IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.8 and IBM Virtual Storage Center V5.2.8 reduce the complexities associated with managing multi-vendor infrastructures
IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Software Announcement ZP15-0595December 8, 2015
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| At a glance |
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IBM Spectrum Control™, previously known as IBM® Tivoli® Storage Productivity Center, is the next-generation data management solution for software-defined environments. With support for block, file, and object workloads, Spectrum Control enables administrators to provide efficient management for heterogeneous storage environments. Spectrum Control is part of the Spectrum Storage family, which helps IT storage managers migrate to an agile, software defined storage environment and manage it effectively without having to replace existing storage infrastructure. This powerful offering reduces the complexity associated with managing multi-vendor infrastructures and helps businesses optimize provisioning, capacity, availability, protection, reporting, and management for today's business applications.
IBM Virtual Storage Center, previously known as IBM SmartCloud® Virtual Storage Center, is a virtualization platform and a management solution for cloud-based and software-defined storage. It helps organizations transition to new workloads and update storage infrastructures.
Virtual Storage Center enables organizations to monitor, automate, and analyze storage. It delivers provisioning, capacity management, storage tier optimization, and reporting. It helps standardize processes without replacing existing storage systems, and can also significantly reduce IT costs by making storage more user and application oriented.
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| Overview |
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IBM Spectrum Control
IBM Spectrum Control, previously known as IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, is the next generation in data management for traditional and software-defined environments. With support for block file and object systems, Spectrum Control enables administrators to provide efficient management for heterogeneous storage environments. Spectrum Control delivers a complete set of advanced functions to manage Spectrum Virtualize, Spectrum Accelerate, and Spectrum Scale storage infrastructures, as well as traditional IBM and select third-party storage hardware systems.
IBM Spectrum Control offers the following advanced capabilities:
- A next-generation, web-based management interface that is designed to offer quick access to status and performance information, as well as intuitive dashboards that for at-a-glance visibility into critical infrastructure assets
- End-to-end topology views and tables with context sensitive actions for simplified troubleshooting and management
- Automated tiered storage optimization that supports varying optimization goals, automated rebalancing of storage, and tier usage goals with policy-based relocation recommendations and reports
- Application modeling that enables the ability to view capacity usage, performance, and SAN resource dependencies on a per application basis
- Service catalog to enable policy-based provisioning based on business workload requirements which are mapped to infrastructure capabilities
- Self-service provisioning option with restricted use logins to the IBM Spectrum Control dashboard
- Performance troubleshooting with a convenient performance monitor and health view, log of alerts of violated thresholds with charts, and simplified views of performance information for all resources
- Volume and share provisioning through the web-based user interface and the VMware plug-in
- Volume performance reports by server, unmanaged server, hypervisor, and performance data exports to multi-tab Microsoft™ Excel spreadsheets
- IBM Cognos-based reporting that helps create and integrate custom reports on capacity, performance, and utilization
- Extension of IBM Spectrum Control benefits into the VMware vCenter through the web client extension
- VMware support as a vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA) provider
Additionally, the Replication functionality formerly in IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center is now offered in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM), and this is included in IBM Spectrum Control, a replication management solution that delivers central control of your replication environment using simplified and automated complex replication tasks. Using the CSM functionality within Spectrum Control, you can coordinate copy services on IBM Storage, including DS8000®, DS6000™, SVC, Storwize® V7000, and XIV®. You can also help prevent errors and increase system continuity using source and target volume matching, site awareness, disaster recovery testing, and standby management.
IBM Virtual Storage Center
IBM Virtual Storage Center, previously known as IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center, delivers an end-to-end view of storage with the ability to virtualize Fibre Channel block storage infrastructures, helping you manage your data with more confidence with improved storage utilization and management efficiency. It combines IBM Spectrum Control Advanced features with IBM Spectrum Virtualize™ capabilities to deliver an integrated infrastructure to transform your block storage into an agile, efficient, and economical business resource.
IBM Virtual Storage Center provides three license options that can fit any size organization, including mid-sized businesses.
Choose from three deployment options to better meet your configuration and capacity needs:
- IBM Virtual Storage Center is designed for large enterprise deployment.
- IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry adds advanced management capabilities to limited-sized IBM SAN Volume Controller environments. IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry uses a terabyte pricing model. Use is supported in storage environments using less than or equal to four I/O groups for SAN Volume Controller machine type 2145 Storage Virtualization Engines, and 500 terabytes or less of managed storage capacity per enterprise.
- IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family is simplified with per- enclosure pricing for organizations using IBM Storwize storage systems. Some restrictions apply.
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| Key prerequisites |
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IBM Virtual Storage Center requires IBM SAN Volume Controller nodes.
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| Planned availability date |
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- December 11, 2015: Electronic availability
- January 11, 2016: Physical availability
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| Description |
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IBM Spectrum Control can help reduce administrative complexity of managing a heterogeneous storage environment, improve capacity forecasting, and reduce the amount of time spent troubleshooting performance related issues. Some of the key values include:
- Transparent mobility across storage tiers and devices
- Centralized management that offers visibility, control, and automation of block and file storage volumes
Spectrum Control helps to significantly reduce total cost of ownership by providing:
- A single management console that supports IBM Spectrum Virtualize, IBM Spectrum Accelerate™, and IBM Spectrum Scale™ environments, enabling holistic management of physical and virtual block file, and object systems storage environments
- Insights™ that offer advanced detailed metrics for storage configurations, performance, and tiered capacity in an intuitive web-based user interface with customizable dashboards to that the most important information is always accessible
- Performance monitoring views that enable quick and efficient troubleshooting in the event of an issue with simple threshold configuration and fault alerting for high availability
IBM Spectrum Control will be available in two separately priced packages:
- IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition
- IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition
IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition is designed to provide storage infrastructure and data management capabilities for traditional and software-defined storage environments. The primary features for IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition include:
- Capacity visualization and management
- Performance troubleshooting
- Health and performance alerting
- Data Path view
- Application modeling
- Integrated with VMware
IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition includes all of the features of Spectrum Control Standard Edition and adds the following advanced capabilities:
- Tiered storage optimization with intelligent analytics
- Service catalog with policy-based provisioning
- Self-service provisioning with restricted use logins
- Application-based snapshot management from IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot
IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, previously known as IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy® Manager, is designed to deliver data protection for business-critical applications through integrated application snapshot backup and restore capabilities. These capabilities are achieved through the utilization of advanced storage-specific hardware snapshot technology to help create a high-performance, low-impact, application data protection solution. It is designed for easy installation, configuration, and deployment, and integrates with various traditional storage systems and software defined storage environments.
IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry uses a per terabyte pricing model. Use is supported in storage environments using less than or equal to four I/O groups for the SAN Volume Controller machine type 2145 Storage Virtualization engines, and 500 terabytes or less managed storage capacity per enterprise.
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| Reference information |
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For more information about IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition, previously known as IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, and IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition, previously known as IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center Select Edition, refer to Software Announcement ZP15-0115, dated February 17, 2015.
For more information about IBM Virtual Storage Center, previously known as IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center, refer to Software Announcement ZP13-0590, dated October 8, 2013.
For more information about IBM Virtual Storage Center, previously known as IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center, System Z support, refer to Software Announcement ZP13-0579, dated September 17, 2013
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| Program number |
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The following table reflects Program number naming changes for IBM Spectrum Control and IBM Virtual Storage Center, previously known as IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center and IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center, respectively.
This table also introduces new Program numbers for IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition and IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition.
| Program number | VRM | Program name |
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| 5725-F93 | 5.2.8 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition (for PPA) |
| 5608-PC1 | 5.2.8 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition (for AAS) |
| 5725-G33 | 5.2.8 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition (for PPA) |
| 5608-PC2 | 5.2.8 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition (for AAS) |
| 5725-Y23 | 5.2.8 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition (for PPA) |
| 5641-AEA | 5.2.8 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition (for AAS) |
| 5725-Y24 | 5.2.8 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition (for PPA) |
| 5641-ASE | 5.2.8 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition (for AAS) |
| 5725-F92 | 5.2.8 | IBM Virtual Storage Center (for PPA) |
| 5608-AE1 | 5.2.8 | IBM Virtual Storage Center (for AAS) |
| 5725-P45 | 5.2.8 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry (for PPA) |
| 5608-AP1 | 5.2.8 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry (for AAS) |
| 5725-P92 | 5.2.8 | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family (for PPA) |
| 5608-ACL | 5.2.8 | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family (for AAS) |
Product identification number
The following table reflects Program number naming changes for IBM Spectrum Control and IBM Virtual Storage Center, previously known as IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center and IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center, respectively.
