And if Wanda confirms what I say, I know I'm right!

BTW, adoption rates of folks using TSM for VMware are higher at this point 
based on response to our agent.  That is good.  If many folks use TSM to backup 
VMware we'll see more development from IBM to make this even better.

Kelly Lipp
CTO
STORServer, Inc.
485-B Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-266-8777
www.storserver.com


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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Wanda Prather
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:49 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] VMware and TSM Backup - Survey


One; licensing is by physical cores.  Throw up as many VM clients as you
want; you still just pay for the cpus (cores) on the physical box.

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:18 PM, cpreston <tsm-forum AT backupcentral DOT 
com>wrote:

> Kelly Lipp wrote:
> >
> >
> > Most folks are using the TSM Client/Agent within the VM to do backups.
> > Cool and you have to love the licensing on that: one client/agent
> > license (with the appropriate cores figured, naturally) per ESX Server.
> > VMs don't crap out often so DR is minimal, but it is relatively
> > straightforward: rebuild the VM and then reconstitute it with data from
> > TSM.
> >
> >
>
>
> Kelly,
>
> What about TDP licensing in this model?  Is IBM licensing those via
> physical or virtual CPUs?  (e.g.  Assuming 5 Oracle servers running inside
> VMs on a single-CPU ESX box, am I paying for one CPU or FIVE CPUs?)
>
> TIA
>
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