V7, or later. IMS Connect V2
Planning InformationPackaging: The programs in this announcement are distributed with the following content:
Security, Auditability, and ControlThe announced programs use the security and auditability features of the host 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. Ordering InformationThe products in this announcement have one charge unit: Value Unit. Value Unit-based pricing will help to align the prices of these products to the principle of the PSLC pricing curve, which provides for a lower price per MSU (millions of service units per hour) for larger capacities. There is also a price benefit when customers grow their capacity. Additional capacity will be based on the number of Value Units (MSUs) the customer has already installed, for example, additional capacity will not be priced starting at the base with a higher price per unit but on the capacity that is already installed. Note that Value Units of a given product cannot be exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated with Value Units of another product.
Value Unit Exhibit VUE007
Value Value
Units/ Units/
Usage Level Minimum Maximum MSU HW Machine
Base 1 3 1 MP3000 H30 6
PSLC / Level A 4 45 0.45 MP3000 H50 8
PSLC / Level B 46 175 0.36 MP3000 H70 12
PSLC / Level C 176 315 0.27 ESL Models 2
PSLC / Level D 316 + 0.2
The products in this announcement have one charge unit: Value Units. Value Units for IBM 9672 processors will be based upon the full capacity of these systems. This is applicable to all S/390®-based systems that are measured on MSU capacity. Information on MSU capacities can be found in the System/370™, System/390®, and zSeries™ Machine Exhibit, Z125-3901. Value Units for zSeries will be based on full MSU capacity as defined in the Machine Exhibits. There will be a tool available that provides support for transforming the MSU-based capacities of S/390 systems to new Value Units by calculating the applicable number of Value Units for a given number of MSUs.
Translation from MSUs to Value Units Example
MSUs Value Units/MSU
Base 1-3 1.00
Tier A 4-45 .45
Tier B 46-175 .36
Tier C 176-315 .27
Tier D 316+ .20
For an example of translation from MSUs to Value Units, refer to the table below. Ordering Example: The total number of Value Units is calculated according to the following example. If the customer has installed 1,200 MSUs, the applicable Value Units would be:
Translation from MSUs to Value Units
MSUs x Value Units/MSU = Value Units
Base 3 x 1.00 = 3.00
Tier A 42 x .45 = 18.90
Tier B 130 x .36 = 46.80
Tier C 140 x .27 = 37.80
Tier D 885 x .20 = 177.00
Total 1,200 284
When calculating the total number of Value Units, the sum is to be rounded up to the next integer.
Feature
Number
1 Value Unit 0001
250 Value Units 0002
Example: For a product running on machines with 1,200 MSUs requiring 284 Value Units, order feature number 0001, quantity 34 and feature number 0002, quantity 1. Note: For actual feature numbers, refer to the table below.
Value Units for non-MSU-based S/390 Processors
MP3000 Models
H30 = 6.00 Value Units
H50 = 8.00 Value Units
H70 = 12.00 Value Units
P/390, R/390, IBM 3006 = 2.00 Value Units
Basic License: To order, specify the program number, feature number 9001 for asset registration, and the one-time charge (OTC) feature number. Also specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium. To suppress shipment of media, select the license-only option in CFSW. When ordering DB2 or IMS data management tools for use in a Parallel Sysplex® environment, specify the number of Value Units to cover the MSU capacity of the machines in the Parallel Sysplex to which DB2 and/or IMS is licensed. The following examples illustrate how this rule applies to different situations.
The ordering information is not changed for:
The ordering information for the other products in this announcement follows:
OTC Medium
Program Feature Feature
Description Number Number Number Medium
IMS Connect for z/OS, V2 5655-K52 5822 Tape
One Value Unit 0001
250 Value Units 0002
IMS High Availability 5655-K47 5802 Tape
Database Conversion
Large and Maintenance
Aid for z/OS, V2
One Value Unit 0001
250 Value Units 0002
IMS HP Pointer Checker 5655-K53 5802 Tape
for z/OS, V2
One Value Unit 0001
250 Value Units 0002
IMS Library Integrity 5655-I42 5802 Tape
Utilities for z/OS
One Value Unit 0001
250 Value Units 0002
Upgrade from IMS
Library Management
Utilities for OS/390
(5655-E04)
One Value Unit 0003
250 Value Units 0004
Upgrade from IMS
Advanced ACB
Generator for OS/390
(5655-E05)
One Value Unit 0005
250 Value Units 0006
Upgrade from IMS
Library Management
Utilities for OS/390
(5655-E04) and
IMS Advanced ACB
Generator for OS/390
(5655-E05)
One Value Unit 0007
250 Value Units 0008
Subscription and Support To receive voice technical support via telephone during normal business hours, 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 support program number and feature number 9001 for asset registration. IBM is also providing subscription and support for these products via a separately purchased offering under the terms of the IBM International Agreement for Acquisition of Support (IAAS). This offering:
Once Subscription and Support is ordered, the charges will renew automatically annually unless cancelled by the customer.