This table also introduces new Program numbers for IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition and IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition.
| Program PID number | Subscription and Support | Subscription and Support PID number |
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| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition (5608-PC1) | ||
| 5608-PC1 | SW Subscription and Support 1-year no charge registration | 5608-B15 |
| 5608-PC1 | SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration | 5608-B16 |
| 5608-PC1 | SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration | 5608-B17 |
| 5608-PC1 | SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration | 5608-B18 |
| 5608-PC1 | SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration | 5608-B19 |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition (5608-PC2) | ||
| 5608-PC2 | SW Subscription and Support 1-year no charge registration | 5608-B20 |
| 5608-PC2 | SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration | 5608-B21 |
| 5608-PC2 | SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration | 5608-B22 |
| 5608-PC2 | SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration | 5608-B23 |
| 5608-PC2 | SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration | 5608-B24 |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center (5608-AE1) | ||
| 5608-AE1 | SW Subscription and Support 1-year no charge registration | 5608-AE2 |
| 5608-AE1 | SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration | 5608-AE3 |
| 5608-AE1 | SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration | 5608-AE4 |
| 5608-AE1 | SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration | 5608-AE5 |
| 5608-AE1 | SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration | 5608-AE6 |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry (5608-AP1) | ||
| 5608-AP1 | SW Subscription and Support 1-year no charge registration | 5608-AP2 |
| 5608-AP1 | SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration | 5608-AP3 |
| 5608-AP1 | SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration | 5608-AP4 |
| 5608-AP1 | SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration | 5608-AP5 |
| 5608-AP1 | SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration | 5608-AP6 |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family (5608-ACL) | ||
| 5608-ACL | SW Subscription and Support 1-year no charge registration | 5608-ACM |
| 5608-ACL | SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration | 5608-ACN |
| 5608-ACL | SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration | 5608-ACP |
| 5608-ACL | SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration | 5608-ACQ |
| 5608-ACL | SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration | 5608-ACR |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition (5641-AEA) | ||
| 5641-AEA | SW Subscription and Support 1-year no charge registration | 5641-AE1 |
| 5641-AEA | SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration | 5641-AE2 |
| 5641-AEA | SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration | 5641-AE3 |
| 5641-AEA | SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration | 5641-AE4 |
| 5641-AEA | SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration | 5641-AE5 |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition (5641-ASE) | ||
| 5641-ASE | SW Subscription and Support 1-year no charge registration | 5641-AS1 |
| 5641-ASE | SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration | 5641-AS2 |
| 5641-ASE | SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration | 5641-AS3 |
| 5641-ASE | SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration | 5641-AS4 |
| 5641-ASE | SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration | 5641-AS5 |
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| Education support |
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IBM training provides education to support many IBM offerings. Descriptions of courses for IT professionals and managers are on the IBM training website
Contact your IBM representative for course information.
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| Offering Information |
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Product information is available via the Offering Information website
Also, visit the Passport Advantage® website
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| Publications |
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Publications for IBM Spectrum Control will be available in English and select languages on the general availability date and can be downloaded from the following website
The publications will be available in PDF format. Adobe™ Acrobat Reader is required to view or print these PDF files. A free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from the Adobe website at
IBM Spectrum Control publications are also available from the IBM Publications Center. The IBM Publications Center is a worldwide central repository of IBM product publications and marketing material. Publications are available in electronic format to be viewed or downloaded at
Documentation is also available for IBM Spectrum Control in IBM Knowledge Center at
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| Services |
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Global Technology Services
Contact your IBM representative for the list of selected services available in your country, either as standard or customized offerings for the efficient installation, implementation, or integration of this product.
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
For hardware requirements and prerequisites, refer to the following website and search by product number
The following table reflects Program number naming changes for IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center and IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center to IBM Spectrum Control and IBM Virtual Storage Center.
