Software withdrawal: IBM Virtualization Engine management servers and system services from Passport Advantage - Replacements available


Effective February 10, 2006, IBM will withdraw from marketing in the Passport Advantage® fulfillment channel the Virtualization Engine(TM) management servers and system services licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement listed in the Program withdrawals section. These products are still orderable through the AAS/CHW fulfillment channel. Refer to the Reference information section for more information.

Replacement product information

Withdrawn Replacement
program/ program/
part number part number Program name

5724-I71 5733-DIR IBM Director with Virtualization
Engine Console
5724-I71 5733-EWM IBM Virtualization Engine
Enterprise Workload Manager
Ordering Virtualization Engine in AAS

Beginning December 13, 2005, customers who want to purchase IBM Director with Virtualization Engine Console or Virtualization Engine Enterprise Workload Manager for their system should place the order into AAS/CHW using eConfig. Refer to the Reference information section for announcement details.

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Program withdrawals

Program Part
number Program name number

5724-I71 VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs AIX(R)/OS400 Med Pk AIX BH015IE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs AIX/OS400 Med Pk OS400 BH016IE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs AIX/OS400 Med Pk Windows(TM) BH017IE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs AIX/OS400 Med Pk Linux(TM) BH018IE
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing AIX, OS400 Svrs + D53X4LL
Proc Lic+ SW Maint 12 MO
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing AIX, OS400 Svrs + E01BFLL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing AIX, OS400 Svrs + D53X5LL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO

5724-I71 VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs SOL/WIN Med Pk AIX BH019IE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs SOL/WIN Med Pk OS400 BH01AIE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs SOL/WIN Med Pk Windows BH01BIE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs SOL/WIN Med Pk Linux BH01CIE
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing Solaris, D53X6LL
Windows Svrs + Proc Lic+ SW Maint 12 MO
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing Solaris, E01BGLL
Windows Svrs + Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing Solaris, Windows D53X7LL
Svrs + Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO

5724-I71 VE Director Multiplatform Med Pk OS400 BH01DIE
VE Director Multiplatform Med Pk Windows BH01EIE
VE Director Multiplatform Med Pk Linux BH01FIE
VE Director Multiplatform + D53XALL
Proc Lic+ SW Maint 12 MO
VE Director Multiplatform + E01BHLL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE Director Multiplatform + D53XBLL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO
VE Director Multiplatform OS/400(R) V1.x 52P1518
Media Pk Int Engl
VE Director Multiplatform WIN V1.x 52P1519
Media Pk Int Engl
VE Director Multiplatform XLINUX V1.x 52P1520
Media Pk Int Engl

5724-I71 VE Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplt Med Pk BV000IE
VE Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplatform + D53ZRLL
Proc Lic+ SW Maint 12 MO
VE Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplatform + E01CALL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplatform + D53ZSLL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO

5724-I72 VE Sys Svcs Mng AIX/OS400 Srvs Med Pk AIX BH01HIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng AIX/OS400 Srvs Med OS/400 BH01IIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng AIX/OS400 Srvs Med Pk WIN BH01JIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng AIX/OS400 Srvs Med Pk LIN BH01KIE
VE System Svcs for Managing AIX/OS400 Svrs + D53XCLL
Proc Lic+ SW Maint 12 MO
VE System Svcs for Managing AIX/OS400 Svrs + E01BJLL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE System Svcs for Managing AIX/OS400 Svrs + D53XDLL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO
VE System Svcs TPM T/U for Managing AIX, D53XELL
OS400 Svr

5724-I72 VE Sys Svcs Mng SOL/WIN Srvs Med Pk AIX BH01LIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng SOL/WIN Srvs Med Pk OS400 BH01MIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng SOL/WIN Srvs Med Pk WIN BH01NIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng SOL/WIN Srvs Med Pk LIN BH01PIE
VE System Svcs TPM T/U for Managing Sol, D53XHLL
Win Svrs
VE System Svcs for Managing SOL/WIN Svrs + D53XFLL
Proc Lic+ SW Maint 12 MO
VE System Svcs for Managing SOL/WIN Svrs + E01BKLL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE System Svcs for Managing SOL/WIN Svrs + D53XGLL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO
The following IBM Dynamic Infrastructure for mySAP(TM) Business Suite part numbers are still orderable in Passport Advantage under 5724-N02:

Part
Description number

Dynamic Infrastructure EE for mySAP Bus Su D54M9LL
Prc LIC+SW MAINT 12 MO
Dynamic Infrastructure EE for mySAP Bus Su E01MFLL
Prc ANNUAL SW MAINT RNWL
Dynamic Infrastructure EE for mySAP Bus Su D54MALL
Prc SW MAINT REINSTATE 12 MO
Dynamic Infrastructure Entpr Ed for mySAP Bus BV001IE
Suite Mltpl V1.x MEDIA PK INT ENG
Refer to Software Announcement 205-281 , dated November 8, 2005, for IBM Dynamic Infrastructure for mySAP Business Suite.

