As I understand it,
if a machine provides a service to other machines then it is a server. If it 
doesn't then its a workstation.

So, in the case of your B50, if the DB2 database is only used by users logged 
in to that box, its not a server.  If its your classic 3 tiered application, 
but all components run on the B50 then its still a workstation.  But if you run 
an application client on a different machine that connects to the database on 
the B50, Bingo! its a server.

Steve Harris
AIX and TSM Admin,
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia

>>> Jeff Rogers <jrogers AT MJROGERS DOT COM> 08/12/2001 11:13:05 >>>
Can somebody help me to understand this point/tier system.   It understand
that sharing Tivoli pricing information is some kind of no-no, so please
feel free to reply off-list.

What I think I understand so far.

Workstation Clients ???
Tier 1 - 1 ~ 4 processors on Intel 32bit hardware.
Tier 2  - RISC or Intel 64bit - I assume 5 ~ 8 processor 32bit Intel boxes
as well.
Tier 3 - Greater than 8 processor??

In Tivoli pricing land, what is considered a "server".  For example, I
don't think an RS/6000 Model B50 (piece of junk) with a 9GB drive used for
development work should be a Tier 2 machine.  I don't even consider it a
Tier 1 machine.  Even though it runs DB2, it is basically a workstation.

How many points is each tier worth, and where do normal workstation
machines fit in?

How many points is the TSM server itself?  on a tier 1 (NT) server?  on a
tier 2 (AIX) server?

How many points are the Data Protection products, specifically Domino?

What about DB2, do you just buy enough points to cover the tier of the
machine?  Even if there is no plan to backup "files"



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