Additionally, the table introduces new Program numbers for IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition and IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition.
| Product number | Product description |
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| 5725-F93 (for PPA) | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition |
| 5725-G33 (for PPA) | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition |
| 5725-Y23 (for PPA) | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition |
| 5725-Y24 (for PPA) | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition |
| 5725-F92 (for PPA) | IBM Virtual Storage Center |
| 5725-P45 (for PPA) | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry |
| 5725-P92 (for PPA) | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family |
| 5608-PC1 (for AAS) | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition |
| 5608-PC2 (for AAS) | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition |
| 5641-AEA (for AAS) | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition |
| 5641-ASE (for AAS) | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition |
| 5608-AE1 (for AAS) | IBM Virtual Storage Center |
| 5608-AP1 (for AAS) | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry |
| 5608-ACL (for AAS) | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family |
Software requirements
The software requirements and prerequisites are available at the following website and can be searched by product number
The following table reflects Program number naming changes for IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center and IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center to IBM Spectrum Control and IBM Virtual Storage Center.
Additionally, the table introduces new Program numbers for IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition and IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition.
| Product number | Product description |
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| 5725-F93 (for PPA) | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition |
| 5725-G33 (for PPA) | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition |
| 5725-Y23 (for PPA) | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition |
| 5725-Y24 (for PPA) | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition |
| 5725-F92 (for PPA) | IBM Virtual Storage Center |
| 5725-P45 (for PPA) | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry |
| 5725-P92 (for PPA) | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family |
| 5608-PC1 (for AAS) | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition |
| 5608-PC2 (for AAS) | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition |
| 5641-AEA (for AAS) | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition |
| 5641-ASE (for AAS) | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition |
| 5608-AE1 (for AAS) | IBM Virtual Storage Center |
| 5608-AP1 (for AAS) | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry |
| 5608-ACL (for AAS) | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family |
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Product Group: Storage Software
Product Category: Data and Storage Management
Products:
For PPA
| PID | Product Identifier Description |
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| 5725-F93 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition |
| 5725-G33 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition |
| 5725-Y23 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition |
| 5725-Y24 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition |
| 5725-F92 | IBM Virtual Storage Center |
| 5725-P45 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry |
| 5725-P92 | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family |
For AAS
| PID | Product Identifier Description |
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| 5608-PC1 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition |
| 5608-B15 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition SW Subscription and Support 1-year registration |
| 5608-B16 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration |
| 5608-B17 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration |
| 5608-B18 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration |
| 5608-B19 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration |
| 5608-PC2 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition |
| 5608-B20 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition SW Subscription and Support 1-year registration |
| 5608-B21 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration |
| 5608-B22 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration |
| 5608-B23 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration |
| 5608-B24 | IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration |
| 5641-AEA | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition |
| 5641-AE1 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 1-year No Charge Registration |
| 5641-AE2 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 2-year Registration |
| 5641-AE3 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 3-year Registration |
| 5641-AE4 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 4-year Registration |
| 5641-AE5 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 5-year Registration |
| 5641-ASE | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition |
| 5641-AS1 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 1-year No Charge Registration |
| 5641-AS2 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 2-year Registration |
| 5641-AS3 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 3-year Registration |
| 5641-AS4 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 4-year Registration |
| 5641-AS5 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 5-year Registration |
| 5608-AE1 | IBM Virtual Storage Center |
| 5608-AE2 | IBM Virtual Storage Center SW Subscription and Support 1-year registration |
| 5608-AE3 | IBM Virtual Storage Center SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration |
| 5608-AE4 | IBM Virtual Storage Center SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration |
| 5608-AE5 | IBM Virtual Storage Center SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration |
| 5608-AE6 | IBM Virtual Storage Center SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration |
| 5608-AP1 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry |
| 5608-AP2 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry SW Subscription and Support 1-year registration |
| 5608-AP3 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration |
| 5608-AP4 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration |
| 5608-AP5 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration |
| 5608-AP6 | IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration |
| 5608-ACL | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family |
| 5608-ACM | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family SW Subscription and Support 1-year registration |
| 5608-ACN | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family SW Subscription and Support 2-year registration |
| 5608-ACP | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family SW Subscription and Support 3-year registration |
| 5608-ACQ | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family SW Subscription and Support 4-year registration |
| 5608-ACR | IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family SW Subscription and Support 5-year registration |
New part numbers by product.
