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Passport Advantage Sub-capacity Announcement OverviewNovember 06, 2007
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IBM Passport Advantage Software – Sub-capacity Licensing
Agenda
Chronology of sub-capacity offering
Review of key software licensing concepts
Sub-capacity licensing concepts
November 6 sub-capacity announcements
Useful links
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Chronology of Passport Advantage Sub-capacity Licensing
Date Announcement
April 19, 2005 Formal sub-capacity offering announced
April 25, 2006 Sub-capacity offering enhanced with x86 support
April, 2007 Suspension of 3 sub-capacity terms
November 6, 2007 Elimination of 2 sub-capacity terms that were previously suspended
Enhanced support for x86 to the processor core
Intent to support new STG virtualization technologies
Mid-2008 New license metric tool and simplified sub-capacity offering
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IBM Software Licensing Strategy is Simple
Value
Price
Users
Price
Processor Capacity available
Price
Price scales to value
Price Competitively
Balance precision with simplicity
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Transition to PVUs
Transition from per processor to Processor Value Units (PVUs) Announced PVU structure and part numbers in July, 2006 Renewal quotes after November 1, 2006 were processed in PVUs *
Customers renewed every 1 per processor SW maintenance entitlement with 100 PVUs Majority of Per Processor license and SW maintenance parts were withdrawn in January, 2007
Previously acquired (existing) per processor license entitlements Existing per processor license entitlements can be used on an “as if converted” to PVU basis
1 per processor license entitlement equals 100 PVUs
Licensing congruency for deployments on new technologies (in new or existing contracts) Deployments on dual and quad-core x86 processor cores require either:
0.5 existing per processor licenses, or 50 PVUs per processor core
New software acquisitions or migrations to Power6 processor cores require either: 1.2 existing per processor licenses, or 120 PVUs per processor core
* Long term contracts generally continue in per processor until renewed/amended
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Measuring Processor Capacity Available
Identify the number of processor cores available to the IBM software product
– Multi-core chips (referred to as “processors”, “processor chips” or “processor sockets”) have more than one processor core per chip
– Servers can have one or more single-core chips or multi-core chips available to IBM software
Identify the processor type and associated required number of PVUs per processor core
Number of processor cores available multiplied by the PVUs per core for each software product
For assistance in determining PVUs for a given server model, see Guide to Identifying Your Processor
Processor Value Units (PVUs) are a measurement of Processor Capacity
Website for current table: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/passportadvantage/pvu_licensing_for_customers.html
(Table current as of September 30, 2007)
Table: Processor Value Units (PVUs) per CoreProcessor Type
Brand Numberof cores
IBM POWER6 2 ■ 120IBM POWER5 2 ■Fujitsu SPARC64 VI 2 ■HP PA-RISC 2 ■Intel® Itanium® 2 ■Sun UltraSPARC IV 2 ■IBM System z 1 ■2
Any Any single core 1 ■IBM PowerPC 970 2 ■IBM POWER5 QCM 4 ■AMD Opteron 2,4 ■ ■Intel® Xeon® 2,4 ■ ■Sun UltraSPARC T2 4,6,8 ■ ■ ■Sun UltraSPARC T1 4,6,8 ■ ■ ■ 30
Notes: 1IBM SW defines "Processor" as a Core2One IFL or engine
This table provides PVU requirements for currently available processor technologies only. Requirements for future processor technologies will be provided as they become available.
