Midrange Workload License Charge (MWLC) is a new monthly license charge price metric on the IBM System z9 and z10 servers. It applies to z/VSE V4 and 13 key VSE-related middleware programs such as CICS TS for VSE, ACF/VTAM for VSE, and DB2 Server for VSE. MWLC is available on z9 EC, z9 BC, z10 EC and z10 BC servers with z/VSE V4.
Sub-capacity pricing is based on a four-hour rolling average utilization of the z/VSE LPARs or z/VM guests observed within a one month reporting period. This requires reporting of the utilization. z/VSE uses the Capacity Measurement Tool (CMT) to produce the required SCRT89 accounting records.
SCRT V18.1.0 has been enhanced to recognize and use z/VSE system capacities of less than one MSU when calculating overall capacities for z/VSE middleware products across all of the z/VSE systems on the same CPC.
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Preparation for MWLC and SCRT |
The following presentation gives an overview about the MWLC pricing:
The SCRT User Guide contains information about the minimum system requirments, one time setup and processing of the SCRT data.
For more information please also see the following links:
Note: Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool V18.1.0 (or later) requires APAR DY47027 for z/VSE V4.1 and APAR DY47029 for z/VSE V4.2 for the support of less than one MSU. The Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT) allows you to generate Sub-Capacity reports on your z/VSE V4.1 (or later) system. For more information, including instructions on how to download the tool, please see the SCRT User Guide.
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Getting help |
Help for the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT) or anything related to Sub-Capacity pricing is available by emailing scrt@us.ibm.com. If you have questions about the bill itself, please contact the IBM billing department.
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