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Software Product Overview

The Instant Capacity versions B.07.x software product associated with HP’s Utility Pricing Solutions program is:

  • iCOD: HP product number B9073BA

Only versions B.07.x information is in this user’s guide.

The Instant Capacity product has been available since March 2000 (version B.01.00).

The versions B.07.x software can be obtained from the following HP web site (search for “Instant Capacity”): http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot

System Overview

Instant Capacity versions B.07.x consist of the following main elements and influences:

  • Instant Capacity system hardware (including cells, processors, and memory)

  • Instant Capacity software

  • Utility Pricing Solutions portal

  • Instant Capacity Administration System

  • Instant Capacity database

  • Other system management commands

See Chapter 2 “Getting Started” for detailed information on Instant Capacity concepts and methods.

Figure 1-1 Instant Capacity System Elements

Instant Capacity System Elements

Instant Capacity System Hardware

An Instant Capacity system’s hardware is generally made up of the following components:

  • Cell boards

  • Processors

  • Memory

Every Instant Capacity system contains a combination of the above components that are either licensed (and available for activation) or unlicensed.

Instant Capacity Software

The Instant Capacity software provides the means to:

  • Increase or decrease (load balance) system processing capacity (icod_modify command)

  • View status and configuration of the system components (icod_stat command)

  • Administer system identification and notification information (icod_modify command)

  • Send system asset reports through encrypted e-mail to HP, if configured (icodd daemon)

  • Send configuration change notification, through encrypted e-mail, to the specified system-contact

  • Monitor and report system compliance (icodd daemon)

See Appendix C “Instant Capacity Manpages” for details of these commands.

Utility Pricing Solutions Portal

The Utility Pricing Solutions (or Instant Capacity) portal is located at the HP web site:

http://www.hp.com/go/icod/portal

After an unlicensed component is purchased, HP sends you a letter containing instructions on how to obtain a right-to-use (RTU) codeword from the Utility Pricing Solutions portal.

Instant Capacity Administration System

If asset reporting is configured, the icodd daemon sends asset reports, as encrypted e-mail messages, to the Instant Capacity Administration System, which saves information in the Instant Capacity database.

Instant Capacity Database

The Instant Capacity database is a repository that tracks system compliance and provides the information for codeword generation.

Other System Management Commands

Other system management commands (for example, vparmodify, parCLI and parMgr) provide an interface to modify system configuration which affects license use and Instant Capacity compliance.

Most Recent Instant Capacity Product Versions and Supported Platforms

Table 1-1 Most Recent Instant Capacity Versions and Supported Platforms

Software and Version

Operating System Version

Supported Hardware Platforms

Notes

iCOD
B.11.23.07.00
(B9073BA)

HP-UX 11i v2

hp Integrity servers:

  • Superdome

  • rx8620

  • rx7620

hp 9000 servers:

  • Superdome

  • rp8420

  • rp8400

  • rp7420

  • rp7410

Available on:

iCOD
B.11.11.07.01
(B9073BA)

HP-UX 11i v1

hp 9000 servers:

  • Superdome

  • rp8420

  • rp8400

  • rp7420

  • rp7410

Available on:

 

Past Instant Capacity Versions and Supported Operating Systems

Instant Capacity Versions. Previous versions of the Instant Capacity software are:

  • B.01.00 (on HP-UX 11.00)

  • B.02.x (on HP-UX 11.00 and 11i v1)

  • B.03.x (on HP-UX 11i v1)

  • B.04.x (on HP-UX 11.00 and 11i v1)

  • B.05.00 (on HP-UX 11.00 and 11i v1)

  • B.06.x (on HP-UX 11i v1 and 11i v2)

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