Passport
Advantage
Program name/description number

VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs AIX/OS400 Med Pk AIX BH015IE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs AIX/OS400 Med Pk OS400 BH016IE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs AIX/OS400 Med Pk Windows BH017IE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs AIX/OS400 Med Pk Linux BH018IE
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing AIX, OS400 Svrs + D53X4LL
Proc Lic+SW Maint 12 MO
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing AIX, OS400 Svrs + E01BFLL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing AIX, OS400 Svrs + D53X5LL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO

VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs SOL/WIN Med Pk AIX BH019IE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs SOL/WIN Med Pk OS400 BH01AIE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs SOL/WIN Med Pk Windows BH01BIE
VE EWLM Mgmt Svrs SOL/WIN Med Pk Linux BH01CIE
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing Solaris, Windows D53X6LL
Svrs + Proc Lic+SW Maint 12 MO
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing Solaris, Windows E01BGLL
Svrs + Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE EWLM Multiplt Managing Solaris, Windows D53X7LL
Svrs + Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO

VE Director Multiplatform Med Pk OS400 BH01DIE
VE Director Multiplatform Med Pk Windows BH01EIE
VE Director Multiplatform Med Pk Linux BH01FIE
VE Director Multiplatform + D53XALL
Proc Lic+SW Maint 12 MO
VE Director Multiplatform + E01BHLL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE Director Multiplatform + D53XBLL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO
VE Director Multiplatform OS/400 V1.x 52P1518
Media Pk Int Engl
VE Director Multiplatform WIN V1.x 52P1519
Media Pk Int Engl
VE Director Multiplatform XLINUX V1.x 52P1520
Media Pk Int Engl
VE Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplt Med Pk BV000IE
VE Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplatform +
Proc Lic+SW Maint 12 MO D53ZRLL
VE Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplatform +
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl E01CALL
VE Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplatform +
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO D53ZSLL

Passport
Advantage
Program name/description number

VE Sys Svcs Mng AIX/OS400 Srvs Med Pk AIX BH01HIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng AIX/OS400 Srvs Med OS/400 BH01IIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng AIX/OS400 Srvs Med Pk WIN BH01JIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng AIX/OS400 Srvs Med Pk LIN BH01KIE
VE System Svcs for Managing AIX/OS400 Svrs + D53XCLL
Proc Lic+SW Maint 12 MO
VE System Svcs for Managing AIX/OS400 Svrs + E01BJLL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE System Svcs for Managing AIX/OS400 Svrs + D53XDLL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO
VE System Svcs TPM T/U for Managing AIX, D53XELL
OS400 Svr

VE Sys Svcs Mng SOL/WIN Srvs Med Pk AIX BH01LIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng SOL/WIN Srvs Med Pk OS400 BH01MIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng SOL/WIN Srvs Med Pk WIN BH01NIE
VE Sys Svcs Mng SOL/WIN Srvs Med Pk LIN BH01PIE
VE System Svcs TPM T/U for Managing Sol, D53XHLL
Win Svrs
VE System Svcs for Managing SOL/WIN Svrs + D53XFLL
Proc Lic+SW Maint 12 MO
VE System Svcs for Managing SOL/WIN Svrs + E01BKLL
Proc Annual SW Maint Rnwl
VE System Svcs for Managing SOL/WIN Svrs + D53XGLL
Proc SW Maint Reinstate 12 MO

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Reference information

Refer to Software Announcement 205-255 , dated October 4, 2005, for IBM Director for pSeries®.

Refer to Software Announcement 205-289 , dated November 8, 2005, for IBM Director with Virtualization Engine Console V5.10 for i5/OS(TM) V5R3.

Refer to Software Announcement 205-290 , dated November 8, 2005, for IBM Virtualization Engine Enterprise Workload Manager for i5/OS, V2.1.

Refer to Software Announcement 205-286 , dated November 8, 2005, for IBM Director with Virtualization Engine Console, V5.10, and Virtualization Engine Enterprise Workload Manager, V2.1 for iSeries(TM), pSeries, and xSeries®.

Refer to Software Announcement 205-287 , dated November 8, 2005, for IBM Virtualization Engine Resource Dependency Service V2.1.

Refer to Software Announcement 205-284 , dated November 8, 2005, for IBM Virtualization Engine Enterprise Workload Manager for z/OS®, V2.1.

Refer to Software Announcement 205-283 , dated November 8, 2005, for IBM Virtualization Engine and Infrastructure Services for Linux on System z9(TM) and zSeries®, V2.1.

Refer to the Software Support Web site for product support information

http://www.ibm.com/software/support/
Trademarks

Virtualization Engine, mySAP, i5/OS, iSeries, and System z9 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

Passport Advantage, AIX, OS/400, pSeries, xSeries, z/OS, and zSeries are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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