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How to buy z/VM from IBM
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Herein are the resources for ordering and tracking
z/VM products orders.
When you are ready to buy, call IBM
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In the United States and in Canada,
phone:
1-888-SHOP-IBM, 1-888-746-7426
In other countries, visit
IBM Worldwide
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See also, the
IBM z Rewards Program
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a new program that simplifies migrating applications from HP, SUN and
other competitive servers to IBM System z10.
(June 2009)
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IBM Shopz
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Shopz productivity tool is designed for planning and
ordering of System z software.
Shopz capabilities for z/VM include:
- Access to reports for planning System z upgrades
- Request release-to-release upgrades of z/VM
- Place new orders for z/VM
- Order z/VM Base Operating System and Base options for delivery via
tape cartridge,
DVD, and
electronic delivery
in countries where Shopz is available.
- Order
z/VM SDO licensed products for delivery via Internet
in countries where Shopz is available.
- Track order status
For details (including geographical availability), please see the
Shopz page.
Note:
Beginning January 25, 2008, with Shopz,
you can select to download the
z/VM operating
system for electronic delivery in countries where Shopz
is available.
Ordering Tips
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IBM Software Catalog for System z
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For a full complement of IBM e-business software for every System z
operating system platform, please see
IBM Software for System z.
Whether you run z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, or Linx on System z, you can find the
on demand solutions, Web-enabling software, connectivity and
enterprise systems management products you need to turn your
System z server into an on demand powerhouse.
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Upgrading and Migrating to z/VM
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Do you know if you are running a supported release?
Are you considering a VM upgrade? Are you looking at
running new workloads, for Linux server consolidation?
Be sure to read the
Upgrade and Migration page.
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Products and offerings
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United States product catalog (order lists) are available for
System Delivery Offering (SDO).
The SDO is a single deliverable of fully-serviced IBM licensed
products, including z/VM.
Read about
VM SDO description, benefits and
offerings, program directories.
The z/VM SDO is the only method that can be
used to order z/VM.
z/VM SDO V6.2 (5741-A08)
(General Availability December 2, 2011)
z/VM SDO V5.4 (5741-A06)
(General Availability September 12, 2008)
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Software order status
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If you have already placed an order, you may track its status
with
Shopz
order tracking capability.
Or, you may use the IBM Software
Order Tracking tool, select the appropriate language
and specify your order number.
Order Status (Worldwide)
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Try z/VM
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The
z/VM V5.3 Evaluation Edition
is a no-charge trial version of z/VM 5.3 that
is intended to provide IBM System z10 customers with the opportunity
to evaluate z/VM.
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IBM Global Financing
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IBM Global Financing
understands your specialized information technology (IT) needs and
provides financing options.
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Software License Agreements
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Reference information for understanding IPLA
Software License Agreements.
IPLA licensing is the type of Software License Agreement
that applies to z/VM Version 4.
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IBM System z Software Pricing
Publications
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