Advanced Entry Workload License Charge - IBM z13s Technical Manual

7.16.4 Advanced Entry Workload License Charge

AEWLC was introduced with the z114. They use the measuring and reporting mechanisms,
and the existing MSU tiers, from the entry workload license charges (EWLC) pricing metric
and the midrange workload license charges (MWLC) pricing metric.
As compared to EWLC and MWLC, the software price performance has been extended.
AEWLC also offers improved price performance as compared to PSLC.
Similarly to WLC, AEWLC can be implemented in full-capacity or subcapacity mode. AEWLC
applies to z/OS and z/TPF and their associated middleware products, such as DB2, IMS,
CICS, WebSphere MQ, and IBM Lotus Domino, when running on a z114.
AEWLC applies to z/VSE and several middleware products when running on z114, zBC12,
and z13s servers. For more information, see the AEWLC web page:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/resources/swprice/mlc/aewlc.html
7.16.5 System z New Application License Charges
zNALCs offer a reduced price for the z/OS operating system on logical partitions that run a
qualified new workload application. An example includes Java language business
applications that run under the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS or SAP.
z/OS with zNALC provides a strategic pricing model that is available on the full range of
z Systems servers for simplified application planning and deployment. zNALC allows for
aggregation across a qualified Parallel Sysplex, which can provide a lower cost for
incremental growth across new workloads that span a Parallel Sysplex.
For more information, see the zNALC website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/resources/swprice/mlc/znalc.html
7.16.6 Midrange workload license charges
MWLCs apply to z/VSE V4 and later when running on z13, zEC12, z196, System z10, and
z9 servers. The exceptions are the z10 BC and z9 BC servers at the capacity setting A01, to
which zELC applies, and z114 and zBC12, where MWLC is not available.
Similar to workload license charges, MWLC can be implemented in full-capacity or
subcapacity mode. An MWLC applies to z/VSE V4 and later, and several IBM middleware
products for z/VSE. All other z/VSE programs continue to be priced as before.
The z/VSE pricing metric is independent of the pricing metric for other systems (for example,
z/OS) that might be running on the same server. When z/VSE is running as a guest of z/VM,
z/VM V5R4 or later is required.
To report usage, the subcapacity report tool is used. One Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool
(SCRT) report per server is required.
For more information, see the MWLC website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/resources/swprice/mlc/mwlc.html
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