As previously mentioned, an Instant Capacity system contains
a specified quantity of activated processing capacity (cells, processors,
and memory) and a specified amount of deactivated processing capacity.
Not all components that may be activated need be active. Components
that are allowed by license counts may be deactivated for various
reasons, and can be instantly activated at need.
Increasing Processing Capacity
When the processing demand significantly changes, you can
enable use of additional system components using the following procedure:
Decrease unlicensed
component count — this is accomplished by sending a purchase
order (P/O) to HP for a RTU license codeword. Soon after your P/O
is received by HP, you should receive a letter from HP that contains information
about retrieving the RTU codeword from the Utility Pricing Solutions
web portal.
Acquire the RTU codeword from
the Utility Pricing Solutions web portal, http://www.hp.com/go/icod/portal
Apply the RTU codeword — by
using the icod_modify -C command/option (note the -C option is
uppercase) on any partition in the complex
Activate a component — depending
on the type of component, this is accomplished as follows:
Activate a processor
in a hard partition (npar) by use of the icod_modify -a command. Note: For details about activating a processor
in a virtual partition, see “Instant
Capacity Integration with Virtual Partitions”.
Activate a cell board by using
the parmodify or parmgr command. See “Activation
of an Instant Capacity Cell Board” for details on activation of cell boards (and memory).
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 | IMPORTANT: 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 and temporarily activate processors
while waiting for a permanent RTU license to be acquired, as in
Step 1. See Chapter 5 “Temporary
Instant Capacity for Unlicensed Processors” for details
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