Tom,

The mlc for tsm on os/390 doesn't change when you upgrade
from 3.7 to 4.1.

We also looked into offloading the server to AIX, but there was a
steep initial price and then a support charge per client which
is close to the MLC you pay on the mainframe.

This url has a 'points calculator' which is how you would
license and pay for an aix sever and all the clients.  You need to
login, but you can get a free id and password from Tivoli.

http://www.tivoli.com/support/documents/configurator.html

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Bill Colwell
Bill Colwell
C. S. Draper Lab
Cambridge, Ma.
bcolwell AT draper DOT com
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In <988399223.3ae9c6773a36f AT imp.tju DOT edu>, on 04/27/01
In <988399223.3ae9c6773a36f AT imp.tju DOT edu>, on 04/27/01
   at 03:56 PM, Thomas Denier <Thomas.Denier AT MAIL.TJU DOT EDU> said:

>My site has a TSM 3.7 server running under OS/390. We pay for this on
>a monthly charge basis. With the end of support for the server code
>coming up in another five months or so, I am trying to find out what
>it is going to cost to upgrade to TSM 4.1. I have also been asked to
>look into the economics of migrating to an AIX server, mostly because
>there is no apparent prospect of having SAN support integrated into
>the OS/390 server. I have not been able to find pricing information
>for any type of 4.1 server on Tivoli's Web site. I am not eager to
>attempt contact with Tivoli marketing; I still have vivid memories of
>getting the run-around when I tried that in preparation for upgrading
>from ADSM 3.1 to our current server. Is TSM server pricing information
>available on line somewhere?