NPA 6346 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z for IBM Solution Edition

Novell is pleased to announce the availability of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z promotion to all customers worldwide.   The SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z completes IBM's Solution Edition for Enterprise Linux Server offering, which is a pure System z hardware and z/VM offering, by adding the missing Linux components to it.   Providing very attractive Total Cost of Acquisition (TCA) but also being optimized for an excellent Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), the SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z provides the ideal Linux platform for workload consolidation and growth.   The SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z is a promotion offering and will be available for a promotion period of 12 month.   Planned promotion expiration date: December 31st, 2010.

Novell Product Announcement

Number: 6346
Span of Distribution: VLA and MLA in EMEA, excluding CIS, Middle East and Africa
Confidential Until: Not Applicable

SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z for IBM Solution Edition for Enterprise Linux Server
Novell is pleased to announce the availability of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z promotion to all customers worldwide.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z completes IBM's Solution Edition for Enterprise Linux Server offering, which is a pure System z hardware and z/VM offering, by adding the missing Linux components to it.

Providing very attractive Total Cost of Acquisition (TCA) but also being optimized for an excellent Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), the  SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z provides the ideal Linux platform for workload consolidation and growth.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z is a promotion offering and will be available for a promotion period of 12 month.

Planned promotion expiration date: December 31st, 2010.

Product Information
The  SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z is a special bundle, tailored for all customers who want to consolidate workloads from distributed environments (x86 and/or Unix) onto incremental new IFLs on IBM System z.
It is available in two flavors; one is dedicated to IBM System z Business Class (BC) machines and the other one is dedicated to IBM System z Enterprise Class (EC) machines.

In order to provide our customers with maximum flexibility, Novell offers both flavors, the BC and the EC, either as Basic subscriptions or alternatively as Priority subscriptions. While the Basic subscriptions are meant to be combined with IBM GTS support services, the Priority subscriptions provide 24x7 support services directly from Novell Technical Services.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z BC

include:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z, 2 IFLs, 3 year subscription

• 2 user accesses to the Novell On-Demand Training “Data Center Library”

• 2x VUE Test Voucher for free exam

• 2x Mono Tools for Visual Studio Professional license

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension for System z, 2 IFL, 3 year subscription

• Plus the option to grow the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server subscription to a maximum of 4 IFLs total, during the 3 year subscription period and at no additional cost. In order to make use of this benefit, it is required to activate such “on-demand” IFL subscription(s) via the separate activation code, which is also shipped with the bundle.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z EC

include:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z, 4 IFLs, 3 year subscription
• 2 user accesses to the Novell On-Demand Training “Data Center Library”
• 2x VUE Test Voucher for free exam
• 2x Mono Tools for Visual Studio Professional license
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension for System z, 2 IFL, 3 year subscription

The key target workloads for consolidation to System z are Web Servers, Web Application Servers and Development Environments. The Mono .NET runtime environment provides a perfect platform for consolidation of .NET applications, such as e.g. .asp applications, onto System z. But also the Mono Tools for Visual Studio now allow the customers for the first time to keep on developing .NET code in their x86 based development environments, but being directly able to test and deploy it on Mono on System z.

Finally the SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z is rounded out by the access to Novell's On-Demand Training “Data Center Library”, which holds over 15 different online training courses. This allows the customer to get his IT-staff up-to-speed whenever time allows, at own pace and without further investments. Finally the VUE training voucher gives the customer the flexibility to decide when and where to take the final certification exam.<//span>

Licensing
The  SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z

• Is entitled to be sold for usage on IFLs, which are either
  • incremental new IFLs at the customer, means newly purchased or activated IFLs, or
  • which have been used to run non-Novell software, means the customer makes the decision to migrate existing workloads to run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• Is stackable, that means it can be sold multiple times to the same customer
• Is NOT entitled to be used for renewal business
• is NOT entitled for further Special Pricing Requests (SPRs)
• Ships as is; means there is NO option available to remove components from the bundle(s)

For further information
More details on SUSE Linux Enterprise Consolidation Suite for System z
http://www.novell.com/mainframe/els
More details on IBM Solution Edition for Enterprise Linux Server
http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/els.html
Mono migration Guidelines from the “Practical Migration to Linux on System z”, an IBM Redbook
http://ww.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247727.pdf
For detailed information on Novell's Support lifecycle, visit http://support.novell.com.  

Please see the section below for a complete list of part numbers and pricing.