IBM Container Pricing is designed to improve the cost of deploying z/OS applications. The New Application Solution offering allows client defined workloads to be tightly integrated into existing…

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• AIBM Sub-Capacity Pricing (v25.2 or later) must be implemented on a z196, z114 server, or later.
• BIBM z/OS 2.2 must be implemented on a z13, z13s server, or later.
• CAn IBM assigned Solution ID must be obtained to identify the Container Pricing Solution to WLM.
• DIBM z/OS 2.3 must be implemented on a zEC12, zBC12 server, or later.

• A
  7% (4)
• B
  77% (44)
• C
  12% (7)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

New Application Solution (NAS) pricing requires IBM z/OS 2.2 as a minimum OS level, running on a z13 or z13s server (or later generation). These platform minimums ensure the hardware and OS have the workload management capabilities needed to isolate and meter container-priced workloads accurately, which is the foundation of the pricing model.

• A is wrong because it conflates NAS Container Pricing with Sub-Capacity Pricing - these are distinct pricing mechanisms. Sub-Capacity uses SCRT reporting and applies to different server models (z196/z114 era); it is not a prerequisite for NAS.
• C is wrong because while an IBM-assigned Solution ID is required for Container Pricing, it is an administrative/contractual requirement, not a platform prerequisite (hardware + OS level). The question specifically asks about platform prerequisites.
• D is wrong on two counts: z/OS 2.3 is too high a version (2.2 is the minimum), and zEC12/zBC12 are older than z13, making them insufficient - they predate the architecture needed for NAS.

Memory tip: Pair "z13 + 2.2" - both contain the digit 2, and the z13 was the server generation that introduced the Container Pricing framework. If you see a lower server (zEC12) or higher OS (2.3) in the same answer, it's a trap.

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