| Program name/Description | Part number |
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| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition (5725-F93) | |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18IML |
| Program name/Description | Part number |
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| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition (5725-G33) | |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18JML |
| Program name/Description | Part number |
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| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition (5725-Y23) | |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18PML |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1-100) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYKLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1-100) Annual Subscription & Support Renewal | E0M4MLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1-100) SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 month | D1JYLLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1-100) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYMLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1-100) Monthly License | D1JZ6LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (101-250) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYNLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (101-250) Annual Subscription & Support Renewal | E0M4NLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (101-250) SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 month | D1JYPLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (101-250) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYQLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (101-250) Monthly License | D1JZ7LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (251-500) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYRLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (251-500) Annual Subscription & Support Renewal | E0M4PLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (251-500) SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 month | D1JYSLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (251-500) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYTLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (251-500) Monthly License | D1JZ8LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (501-750) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYULL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (501-750) Annual Subscription & Support Renewal | E0M4QLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (501-750) SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 month | D1JYVLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (501-750) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYWLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (501-750) Monthly License | D1JZ9LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (751-1250) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYXLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (751-1250) Annual Subscription & Support Renewal | E0M4RLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (751-1250) SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 month | D1JYYLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (751-1250) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYZLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (751-1250) Monthly License | D1JZALL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1251-2000) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZ0LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1251-2000) Annual Subscription & Support Renewal | E0M4SLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1251-2000) SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 month | D1JZ1LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1251-2000) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZ2LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1251-2000) Monthly License | D1JZBLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (2001+) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZ3LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (2001+) Annual Subscription & Support Renewal | E0M4TLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (2001+) SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 month | D1JZ4LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (2001+) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZ5LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (2001+) Monthly License | D1JZCLL |
| Program name/Description | Part number |
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| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition (5725-Y24) | |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18QML |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition per Storage Device Monthly License | D1JZDLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition per Storage Device License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZELL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition per Storage Device SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 month | D1JZFLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition per Storage Device from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZGLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition per Storage Device Annual Subscription & Support Renewal | E0M4ULL |
| Program name/Description | Part number |
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| IBM Virtual Storage Center (5725-F92) | |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18KML |
| Program name/Description | Part number |
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| IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry (5725-P45) | |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18NML |
| Program name/Description | Part number |
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| IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family (5725-P92) | |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18MML |
You must have previously acquired a license for the following precursor product to be eligible to acquire an equivalent licenses of the trade-up products.
| Precursor product | Trade-up product | Trade-up part number |
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| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition per Storage Device from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZGLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1-100) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYMLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (101-250) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYQLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (251-500) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYTLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (501-750) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYWLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (751-1250) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JYZLL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (1251-2000) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZ2LL |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition per Terabyte (2001+) from IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition License + SW Subscription & Support 12 months | D1JZ5LL |
Customers must have current active Software Subscription and Support in place for all of the licenses that will be given up by the use of the trade-up parts. Those customers with lapsed support need to reinstate their S&S contracts to be eligible for trade-ups.
Consult your IBM representative if you have any questions.
Passport Advantage customer: Media
pack entitlement details
Customers with active maintenance or subscription for the products listed are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack.
| Media packs description | Part number |
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| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition (5725-F93) | |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18IML |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition (5725-G33) | |
| IBM Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18JML |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition (5725-Y23) | |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18PML |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition (5725-Y24) | |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18QML |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center (5725-F92) | |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18KML |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry (5725-P45) | |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center Entry v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18NML |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family (5725-P92) | |
| IBM Virtual Storage Center for Storwize Family v5.2.8 Multiplatform Multilingual Media Pack | BJ18MML |
The following tables are for ordering information purposes associated with the new IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition and IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition offerings contained in this announcement.
Ordering information for Program numbers associated with naming changes for existing IBM Spectrum Control offerings, previously known as IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center and IBM Virtual Storage Center offerings, previously known as IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center, are unchanged by this announcement. Refer to the Reference information section of this announcement for previous announcement literature.
Ordering information for 5641-AEA and 5641-AES
For information about Software Subscription and Support options, contact your IBM representative.
Order handling
IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition V5.2.8 (5641-AEA) and IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition V5.2.8 (5641-ASE) may be ordered through existing channels using the existing configurator and ordering tools. However, the fulfillment processes have been modified to improve customer records management associated with Software Subscription and Support (SW S&S), often referred to as Software Maintenance. SW S&S will be entitled through Passport Advantage or Passport Advantage Express®.
