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Description
Machine Control Program Remote Support
MCRSA for HMC is a one-year or three-year contract
offering that enables you to maintain voice support during
normal business hours. You can receive voice support
during the contract period. If you allow either the one-
or three-year MCRSA offering to expire without renewal,
simply reorder MCRSA to enable reinstatement.
Contract duration: The MCRSA is offered for one year
or three years. The one-year or three-year prepay option
must be purchased at the same time as the HMC.
Refunds do not apply if cancellation occurs during the
one- or three-year contract period. You are not required
to renew under either the one- or three-year offering
when the contract expires.
If the one- or three-year contracts are not renewed, the
contracts will be removed from IBM administrative
systems. Contract transfers within an enterprise are
allowed.
MCRSA for HMC machine code prices: License
entitlement for HMC is based on a single processor. A
one-year (5771-RS1) or three-year (5773-RS3) MCRSA
must be purchased at the same time as purchase of a new
HMC system.
Minimum contract value: None
Upgrade deliverables: None
Adding new licenses to an existing contract: New
licenses cannot be added to an existing MCRSA. No
proration is allowed. As new HMCs are added, a new
MCRSA must be ordered for those licenses.
Adding previously installed licenses to an existing
contract:
You cannot add installed product licenses to a
contract that was not initially covered by an existing
contract. These licenses should be added using the
renewal feature under a new and separate MCRSA. The
support expires when the originally dated MCRSAs are
not renewed.
MCRSA for HMC machine code one- and three- year
one-time charge (OTC):
Structure: A one- and three-year
prepay option (represented by two separate program
numbers)
• The one-year MCRSA for HMC program number has
the following features:
− Transition feature
− Per processor MCRSA, one year
− Per processor MCRSA, 24 x 7 support
• The three-year MCRSA for HMC program number has
the following features for each priced entity:
− Per processor MCRSA, three year
− Per processor MCRSA, 24 x 7 support
Transition from existing HMC machine code feature:
Customers who purchased an HMC and had it shipped
during the interim period of May 4, 2004 through
July 22, 2004, will have the no-charge “Per processor
MCRSA one year Transition” feature added to their
customer record for entitlement tracking purposes. The
beginning of the contract will start on the day that the
feature is added to the customer record. Qualifying
customers should contact their IBM sales representative.
Reference information
Refer to Software withdrawal 904-139, dated
July 13, 2004, for selected Software Maintenance
features.
Refer to Software announcement 204-159, dated
July 13, 2004, for information regarding 24 x 7 Software
Maintenance support offering.
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