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BMC Software Metric

per MIPS

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Unit
MIPS
Aliases
Per MIPS; MIPS Rating
Definition
UOM definition: "A license is required for the total aggregate number of MIPS for each Computer, including all Computers coupled in a parallel Sysplex environment, upon which the Product is installed, or which is managed or monitored by the Product."
Counting rules
MIPS Rating is the aggregate computing power of a Computer expressed in millions of instructions per second, using the MIPS rating in the then current Gartner Group Rating Guide. Includes all Computers coupled in a parallel Sysplex. Computer-specific passwords are issued. A second variant counts MIPS "for each Computer as defined in the Statement of Capacity Information".
Floors / minimums
Licensed Capacity per Order; for power-based licences the customer uses BMC's then current computer classification scheme.
Applies to products
  • BMC AMI mainframe products
  • Control-M mainframe products (Control-M/Enterprise Manager, Output Management, Mainframe Extension Pack, JCL Verify)
  • Discovery for z/OS
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