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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