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PVUs Provide Flexibility Through Granularity
Continue licensing at the processor core level Adaptable to any change in processor core performance Granularity to address changing technology
Flexibility to deliver software price performance improvements for new processor technologies
Time
Software price performance improvements will range over time depending upon a number of factors including market conditions
Processor core performance levels will vary between chip vendors PVUs relative to core performance
Processor Core Performance
Price Performance
# of Processor Value Units
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Processor Capacity – Full Capacity vs. Sub-capacity
Full capacity licensing Customers acquire Processor Value Unit (PVU) licenses based on
processor capacity available on server (all activated processor cores multiplied by PVUs per core)
PVU tiers based on performance of processor cores
Sub-capacity licensing for virtualized systems
Customers acquire PVUs for virtual processor capacity available Technology enables customers to restrict processor capacity available to
middleware Virtual processor capacity enables over-assignment of processor resources Effectively increases processor capacity utilized and reduces customer TCO
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Server with No Partitions
8 Physical Cores in the Server
WAS
MQ
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WAS MQ
8 8 Total Cores
Cores to be licensed
(Workload #1)
(Workload #1)
Scenario #1 - Full capacity licensing required
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Server with Simple Virtualization – Static Partitions
Partition 2Partition 1
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8 Physical Cores in the Server
WAS
MQ
41 3 1 4 Processor Cores Available to each Partition
WAS MQ
4 4 Partition 1
4 . Partition 2
8 4 Total Cores
Cores to be licensed
WAS(Workload #1)
(Workload #1)
(Workload #2)
Same server, more workload, fewer software licensesStatic partitioning can increase processor capacity utilizationTCO improves as workload increases and cores to be licensed decreases
Scenario #2 - Sub-capacity software licensing optional
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Server with Fully Virtualized Environment
Partition 4
Partition 1
Shared Processor Pool
1 2 3 5 6 1 2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2
MQ
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Partition 2 Partition 3
Other
WAS MQ 4 4 Partition 1
4 Partition 2
+ 2 . Partition 3
10 4 Sub-total
6 6Capacity of Shared Pool
. . Partition 4
6 4 Total Cores
Cores to be licensed
6 Processor Cores Available to Shared Pool
8 Physical Cores in the Server
License rule: the lower of the sum of each partition for a product or the processor capacity of the shared pool
10 Virtual Processor Cores
WASWASWAS
Same server, more workload, fewer software licensesVirtualized partitioning can further increase processor capacity utilizationTCO improves as cores to be licensed decreases
(Workload #1) (Workload #2) (Workload #3)
(Workload #1)
(New Workload)
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Scenario #3 - Sub-capacity software licensing optional
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Software Licensing Financial Summary
Scenario 3:
Server with Virtualized Environment
Number of Cores to license
PVUs per Core
SRP* per PVU
Total SRP (Cores x PVUs x SRP)
Full cap licensing Sub-cap licensing
8 4 12
100 100
$155 $66$124,000 $26,400 $150,400
8 8 16
100 100
$155 $66$124,000 $52,800 $176,800
Scenario 1:
Server with No Partitions
Number of Cores to license
PVUs per Core
SRP* per PVU
Total SRP (Cores x PVUs x SRP)
Scenario 2:
Server with two static Partitions
Number of Cores to license
PVUs per Core
SRP* per PVU
Total SRP (Cores x PVUs x SRP)
6 4 10
100 100
$155 $66$93,000 $26,400 $119,400
8 8 16
100 100
$155 $66$124,000 $52,800 $176,800
N/A N/A N/A
8 8 16
100 100
$155 $66$124,000 $52,800 $176,800
WAS MQ Total WAS MQ Total
* Suggested retail price for New License and first 12 months maint. for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and WebSphere MQ products
Customer’s TCO improves with IBM Sub-capacity licensing
(USD prices current as of September 30, 2007)
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Benefits of IBM’s Processor Capacity Licensing
Licensing to the core More granular measure of processor capacity available
PVU licensing Flexible structure allows licensing to more closely track to the value a
customer can receive from processor capacity available to software
Sub-capacity licensing Allows customers to license less than the full capacity of the server Customers can leverage virtualization technologies to optimize their system
design and improve their overall TCO Aligns customer value with price; lesser discounts may be appropriate
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Sub-capacity Announcement – Nov. 6, 2007 Eliminate LMS registration and Quarterly Reporting to IBM
Simplified license metric tool due mid-2008 Tracks all PVU-based offerings Will be required for sub-capacity offering (suspension will be lifted when available)
Statements of Direction for support by end of 4Q08*: Multiple Virtual Shared Pools feature for AIX V5.3 and V6.1 Dedicated and Shared Processor LPAR Groups Live Partition Mobility for AIX V5.3 and V6.1 Workload Partitions Manager (WPAR) for AIX V6.1 Live Application Mobility for AIX V6.1
Additional granularity for supported technologies x86 multi-core Sun UltraSPARC T1 (Niagara 1)
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Sub-Capacity Licensing Requirements
Install IBM license metric tool (mid-2008) Identifies IBM software deployed on servers Identifies processor type and number of processor cores Calculates PVUs required based on maximum processor capacity
Use tool and maintain reports to be audit ready
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Install IBM license metric tool (mid-2008)
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Generate & Submit Report (Quarterly)
Customers must agree to the terms of the sub-capacity attachment
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Register AdminServer
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Customer Notification of Changes
Announcement letter AP: AP07-0273 Canada: A07-2348 EMEA: ZA07-0206 US: 207-273
This announcement modifies existing PA Sub-cap Attachment Updated Sub-cap attachment planned to coincide with release of
new license metric tool
Letter to all existing sub-capacity customers
Public web site updated
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Sub-capacity Licensing Requirements Summary
Supported products/technologies lists found on XL Sub-capacity web site
Please note: Customers are responsible for the installation of the upcoming IBM license metric tool and for the server it runs on. While required use of the current IBM license management tool is temporarily suspended, customers remain responsible for acquiring sufficient quantities of license authorizations to comply with the sub-capacity offering terms.
