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BMC Software Metric

per MSU

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Unit
MSU
Aliases
Per MSU; MSU Rating; millions of service units
Definition
UOM definition: "A license is required for the total aggregate number of MSUs 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
MSU Rating is the aggregate computing power of a Computer expressed in millions of service units, using the MSU rating in the then current Gartner Group Rating Guide. Includes all Computers coupled in a parallel Sysplex. Where MIPS and MSU are converted, BMC's per MSU (consumption) model uses an 8.2 MIPS to 1 MSU ratio fixed for the Order term.
Floors / minimums
Licensed Capacity per Order; no published minimum.
Applies to products
  • BMC AMI mainframe products
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