Prerequisites for sub-capacity pricing

The prerequisites for sub-capacity pricing and for using SCRT are:
  • z/OS® systems: For a z/OS Version 1 Release 1 operating system, or later:
    • z/OS must be running with at least one LPAR configured on one or more of the following CPCs:
      • IBM® z14 (z14)
      • IBM z13® (z13)
      • IBM z13s® (z13s), except Model A01
      • IBM zEnterprise® EC12 (zEC12)
      • IBM zEnterprise BC12 (zBC12), except Model A01
      • IBM zEnterprise 196 (z196)
      • IBM zEnterprise 114 (z114), except Model A01
      • IBM System z10® Enterprise Class (z10 EC)
      • IBM System z10 Business Class (z10 BC), except Model A01
      • IBM System z9® Enterprise Class (z9® EC)
      • IBM System z9 Business Class (z9 BC), except Model A01
      • IBM zSeries (z990, z900, z890, or z800), except z890 Model 110
    • All instances of z/OS running on the CPC must be running in z/Architecture® (64-bit) mode.
    • There cannot be any OS/390® or MVS™ operating systems licensed or executing on the CPC.
    • You must collect SMF type 70 and type 89 records from every LPAR on the machine that runs z/OS at any time.
  • z/TPF systems: For a z/TPF Version 1 operating system, or higher:
    • z/TPF must be running with at least one LPAR configured on one or more of the following CPCs:
      • z14
      • z13
      • z13s, except Model A01
      • zEC12
      • zBC12, except Model A01
      • z196
      • z114, except Model A01
      • z10 EC
      • z10 BC, except Model A01
      • z9 EC
      • z9 BC, except Model A01
      • z990, z900, z890, or z800, except z890 Model 110
    • You must collect SCRT89 records from every LPAR on the machine that runs z/TPF at any time.
  • z/VSE® systems: For a z/VSE Version 4 operating system, or higher:
    • z/VSE must be running with at least one LPAR configured on one or more of the following CPCs:
      • z14
      • z13
      • z13s, except Model A01
      • zEC12
      • zBC12, except Model A01
      • z196
      • z114, except Model A01
      • z10 EC
      • z10 BC, except Model A01
      • z9 EC
      • z9 BC, except Model A01
    • There cannot be any z/VSE Version 3 or earlier operating systems licensed or executing on the CPC.
    • You must collect SCRT89 records from every LPAR on the machine that runs z/VSE at any time.
  • You must submit monthly sub-capacity reports from SCRT for each CPC that uses sub-capacity pricing.
  • Transmit System Availability Data (TSAD) must be configured on all CPCs where sub-capacity pricing is to be used. For more information, see Sending TSAD data and Using the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool.