Total z/OS MSUs Consumed (Mainframe Consumption Licensing)
Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited
- Unit
- Other
- Aliases
- MCL MSU; hourly MSU consumption
- Definition
- "The MCL program enables customers to license their suite of Broadcom Mainframe software products under a utilization model based upon total ZOS MSUs Consumed versus the traditional full machine capacity approach." (MCL FAQ v3.0.)
- Counting rules
- "Consumption is measured by the total hourly MSU utilization for all the production LPARs running the Z/OS operating system at the Customer Site, as are any overage fees." Based on hourly consumption, not the Rolling 4 Hour Average (R4HA). Tracked from monthly IBM SCRT reports for ISV programs.
- Floors / minimums
- Contract baseline set jointly by customer and Broadcom from at least three and up to twelve months of SCRT reports; overages above baseline at a single price for the whole stack.
- Applies to products
- Broadcom mainframe software (MCL portfolio)
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