1. Fun with Licensing! SVC, TPC, VSC V9000, V7000, V5000
Shelly Howrigon
Storage Virtualization Sales Leader – Worldwide

2. Built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize
Comprehensive range of virtualized software defined storage systems
One code base
One set of functions (selectively licensed)
One client experience
SAN Volume Controller
Flash System
V9000
Storwize V7000
Storwize V5000
Storwize V3700

3. SVC, TPC and VSC Software Options (2145 HW)
SAN Volume Controller (SVC)
TPC or
TPC Select
VSC or
VSC Entry
External Virtualization
requires separate product
Volume Migrations
Thin Provisioning
Easy Tier
FlashCopy
Optional (“a la carte”)
Remote Mirroring
Compression
FlashCopy Manager (Application Aware)
Separate License (FCM)
Performance Troubleshooting / Reports
Separate License (TPC)
Replication Management
Device Relationship Views
Capacity Reporting (Application/Dept.)
Storage Provisioning
Not Available
Storage Service Classes
Volume Tiering-Tiered Storage Optimizer
Volume Transformation
SVC's base license is measured as the total usable TBs being managed (MDisk)
SVC's optional FlashCopy license is measured as the total TBs of the SOURCE volumes being copied (Vdisk)
SVC's Remote Mirroring license is measured as the total TBs of the SOURCE + TARGET volumes being copied (Vdisk)
SVC's Compression license is measured as the total usable TBs actually consumed by the compressed volumes on the underlying managed capacity (Mdisk)
TPC's license is measured as the total usable TBs being managed (TPC) OR the total number of enclosures being managed for V3, V5, V7, XIV, 840, 900 (TPC Select)
FCM's license is measured as the total TBs of the SOURCE volumes being copied (Vdisk)
VSC's license is measured as the total usable TBs being managed (MDisk) (VSC Entry is limited to 250 TBs and 2 I/O groups) 3 3

4. V9000 Licensing Options - INTERNAL ENCLOSURES
FlashSystem
V9000 SW
TPC or
TPC Select
VSC or
VSC for Storwize
External Virtualization
EXTERNAL ENCLOSURES chart
Volume Migrations
requires separate product
Thin Provisioning
Easy Tier
FlashCopy
Remote Mirroring
Compression
Included with V9000 SW
FlashCopy Manager (Application Aware)
Separate License (FCM)
Performance Troubleshooting / Reports
Separate License (TPC)
Replication Management
Device Relationship Views
Capacity Reporting (Application/Dept.)
Storage Provisioning
Not Available
Storage Service Classes
Volume Tiering-Tiered Storage Optimizer
Volume Transformation
FlashSystem V9000’s base license for INTERNAL ENCLOSURES is measured as the total number of enclosures being managed
TPC's license is measured as the total usable TBs being managed (TPC) OR the total number of enclosures being managed for V3, V5, V7, XIV, 840, 900 (TPC Select)
FCM's license is measured as the total TBs of the SOURCE volumes being copied (Vdisk)
VSC's license is measured as the total usable TBs being managed (MDisk)
VSC for Storwize’s license is measured as the total number of storage devices (enclosures) being managed 4 4

5. V9000 Licensing Options - EXTERNAL ENCLOSURES
V9000 requires SVC (+TPC is optional) or VSC for all External Virtualization TBs + or
SVC
TPC or
TPC Select
VSC
External Virtualization
requires separate product
Volume Migrations
Thin Provisioning
Easy Tier
FlashCopy
Optional (“a la carte”)
Remote Mirroring
Compression
FlashCopy Manager (Application Aware)
Separate License (FCM)
Performance Troubleshooting / Reports
Separate License (TPC)
Replication Management
Device Relationship Views
Capacity Reporting (Application/Dept.)
Storage Provisioning
Not Available
Storage Service Classes
Volume Tiering-Tiered Storage Optimizer
Volume Transformation
SVC's base license is measured as the total usable TBs being managed (MDisk)
SVC's optional FlashCopy license is measured as the total TBs of the SOURCE volumes being copied (Vdisk)
SVC's Remote Mirroring license is measured as the total TBs of the SOURCE + TARGET volumes being copied (Vdisk)
SVC's Compression license is measured as the total usable TBs actually consumed by the compressed volumes on the underlying managed capacity (Mdisk)
TPC's license is measured as the total usable TBs being managed (TPC) OR the total number of enclosures being managed for V3, V5, V7, XIV, 840, 900 (TPC Select)
FCM's license is measured as the total TBs of the SOURCE volumes being copied (Vdisk)
VSC's license is measured as the total usable TBs being managed (Mdisk) 5 5

6. V5000 & V7000 GEN 2 Software Options+ or
Storwize V7000 /
Storwize V5000
Storiwze “Full Bundle” feature code
VSC for Storwize
External Virtualization
Separate license (External encl.)
Volume Migrations
Thin Provisioning
Easy Tier
Optional (“a la carte”)
FlashCopy
Remote Mirroring
Compression
Optional (“a la carte”) V7000 only
V7000 only
Optional license with V7000 SW
FlashCopy Manager (Application Aware)
Separate License (FCM)
Performance Troubleshooting / Reports
Separate License (TPC)
Replication Management
Device Relationship Views
Capacity Reporting (Application/Dept.)
Storage Provisioning
Not Available
Storage Service Classes
Volume Tiering-Tiered Storage Optimizer
Volume Transformation
All items here are licensed by enclosure – Control, Expansion, and External enclosures
NOTE: V7000 GEN 2 Encryption is an extra fee per CONTROL enclosure 6 6

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