I don't even bother with manual spreadsheet; I do scribble on small
yellow pad once a year. We've gone from 'node-level' licensing that made
no sense -- an SP-frame is a node, with up to 32 CPUs in 16 boxes under
ADSM 2.x (needs 16 node registrations at the server); to node-level
where a box is a node (but you may need to set it up under several IDs,
each of which looks like a separate node on the server); to CPU-based
licensing (and we paid about 60% of list on each node to convert to
cpu-based licenses) where you may still need to define the system
multiple times to TSM, but at least it isn't trying to count any more;
to the current 'processor value base' -- and I'm not going to try
counting systems until renewal time (Novemeber, for us).

And I see I left out the cpu-based pricing where server cpus cost more
than client cpus, and if someone's laptop had an accessable file share
it was a server . . .

My over-all cpu count has been constant for the last few years; we
picked up a few extra licenses when we did the node to cpu conversion,
and I've a few systems (SAP App servers) that don't need to be backed
up, so those cpu licenses get used elsewhere.

But -- until the product does a better job of tracking -- I'm going to
stick to my once per year scratch-pad audit and reconciliation; I'm not
paid for, nor does my job description cover, vendor licensing
compliance.

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Allen S. Rout
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:19 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Pricing model for 5.4

I was a little surprised at Steve's cautious response to my
post. Looking over it I think I understand it now, and it makes me
want to emphasize that I'm not advocating just ignoring the issue
("Don't worry about it too much").  Focus on the "too much", not the
"don't worry". :)

If you develop a measure by which you understand your licensure, (and
good lord I hope it's automated instead of manual spreadsheet
nonsense) then apply it and pay by it.  Operate in good faith, but
don't angst yourself too much about getting the next significant
figure right.  We're accustomed to being able to report activity to 10
sig-figs: (TB measures, down to the byte).. it feels odd to have 2.
If you try for 4, you'll go insane, and you still won't get it.

To bring the conversation back around, if we had a better licensure
measure in the server, we could at least have consistent numbers... :)



- Allen S. Rout
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