5641-AEA and 5641-ASE, when selected during the configuration process with each hardware system, will be enabled for electronic download for the system unit for which the product was ordered. Optionally, software and license only configurations can be created for 5641-AEA and 5641-ASE based on existing supported hardware system units in your business environment. 5641-AEA and 5641-ASE are available exclusively through electronic download.
After receipt of an order, you will be required to register for, and accept, Passport Advantage or Passport Advantage Express terms and conditions. Upon registration, you will be provided with a website for the electronic download.
Passport Advantage allows greater flexibility to help you manage software licenses and Subscription and Support renewals. The anniversary date, established at the order ship date for the initial product acquisition, will remain unchanged while your Passport Advantage or Passport Advantage Express agreement remains in effect.
To order a basic license, specify the Program number and the one-time charge feature number in the quantity desired.
The programs are available via electronic download only. Physical media can be ordered via Passport Advantage once entitled.
The quantity to be specified for the features in the following tables is per terabyte(s) and per storage device.
Software Subscription and Support (SW S&S):
These software licenses include SW S&S, also referred to as software maintenance, for a period of 12 months from the date of acquisition. Extending coverage from 2 to 5 years from date of acquisition may be elected.
To order, specify the SW S&S Program number and the desired registration feature. With the exception of SW S&S 1 Year No Charge Registration, a one-time charge applies.
IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition V5.2.8
5641-AEA - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition V5.2.8
| Feature description | Feature number |
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| Per Terabyte (1-100) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1KUQE |
| Per Terabyte (101-250) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1KVQE |
| Per Terabyte (251-500) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1KWQE |
| Per Terabyte (501-750) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1KXQE |
| Per Terabyte (751-1250) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1KYQE |
| Per 250 Terabyte (751-1250) with 1 Year SW S&S | X1KYZE |
| Per Terabyte (1251-2000) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1KZQE |
| Per 250 Terabyte (1251-2000) with 1 Year SW S&S | X1KZZE |
| Per Terabyte (2001+) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1K0QE |
| Per 250 Terabyte (2001+) with 1 Year SW S&S | X1K0ZE |
5641-AE1 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 1-year No Charge Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
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| Per Terabyte (1-100) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1KHQF |
| Per Terabyte (101-250) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1K2QF |
| Per Terabyte (251-500) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1K3QF |
| Per Terabyte (501-750) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1K4QF |
| Per Terabyte (751-1250) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1K5QF |
| Per 250 Terabyte (751-1250) with 1 Year SW S&S | X1K5ZG |
| Per Terabyte (1251-2000) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1K6QF |
| Per 250 Terabyte (1251-2000) with 1 Year SW S&S | X1K6ZG |
| Per Terabyte (2001+) with 1 Year SW S&S | M1K7QF |
| Per 250 Terabyte (2001+) with 1 Year S&S | X1K7ZG |
5641-AE2 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 2-year Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
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| Per Terabyte (1-100) with 2 Year SW S&S | M1KSX5 |
| Per Terabyte (101-250) with 2 Year SW S&S | M1K8X5 |
| Per Terabyte (251-500) with 2 Year SW S&S | M1K9X5 |
| Per Terabyte (501-750) with 2 Year SW S&S | M1LAX5 |
| Per Terabyte (751-1250) with 2 Year SW S&S | M1LBX5 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (751-1250) with 2 Year SW S&S | X1LB81 |
| Per Terabyte (1251-2000) with 2 Year SW S&S | M1LCX5 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (1251-2000) with 2 Year SW S&S | X1LC81 |
| Per Terabyte (2001+) with 2 Year SW S&S | M1LDX5 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (2001+) with 2 Year SW S&S | X1LD81 |
5641-AE3 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 3-year Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
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| Per Terabyte (1-100) with 3 Year SW S&S | M1KKQH |
| Per Terabyte (101-250) with 3 Year SW S&S | M1LEQH |
