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Welcome | |
Welcome to the HP Instant Capacity User’s
Guide for versions B.07.x. Hewlett-Packard’s
Instant Capacity software product provides the ability to instantly
increase or decrease computing capacity on specified HP enterprise
servers. | | | |  | NOTE: The name of the product has changed from Instant Capacity
on Demand (or iCOD) to HP Instant Capacity for HP 9000 and HP Integrity
Servers, also known as Instant Capacity or iCAP. While the name
of the product has changed, many of the commands, warning messages
and error messages still refer to the software as iCOD. In addition,
Temporary Capacity on Demand (TiCOD) is now called Temporary Instant
Capacity, or TiCAP. While there may be occasional uses of the old
product names in this guide, they refer to the current versions
of the products. | | | | |
With Instant Capacity, you initially purchase a HP enterprise
server with a specified amount of active processing capacity, and
a specified amount of inactive processing capacity. Processing capacity consists of the system components: Prior to activation of an inactive component, a right-to-use
(RTU) license must be purchased from HP. HP then supplies a right-to-use
codeword; when the codeword is applied to the HP Enterprise server,
the inactive component can be activated. Additionally, for inactive
processors, Temporary Instant Capacity may be purchased from HP
for a temporary capacity codeword, which can be used to activate
one or more inactive processors temporarily. | | | |  | IMPORTANT: Purchase of an RTU license may take one or more
days. To avoid a delay in activation of additional processors, it
is a good idea to purchase and keep in reserve some quantity of
Temporary Instant Capacity for the system. Temporary Instant Capacity
can be used to instantly activate processors while waiting for a
permanent RTU license to be acquired. | | | | |
The Instant Capacity software product is a part of the HP
Utility Pricing (formerly On Demand) Solutions program. This user’s guide provides you with the most recent
information on using the Instant Capacity versions B.07.x software
to manage processing capacity in your HP enterprise server. | | | | | NOTE: All personnel with system administrator access (that
is, root login privileges) to an Instant
Capacity system should read and understand the contents of this
document and the implications of increasing processing capacity. | | | | |
How
to Use this Guide | |
This user’s guide is not designed to be read from
front to back in its entirety. To get a decent understanding of
Instant Capacity versions B.07.x, you should read this chapter and Chapter
2 - Getting Started. After reading these two chapters,
you can utilize the table of contents and index (in back) for specific
topics of interest. Chapter
1, About this Guide provides an introduction to the guide,
an overview of the Instant Capacity system, and locating Instant Capacity
documentation. Chapter 2, Getting
Started describes Instant Capacity requirements, concepts
and methods, and related software topics. Chapter 3, Installing
and Uninstalling Instant Capacity Software contains procedures
on how to install and reinstall Instant Capacity software. Chapter 4, Using
Instant Capacity to Manage Processing Capacity explains
how to view system status, apply codewords, activate and deactivate
processors, assign and unassign cells, and HP’s test activation
policy for Instant Capacity. Chapter 5, Temporary
Instant Capacity for Unlicensed Processors gives you
details on what temporary capacity is, and how to order, license,
and use it. Chapter 6, Cell
Board Instant Capacity provides details on what Cell Board
Instant Capacity is, and how to order, license, and use it. Chapter 7, Troubleshooting gives
you step by step procedures to resolve problems with the Instant
Capacity software and other related configurations. Chapter 8, Frequently
Asked Questions contains questions and answers to common
Instant Capacity software topics. Appendix A, Special
Considerations describes assumed values in icod_stat output, upgrading to Instant Capacity versions B.07.x software,
dual core support, creating and shutting down partitions, implications
of removing a cell board from an Instant Capacity system, par commands
with PC SMS, integration with virtual partitions and Psets, configuring
e-mail, testing e-mail transmission of an asset report, measurement
software, and dynamic processor resilience. Appendix B, Glossary explains
Instant Capacity systems and software terms. Appendix C, Manpages contains
the actual manpages for icod, icod_modify,
icod_notify, icod_stat, and
icodd.
Documentation
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of our documentation. To provide feedback, go to the following HP
web site: http://docs.hp.com/assistance/feedback.html Be sure to reference the Instant Capacity B.07.x User’s
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