Metron Blog Managing your IBM z System licensing charges - Reporting to manage your monthly license charges(4 of 5)

There are many Reporting Processes but those that are useful in helping you manage your monthly license charges are below:• Analyze the Peak Workloads• Review workload placement - can workloads be combined onto a single LPAR?• zIIP processor usageSome examples below of the type of reports you can create, these have been produced using our athene® ES/1 product.athene® ES/1- Rolling 4 Hour Averageathene® ES/1- Rolling 4 Hour Average w/ Service ClassesHow to calculate MLC• Calculation is made for the period from the 2nd day of the month to the 1st day of the next month.• MLC is charged based on the maximum value of total R4HA MSU of all LPARs during the calculation period.• Charge for each IBM software product is made for the period while the product is running. (Except z/OS)SCRT - Sub-Capacity Report Toolathene® ES/1 provides all the information used with the SCRT(Sub Capacity Report Tool). The information provided is shown from the LPAR and Product perspective. Shown on the report are the highest and second highest values and the date/time they occurred. Sample Charts for IBM MLCathene® ES/1 product usageHelping you to correlate software charges and application usage.Business Transactions vs. CPU Usage - Change chart On Wednesday I'll conclude my series with a look at the way you can manage costs, on that day I'll also be broadcasting live with my 'Top 5 z Systems Capacity Issues' - make sure you register for your place. https://www.metron-athene.com/services/webinars/capacity-management-webinars.htmlCharles JohnsonPrincipal Consultant