ASC(1) ASC Medium
Program Feature Feature
Description Number Number Number Medium
Subscription and Support (S&S)
for IMS Connect for z/OS 5655-E34 6224 Paper
One Value Unit 0007
250 Value Units 0008
Decline 1001
IMS High Availability 5655-I02 6610 Paper
Large Database
Conversion and
Maintenance Aid
for z/OS
One Value Unit 0001
250 Value Units 0002
Decline 0003
IMS HP Pointer Checker 5655-E29 6203 Paper
for z/OS
One Value Unit 0007
250 Value Units 0008
Decline 1001
IMS Library Integrity 5655-K65 6000 Paper
Utilities for z/OS
One Value Unit 0001
250 Value Units 0002
Decline 0003
Single Version Charging:
To elect single version charging, the customer must notify and identify to IBM the prior
program and replacement program and the machine the programs are operating on.
Customized OfferingsProduct media is shipped only via Customized Offerings (for example, CBPDO, ServerPac, Systempac®). Non-customized items (CDs, diskettes, source media, media kits) will continue to be shipped via the stand-alone product. Terms and ConditionsSub-Capacity Charges Terms and ConditionszSeries software charges at less than full machine capacity for eligible Data Management (DM) Tools apply when z/OS is running in z/Architecture™ (64-bit) mode on a zSeries 900, no other MVS™-based operating system is licensed to that server and the required information is provided by the customer in accordance with the applicable terms. Sub-capacity charges for an eligible DM Tool are based on the z/OS product-defined capacity. To obtain charges at less than full machine capacity for eligible DM tools, the customer is required to:
Sub-Capacity Charges for DM ToolsTo be eligible for sub-capacity charges for DM Tools, the machine on which the DM Tools are running must be eligible for WLC sub-capacity charges terms and conditions. The customer must have signed the Attachment for zSeries Workload License Charges-Pre-ILM, Z125-6516, and submitted at least one Sub-Capacity Report to IBM as defined in the attachment. With sub-capacity charges, the charge for an eligible DM Tool is based on the z/OS product-defined capacity. To obtain charges at less than full machine capacity for each eligible DM Tool for each machine, the customer should:
Management of the Value Unit entitlements continues to be a customer responsibility. If one of the following occur on a machine to which DM Tools are licensed, the customer must determine if additional Value Units and Subscription and Support need to be ordered for those tools to cover the increase:
Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement. Proofs of Entitlement are required for all authorized use. These products are licensed under the IPLA, the associated Agreement for Acquisition of Support, and the Addendum for Support (Z125-6336), which provide support with ongoing access to releases and versions of the program. These programs have a one-time license charge for use of the program. They also have an ongoing recurring charge for the enhanced support that includes telephone assistance (voice support for defects during normal business hours) and access to updates, releases, and versions of the program while support is in effect. S/390 and zSeries IBM Operational Support Services — Support Line is an option for customers who want added services. Program Services: These programs have program services for a minimum of one year from acquisition from IBM or authorized business partner. Customers will be notified of discontinuance of support with 12 months' notice. Program Support: Enhanced support, called Subscription and Support, includes telephone assistance (voice support for defects during normal business hours) and access to updates, releases, and versions of the program as long as support is in effect. The customer will be notified of discontinuance of support with 12 months notice. To receive voice technical support via telephone during normal business hours, and future releases and versions at no additional charge, Subscription and Support must be ordered. Money-Back Guarantee: If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the program, return it within 30 days from the invoice date to the party (either IBM or its reseller) from whom you acquired it for a refund. This applies only to your first acquisition of the program. Copy and Use on Home/Portable Computer: No Passport Advantage Applies: No Software Maintenance Applies: No For Operating System software, the revised IBM Operational Support Services — Support Line offering will provide support for those operating systems and associated products that are not available with the newly announced 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 the current and revised Support Line offering, visit: For additional information on the revised IBM Operational Support Services, refer to Services Announcement 601-023 , dated July 10, 2001. IBM Operational Support Services — Support Line: Yes AIX®/UNIX® Upgrade Protection Applies: No Entitled Upgrade for Current AIX/UNIX Upgrade Protection Licensees: No iSeries™ Software Subscription Applies: No Educational Allowance Available: Yes, 15% education allowance applies to qualified education institution customers.
Replaced Programs Replacement Programs DBT, V1, Feature Space IMS High Performance Management Utilities Pointer Checker for (5668-856) z/OS, V2 (5655-K53) DBT, V2, Feature Space Management Utilities (5685-093) Order NowTo order, contact the Americas Call Centers, 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).
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