IBM Z software pricing resources

Licensing Terms & Conditions
What are IBM's software licensing terms and conditions? How do we bill?

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IPLA Software Terms and Conditions
What are the licensing terms for IPLA software? What is Subscription & Support?

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VUE Program Licensing Calculations
What are the Value Unit Edition (VUE) program licensing calculations?

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z/VM and Distributed Linux Middleware
Is distributed Linux middleware running on z Systems eligible for sub-capacity licensing under Passport Advantage rules?

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Backup, Disaster Recovery, and Capacity Backup Upgrade
When may a customer make a backup copy of IBM software? When are they allowed to use it?

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Multi-Version Measurement (MVM)
What is MVM? Why is it better than Single Version Charging (SVC) and the Migration Pricing Option (MPO)?

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Parallel Sysplex Aggregation
What does Aggregated Sysplex pricing mean, and how can a customer qualify to get it?

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zNALC and MzNALC
How does z Systems New Application License Charges (zNALC) drive new workloads to the platform with attractive pricing?

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Mobile Workload Pricing
How do you mitigate the impact of mobile and cloud workloads on sub-capacity license charges when transaction volumes may cause a spike?

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Country Multiplex Pricing
How do you create a country-wide z Systems platform where clients can configure and balance workloads more easily with fewer constraints?

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Sub-Capacity & R4HA
What is the rolling 4-hour average? How does the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool calculate the MSU values charged for Sub-Capacity products?

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Defined Capacity & Group Capacity Limits
How do Sub-Capacity customers use the Defined Capacity and Group Capacity Limits tool to control the maximum MSUs charges for the products in an LPAR or set of LPARs?

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Reading the SCRT Report
How do I read the sections of the report? What are the different comment fields used? Which MSU report numbers are used for software billing?

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Workload Pricer Support for S&S Anniversary Dates
How do you use Workload Pricer to correctly calculate incremental S&S charges aligned to S&S Anniversary Dates?

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On/Off Capacity On Demand (OOCoD)
How do I know if software charges will result from the use of On/Off Capacity On Demand (OOCoD)?

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Cross Systems Waivers
How can I use Cross Systems Waivers to avoid paying for licenses on both machines when migrating workloads to a new machine?

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Collocated Application Pricing
How do sub-capacity customers who add new applications pay for new workloads as if in a dedicated environment?

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The IBM Z Software Contracts Exhibit website contains information extracted from and referenced by IBM customer agreements and contracts. You may notice that your contracts from IBM refer to information found on this website. In the past this website was also referred to as the “System z9 and zSeries Software Contracts website” as well as the “System z9 and zSeries Software Pricing Website” and the "z Systems Software Contracts website".