When a cell is unassigned from a partition in an iCOD system,
the number of intended active processors in the partition decreases
only if the number of processors being removed with the cell is
greater than the number of iCOD processors in the partition. In
the following example of a single partition system with 3 cells,
the number of intended active processors remains the same because
the number of processors with the removed cell (4) does not exceed
the total number of iCOD processors in the partition (6).
Table 4-4 Partition pre-modification state: Three cells with 2 active
and 2 inactive processors in each (total of 6 active processors)
| Cell 1 | Cell 2 | Cell 3 |
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| A A I I | A A I I | A A I I |
Table 4-5 Partition post-modification state: Cell 3 is unassigned (total
of 6 active remains)
| Cell 1 | Cell 2 |
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| A A A I | A A A I |
Table 4-6 Partition post-modification state: Unassigned cell (Cell
3) with 4 unlicensed processors
When Cell 3 is unassigned from the partition, the number of
intended active processors for the partition remains at 6. When
the partition is rebooted, a total of 6 processors are activated.
Cell 3 becomes an unassigned cell, and in order to be in compliance,
all 4 processors in Cell 3 are considered to be unlicensed iCOD
processors.
In the next example of unassigning a cell from a partition,
the number of processors removed (4) is greater than the number
of iCOD processors in the partition (3). When this happens, the
number of intended active processors is automatically set to the
total number of remaining processors in the partition (8).
Table 4-7 Partition pre-modification state: Three cells with 3 active
and 1 inactive processor in each (total of 9 active processors)
| Cell 1 | Cell 2 | Cell 3 |
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| A A A I | A A A I | A A A I |
Table 4-8 Partition post-modification state: Cell 3 is unassigned (total
of 8 active is set)
| Cell 1 | Cell 2 |
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| A A A A | A A A A |
Table 4-9 Partition post-modification state: Unassigned cell (Cell
3) with 1 licensed and 3 unlicensed processors
When Cell 3 is unassigned from the partition, the number of
intended active processors is changed from 9 to 8 (because one licensed
processor must be removed with the cell). When the partition is
rebooted, a total of 8 processors are activated. Cell 3 becomes
an unassigned cell with 1 licensed processor and 3 unlicensed iCOD
processors.
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from one partition to another, you can control the number of licensed
processors by deactivating processors in the partition you removed
the cell from. By deactivating processors, you are essentially freeing
up processor licenses in the entire complex. |
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