| Per Terabyte (251-500) with 3 Year SW S&S | M1LFQH |
| Per Terabyte (501-750) with 3 Year SW S&S | M1LGQH |
| Per Terabyte (751-1250) with 3 Year SW S&S | M1LHQH |
| Per 250 Terabyte (751-1250) with 3 Year SW S&S | X1LH0B |
| Per Terabyte (1251-2000) with 3 Year SW S&S | M1LJQH |
| Per 250 Terabyte (1251-2000) with 3 Year SW S&S | X1LJ0B |
| Per Terabyte (2001+) with 3 Year SW S&S | M1LKQH |
| Per 250 Terabyte (2001+) with 3 Year SW S&S | X1LK0B |
5641-AE4 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 4-year Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
|---|---|
| Per Terabyte (1-100) with 4 Year SW S&S | M1KMX7 |
| Per Terabyte (101-250) with 4 Year SW S&S | M1LLX7 |
| Per Terabyte (251-500) with 4 Year SW S&S | M1LMX7 |
| Per Terabyte (501-750) with 4 Year SW S&S | M1LNX7 |
| Per Terabyte (751-1250) with 4 Year SW S&S | M1LPX7 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (751-1250) with 4 Year SW S&S | X1LP8G |
| Per Terabyte (1251-2000) with 4 Year SW S&S | M1LRX7 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (1251-2000) with 4 Year SW S&S | X1LR8G |
| Per Terabyte (2001+) with 4 Year SW S&S | M1LSX7 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (2001+) with 4 Year SW S&S | X1LS8G |
5641-AE5 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition SW S&S 5-year Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
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| Per Terabyte (1-100) with 5 Year SW S&S | M1KPX6 |
| Per Terabyte (101-250) with 5 Year SW S&S | M1LTX6 |
| Per Terabyte (251-500) with 5 Year SW S&S | M1LUX6 |
| Per Terabyte (501-750) with 5 Year SW S&S | M1LVX6 |
| Per Terabyte (751-1250) with 5 Year SW S&S | M1LWX6 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (751-1250) with 5 Year SW S&S | X1LW8H |
| Per Terabyte (1251-2000) with 5 Year SW S&S | M1LXX6 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (1251-2000) with 5 Year SW S&S | X1LX8H |
| Per Terabyte (2001+) with 5 Year SW S&S | M1LYX6 |
| Per 250 Terabyte (2001+) with 5 Year SW S&S | X1LY8H |
IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition V5.2.8
5641-ASE - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition V5.2.8
| Feature description | Feature number |
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| Per Storage Device with 1 Year SW S&S | M1K1QE |
| Per 250 Storage Devices with 1 Year SW S&S | X1K1ZE |
5641-AS1 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 1-year No Charge Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
|---|---|
| Per Storage Device with 1 Year SW S&S | M1KJQF |
| Per 250 Storage Devices with 1 Year SW S&S | X1KJZG |
5641-AS2 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 2-year Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
|---|---|
| Per Storage Device with 2 Year SW S&S | M1KTX5 |
| Per 250 Storage Devices with 2 Year SW S&S | X1KT81 |
5641-AS3 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 3-year Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
|---|---|
| Per Storage Device with 3 Year SW S&S | M1KLQH |
| Per 250 Storage Devices with 3 Year SW S&S | X1KL0B |
5641-AS4 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 4-year Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
|---|---|
| Per Storage Device with 4 Year SW S&S | M1KNX7 |
| Per 250 Storage Devices with 4 Year SW S&S | X1KN8G |
5641-AS5 - IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition SW S&S 5-year Registration
| Feature description | Feature number |
|---|---|
| Per Storage Device with 5 Year SW S&S | M1KRX6 |
| Per 250 Storage Devices with 5 Year SW S&S | X1KR8H |
Charge metric
| Program name | Part number or PID number | Charge metric |
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| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition | 5725-Y23 (PPA) | Per terabyte |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition | 5641-AEA (AAS) | Per terabyte |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition | 5725-Y24 (PPA) | Per storage device |
| IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition | 5641-ASE (AAS) | Per storage device |
Licensing metric definitions
Storage Device
Storage Device is a unit of measure by which the Program is licensed. A Storage Device is an independently powered, channel attached device that stores or controls the storage of data on magnetic disks or solid state drives, such as disk controllers and their respective expansion units each constituting separate Storage Devices. Licensee must obtain entitlements for every Storage Device that runs, uses services provided by, or otherwise accesses the Program and for every Storage Device on which the Program is installed. Instead of the entitlements required for the Program directly, Licensee must obtain entitlements for this Program sufficient to cover the Storage Devices managed by the Program.
