Estimate the IP4G environment size and cost

If you would like to estimate the size and cost of your IP4G environment we have the following tools available:

• Use our IP4G price estimation tool to estimate the IP4G environment price for your capacity.
• To precisely calculate the IP4G capacity needed based on the real performance requirements of your LPARs you can generate an HMC scan using an IBM HMC scanner tool available for download from the IBM website. The HMC scan is an excel report, which lists key size metrics of your LPARs, including CPU performance information and allocated RAM for each LPAR. This report does not include the storage information, which should be gathered on the OS level. For IP4G sizing you will need the utilized storage for each LPAR plus 10-30% for growth depending on your OS and data growth rates. For more infromation on how to generate the HMC scan and collect the storage information, please see the HMC Scan instructions )
• Use our HMC scan parsing tool to calculate IP4G CPU and RAM capacity you need for the selected IP4G target region
• If you need help with the sizing and price estimation, please contact our Sales Team