There must be at least one licensed processor available for
an iCOD cell board you wish to license. However, this does not necessarily
mean an iCOD processor needs to be licensed or that the total number
of licensed processors increases — unless the requirement
of a minimum of one licensed processor per licensed cell board could
not be met without licensing an iCOD processor. In summary, if the
number of licensed processors in a nPartition equals (or exceeds)
the number of licensed cell boards, then licensing of additional
iCOD processors is not necessary.
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active processors has not been increased just prior to the iCOD
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Example 6-1 Licensing
an iCOD Cell Board without increasing the number of licensed processors
For example, if you have a nPartition with two cell boards
that have four active processors on the active cell board, and an
inactive (iCOD) cell board with four iCOD processors, licensing
the iCOD cell board results in two licensed processors per cell
board. That is, the iCOD software distributes the number of licensed
processors across the two cell boards. The total number of licensed
processors has not changed, so no additional licensing of iCOD processors
is due.
Table 6-1 Licensing iCOD Cell Board — No Increase in Licensed Processors
State | Non-iCOD Cell Board Processors | iCOD Cell Board
Processors | Notes |
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Before iCOD Cell Board Licensing | 4 licensed,
0 iCOD | 4 iCOD | iCOD cell board is unlicensed and contains
0 licensed processors |
After iCOD
Cell Board Licensing | 2 licensed,
2 iCOD | 2 licensed,
2 iCOD | No additional processors need to be licensed
because the number of licensed processors is greater or equal to
the number of licensed cell boards |
In the above example, the newly licensed cell board can be
activated immediately because the nPartition is in compliance.
Example 6-2 Licensing
an iCOD Cell Board that requires increasing the number of licensed
processors
In a different scenario, licensing of an iCOD cell board can
cause the number of licensed processors to be below the minimum
required (one licensed processor per cell board) and necessitate
the licensing of an iCOD processor. For example, if you have a nPartition
with two cell boards, with the active cell board having one licensed
processor and three iCOD processors, and an inactive (iCOD) cell
board with four iCOD processors, licensing the iCOD cell board requires
one iCOD processor be licensed. That is, you must license an iCOD
processor, for a total of two licensed processors, so you meet the
minimum requirement of one licensed processor per licensed cell
board.
Table 6-2 Licensing iCOD Cell Board — Increase in Licensed
Processors
State | Non-iCOD Cell Board Processors | iCOD Cell Board
Processors | HP Activation Fees |
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Before iCOD Cell Board Licensing | 1 licensed,
3 iCOD | 4 iCOD | None - iCOD cell board is unlicensed and
contains 0 licensed processors |
After iCOD
Cell Board Licensing
and Additional Processor Licensing | 1 licensed,
3 iCOD | 1 licensed,
3 iCOD | An additional iCOD processor needed to be licensed
because the number of licensed processors was less than the number
of licensed cell boards |
In the above example, the newly licensed cell board cannot
be activated until an additional iCOD processor is licensed.
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