Tiered Terabytes
Tiered Terabytes (1-100), (101-250), (251-500), (501-750), (751-1,250), (1,251- 2,000), (2,001+)
Terabyte (1-100), Terabyte (101-250) Terabyte (251-500), Terabyte (501-750), Terabyte (751-1,250), Terabyte (1,251-2,000), and Terabyte (2,001+) is a unit of measure by which the Program can be licensed. Proofs of Entitlement are based on the number of Terabytes available to the Program. A Terabyte is 2 to the 40th power bytes. Licensee must obtain sufficient entitlements required for Licensees environment. The entitlements are specific to the Program and may not be exchanged, interchanged, or aggregated with entitlements of another program Instead of the entitlements required for the Program directly, Licensee must obtain Terabyte entitlements for this Program sufficient to cover the storage managed by the Program. The storage managed is the total allocated size of all volumes managed by the Program.
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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.
Terms and conditions for distributed products
This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
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. Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance.
This software license includes Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance).
License Information number
| PID | LI | V5.2.8 Product Name |
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| 5725-Y23 | L-KKEY-A2MRV6 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition |
| 5725-Y24 | L-KKEY-A2MRV6 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition |
The program's License Information will be available for review on the IBM Software License Agreement website
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, consult the IBM Software Support Handbook found at
IBM will maintain this information for at least one year after the original licensee acquires the program (warranty period).Program technical support
Technical support of a program product will be available for a minimum of five years from the general availability date, as long as your Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) is in effect.
This technical support allows you to obtain assistance (via 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 (Software Maintenance) also provides you with access to updates, releases, and versions of the program. You will be notified, via 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.
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 (1) for programs acquired under the IBM International Passport Advantage offering, this term applies only to your first acquisition of the program and (2) 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
Yes, and through the Passport Advantage website at
Usage restriction
Yes
- Usage is limited to the quantity of terabytes licensed or storage devices licensed.
For additional information, refer to the License Information document that is available on the IBM Software License Agreement website
Software Subscription and Support applies
Yes. Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) is included with licenses purchased through Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express®. Product upgrades and Technical Support are provided by the Software Subscription and Support offering as described in the Agreements. Product upgrades provide the latest versions and releases to entitled software and Technical Support provides voice and electronic access to IBM support organizations, worldwide.
IBM includes one year of Software Subscription and Support with each program license acquired. The initial period of Software Subscription and Support can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option, if available.
While your Software Subscription and Support 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, 7 days a week. For additional details, consult your IBM Software Support Handbook at
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, or failures caused by products for which IBM is not responsible under the applicable agreements.For additional information about the International Passport Advantage Agreement and the IBM International Passport Advantage Express Agreement, visit the Passport Advantage website at
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 Subscription and Support 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
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, or failures caused by products for which IBM is not responsible under this agreement.For more information about the Passport Advantage Agreement, visit the Passport Advantage website at
Variable charges apply
No
Educational allowance available
Yes. When ordering through the Program number process, a 15% education allowance applies to qualified education institution customers.
Education software allowance program applies when ordering through the Program number process.
For the part number ordering process, special education prices are available for qualified customers through Passport Advantage.
Terms and conditions for host products
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.
License Information number
| PID | LI | V5.2.8 Product Name |
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| 5641-AEA | L-KKEY-A2MRV6 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition |
| 5641-ASE | L-KKEY-A2MRV6 | IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Select Edition |
The program's License Information will be available for review on the IBM Software License Agreement website
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, consult the IBM Software Support Handbook found at
IBM will maintain this information for at least one year after the original licensee acquires the program (warranty period).Program technical support
Technical support of a program product will be available for a minimum of five years from the general availability date, as long as your Subscription and Support is in effect.
This technical support allows you to obtain assistance (via telephone or electronic means from IBM for product-specific, task-oriented questions regarding the installation and operation of the program product. Subscription and Support also provides you with access to updates, releases, and versions of the program. You will be notified, via 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.
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
Yes
Usage restriction
Yes
Depending on environment, usage is limited to the quantity of licensed terabytes or licensed storage devices.
For additional information, refer to the License Information document that is available on the IBM Software License Agreement website
Software Subscription and Support (Software Maintenance) applies
Yes
Variable charges apply
No
Educational allowance available
Yes. When ordering through the Program number process, a 15% education allowance applies to qualified education institution customers.
Education software allowance program applies when ordering through the Program number process.
Yes, to qualified customers.
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Important: IBM does not warrant that any systems, products, or services are immune from, or will make your enterprise immune from, the malicious or illegal conduct of any party.
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For Passport Advantage information and charges, contact your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner for Software Value Plus. Additional information is also available at
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Trademarks
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