There is no IBM document for this.

You need to work with your IBM account team to make sure
you are getting the answers you need to stay compliant.


Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 05/29/2014
01:57:41 PM:

> From: Martin Harriss <martin AT PRINCETON DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
> Date: 05/29/2014 01:59 PM
> Subject: Re: out of TSM compliance period question
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> On 03/05/2014 02:36 PM, Mark Blunden wrote:
> > The IBM requirement is a true up once a year, on your renewal
anniversary.
> >
> > However, TSM license are perpetual, which means they never expire, or
never
> > stop working. The renewal process allows you to call support in the
event
> > of an issue, and also allows you to download new versions and fixes.
> >
> > If you are migrating from one machine to another, you do not have to
buy
> > licenses to cover both machines. IBM allows you to exceed your license
> > count in this instance as you will eventually remove the old one after
> > migration. I think you have 3 months to migrate, but that number may
be
> > wrong.
> >
> > If you are using the old PVU license method, then obviously newer
machines
> > generally have larger core counts, and thus incur a higher value.
> > If you are on the TB license model, then you can deploy as many
clients as
> > you wish.
>
>
> This is a question that we've wanted an "official" answer to for some
> time -- is there an IBM document somewhere that says you need to true up
> once a year??
>
> Martin