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IBM Entitlement Repository

Origina provides third party software maintenance for IBM® software that is perpetually licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement.

When you purchase an IBM® Passport Advantage® perpetual software license, you can use the software for as long as you comply with all the terms in the license agreement.

IBM Software Subscription & Support

Each new Passport Advantage license includes a 12-month subscription to IBM Software Subscription & Support (S&S). The IBM S&S provides you with access to newer versions and technical support for all your licensed software.

IBM Software Subscription

Provides:

  • New versions and releases from Passport Advantage
  • Patches and fix packs from Fix Central

IBM Software Subscription

Provides:

  • New versions and releases from Passport Advantage
  • Patches and fix packs from Fix Central

IBM Perpetual Software Version Entitlement

If you choose not to renew your IBM Subscription & Support, you remain entitled to use all commercially available versions of your licensed IBM software products, including any fixes, that are released on or before your S&S expiry date.

To retain the right to use entitled software versions and fixes in the future, you must download them before the expiry of your S&S agreement.

Each year, on the anniversary of your license acquisition, you can choose to renew your IBM S&S offering for a further 12 months or move support to Origina.

Creation of the IBM Entitlement Repository

To ensure that you can use entitled software and fixes in the future, you must download them before IBM removes download access.

Entitled software is available on IBM Passport Advantage and fixes are available on IBM Fix Central. If your IBM software includes products that have been divested to HCL or another company, you download that software and fixes from their software download portal.

To retain the right to use entitled software versions and fixes in the future, you must download them before the expiry of your S&S agreement.

Downloading all your software entitlements can be confusing and time-consuming. The onboarding team at Origina can help you to determine what needs to be downloaded, from your currently installed version to the latest available version, as well as the fix packs and patches that are associated with those versions.

BENEFITS

Downloading all of your software version entitlements before your S&S expiry date brings the following benefits:

  • Ability to reinstall software in case of corruption or on new operating systems

  • Ability to install entitled software patches to address future defects or security vulnerabilities in your IBM software products

  • Freedom to upgrade to newer entitled versions of products if required

  • Ability to regain control of your software roadmap

Example of Determining License Entitlement

  1. A customer purchases new IBM MQ software licenses and installs version 7.0.
  2. IBM announces that IBM MQ v7.0 moves to End-of-Support (EoS) status in February, resulting in the loss of full support for the customer.
  3. The customer’s IBM S&S renewal date is at the of June and the customer decides to let S&S support lapse and move support to Origina.
  4. IBM MQ v9.0 is released at the start of June.
  5. The customer plans to upgrade to IBM MQ v9.0 in a year or so, but not before the S&S expiry date.
  6. The customer is entitled to all commercially available versions of the software up until the end of June, but is not entitled to any versions released after that date.
  7. The customer downloads all entitled software versions to enable upgrade at a later stage.
  8. The customer moves support to Origina and receives full support for all versions of IBM MQ software, including version 7.0 that is EoS and no longer supported by IBM.
Customer maintains entitlement to use all commercially available versions of their licensed IBM PA Product up to S&S expiry date. Origina provides support for ALL versions of the IBM products, including those which IBM have classified as End-of-Support (EOS).
IBM Product Example
Part Number
Description
E0256LL
IBM MQ Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal
* Version numbers and dates detailed below are for visualization purposes only and not factual representations.

Example of determining license entitlement

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