Customers must agree to the terms of the sub-capacity attachment Customers must use eligible IBM programs with sub-capacity part numbers Customers must use eligible virtualization technology Customers must use eligible processor technology Install IBM license metric tool when it becomes available (mid 2008)
– Identify processor type and number of processor cores
– Identify IBM software deployed on servers
– Calculate PVUs required based on high water mark processor capacity available
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Full capacity to Sub-capacity License Conversions
Sub-capacity products have unique part numbers Need to license sub-capacity part numbers Same PVU list price for both sub-capacity and full capacity See list of eligible products
Customers may convert their full capacity entitlements to sub-capacity
Existing per processor or PVU licenses converted to PVU (only) sub-capacity licenses
Existing SW maintenance entitlements converted to PVU sub-capacity entitlements
Must be in compliance and SW maintenance must be current prior to conversion No refunds, credits, or substitutions
Conversion process and forms available Contact your local support representative
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Useful Links Sub-capacity licensing (external)
http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/services/cwepassport.nsf/wdocs/subcaplicensing Included on this page:
Sub-capacity Eligible product list
Sub-capacity Eligible Virtualization Technologies
Sub-capacity attachment
Sub-capacity customer letter for temporary suspension
Sub-capacity licensing (IBM Internal only) http://w3-103.ibm.com/software/xl/portal/viewcontent?type=doc&srcID=XT&docID=Z693913I54286V29
XL PA portal (IBM Internal only) http://w3-103.ibm.com/software/xl/portal/viewcontent?
type=doc&srcID=XT&docID=P216209A21004Q75#overview Included on this page:
PVU Table:
PVU Resources for Customers:
Guide to Identifying Your Processor Family (IBM Internal only) P6 FAQ’s & other PVU announcement info (IBM Internal only):
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Counting SW Licenses Using Specific Virtualization Technologies
New scenario-based license counting material will be available to assist you in determining the correct number of cores requiring licenses in the following virtualized sub-capacity environments:
Currently supported System p, System i and zLinux
HP
Sun coming soon
VMware coming soon
Look for the link on the XL Sub-capacity web page
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Questions?
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Backup
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What is Virtualization? Logical representation of resources not constrained by physical limitations Virtualization is the process of presenting computing resources in ways that
users and applications can easily get value out of them, rather than presenting them in a way dictated by their implementation, geographic location, or physical packaging. In other words, it provides a logical rather than physical view of data, computing power, storage capacity, and other resources. -- Jonathan Eunice, Illuminata Inc.
A technique for hiding the physical characteristics of computing resources from the way in which other systems, applications, or end users interact with those resources (Wikipedia)
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What can be virtualized?
Virtualization can be used with: Servers Storage Networks
IBM Software’s PVU licensing only affected by server virtualization
Types of server virtualization Hardware support: IBM POWER, Sun SPARC, HP Integrity Software support: VMware, Xen, Microsoft, et al. Operating System support: IBM AIX 6.1, Sun Solaris 10, etc.
ApplicationsDesktops
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Benefits of Server Virtualization
Higher resource utilization
Lower management costs
Usage flexibility
Improved security
Higher availability
Increased scalability
Interoperability and investment protection
Improved provisioning
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Impact of Improved Server Utilization
Server utilization refers to the percentage of the CPU cycles required to perform work
Average utilization varies significantly between platform types In general,
System z has the highest average utilization RISC systems have moderate utilization PC Servers (x86) have lowest utilization
Server virtualization can improve average utilization and lower TCO
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Impact of Virtualization on SW Licensing
SW costs can vary in a virtualized environment depending on the vendor’s terms Some vendors charge per virtual machine
IBM’s strategy is to only require licenses for the maximum processor core capacity available to the virtualized system Leverages the strength of IBM’s PVU licensing Leverages the processor core as the surrogate for customer value Provides the flexibility to increase partition capacity as business needs
require Provide a tool to track PVU usage Lower total cost of software ownership (fewer licenses required)