There must be at least one licensed processor available for
an Instant Capacity cell board you wish to license. However, this
does not necessarily mean a processor needs to be licensed or that
the total number of licensed processors increases. No additional
processor licenses are required unless the requirement of a minimum
of one licensed processor per licensed cell board could not be met
without licensing an additional processor. In summary, if the number
of licensed processors in an nPartition equals (or exceeds) the
number of licensed cell boards, then licensing of additional processors
is not necessary.
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Example 6-1 Licensing
a Cell Board without increasing the number of licensed processors
For example, if you have an nPartition with two cell boards
that have four active processors on the active cell board, and an
inactive cell board with four unlicensed processors, licensing the
inactive cell board results in two licensed processors per cell
board. That is, the Instant Capacity 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 processors is necessary.
Table 6-1 Licensing an Instant Capacity Cell Board — No Increase
in Licensed Processors
State | Active Cell Board Processors | Inactive Cell Board
Processors | Notes |
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Before Cell Board Instant Capacity Licensing | 4 licensed | 4 unlicensed | inactive cell board is unlicensed and contains
0 licensed processors |
After Cell Board Instant Capacity Licensing | 2 licensed,
2 unlicensed | 2 licensed,
2 unlicensed | 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
a Cell Board that requires increasing the number of licensed processors
In a different scenario, licensing of a 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 additional processor. For example, if you have an nPartition
with two cell boards, with the active cell board having one licensed
processor and three unlicensed processors, and an inactive cell
board with four unlicensed processors, licensing the inactive cell
board requires one additional processor be licensed. That is, you
must license a 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 an Instant Capacity Cell Board — Increase
in Licensed Processors
State | Active Cell Board Processors | Inactive Cell Board
Processors | HP Activation Fees |
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Before Cell Board Instant Capacity Licensing | 1 licensed,
3 unlicensed | 4 unlicensed | None - inactive cell board is unlicensed
and contains 0 licensed processors |
After Cell Board Instant Capacity Licensing
and Additional Processor Licensing | 1 licensed,
3 unlicensed | 1 licensed,
3 unlicensed | An additional 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 processor is licensed. See also “Instant
Capacity Cell Board Activation Exception Error”.
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