HP Instant Capacity User's Guide for versions B.07.x

HP Part Number: B9073-90081

Edition: Second Edition

Published: September 2005

Legal Notices

Publication History

Conventions in this Guide

Table of Contents

1 About this guide

Introduction

Welcome
How to Use this Guide
Documentation Feedback
Terminology

Overview

Software Product Overview
System Overview
Most Recent Instant Capacity Product Versions and Supported Platforms
Past Instant Capacity Versions and Supported Operating Systems

Instant Capacity Information

Instant Capacity User’s Guide History
Locating the Instant Capacity User’s Guide for versions B.07.x
Locating the Instant Capacity Release Notes for versions B.07.x
Manpages

2 Getting Started

Instant Capacity Requirements

Program Requirements
Software Requirements
E-mail Requirements
Roles Requirement
License Requirement

Instant Capacity Components

Overview
Processors
Cell Boards
Memory

Instant Capacity Codewords

Instant Capacity Compliance and Enforcement

Processor Configuration Change Notification

Processor Activation

Temporary Instant Capacity (TiCAP)

Cell Board Instant Capacity

Instant Capacity Software Validation

Instant Capacity System Status Reporting

Timezone for icodd Daemon

3 Installing and Uninstalling Instant Capacity Software

Installing Instant Capacity Software

For HP-UX 11i v1 and 11i v2 - Installing from the HP-UX Media
For HP-UX 11i v1 and 11i v2 - Installing from the HP Software Depot
For All Installations

Reinstalling Instant Capacity Software

Preserving current Instant Capacity information

Uninstalling Instant Capacity Software

4 Using Instant Capacity to Manage Processing Capacity

Checking the Status of your Instant Capacity System

Setting System-Contact Information

Applying a Right-To-Use (RTU) Codeword

Activating Processors

Instant Capacity Activation Example Session

Deactivating Processors

Deactivation Example Session for Hardware-partitionable Systems

Overriding Deferred Processor Activations and Deactivations

Load-Balancing Active Processors

Assigning a Cell to a Partition

Unassigning a Cell from a Partition

Software Application Considerations

Processor Test Activation on Instant Capacity Systems

Replacement of Failed Processors

LPMC and HPMC
Failed Monarch Processors

5 Temporary Instant Capacity for Unlicensed Processors

Temporary Instant Capacity Overview

Ordering Temporary Instant Capacity

HP-UX Licensing and Support with Temporary Instant Capacity

Using Temporary Instant Capacity

Acquiring and Configuring Temporary Instant Capacity
Utilizing Temporary Instant Capacity

Tracking the Usage of Temporary Instant Capacity

Temporary Instant Capacity Warning Period

Temporary Instant Capacity Expiration and License Enforcement

Temporary Instant Capacity Exceptions

Error for Unlicensed Activation with Insufficient Temporary Capacity
Temporary Capacity Balance Needing Action
Temporary Capacity Negative Balance
Temporary Capacity Enforcement

6 Cell Board Instant Capacity

Cell Board Instant Capacity

Overview

Ordering Cell Board Instant Capacity

HP-UX License and Support

Licensing an Instant Capacity Cell Board

Instant Capacity Cell Board Licensing Examples

Activation of an Instant Capacity Cell Board

Accidental Activation of an Instant Capacity Cell Board

Instant Capacity Cell Board Activation Exception Error

Cell Board Instant Capacity and Temporary Instant Capacity

7 Troubleshooting

Handling Compliance Exceptions
Troubleshooting the Instant Capacity Software
Diagnosing E-mail Configuration

8 Frequently Asked Questions

Instant Capacity Software

A Special Considerations

Assumed Values in icod_stat

Assumed Processor Values
Assumed Memory Values

Upgrading to Instant Capacity versions B.06.x or B.07.x Software

Dual Core Support in Instant Capacity Systems

New Partition Creation and Instant Capacity

Implications of Removing a Cell from an Instant Capacity System

Shutting Down a Partition with Instant Capacity Processors

Instant Capacity and Re-Initializing the nPartition (Genesis Partitions)

par Commands from PC System Management Station (SMS)

Instant Capacity Integration with Virtual Partitions

Overview
Instant Capacity Integration with vPars — Supported Hardware Platforms
Integrated Virtual Partition Environment
Boot Time Compliance
Compatible Virtual Partition Environment
Temporary Capacity and Virtual Partitions
Static Virtual Partitions
LPMC Deactivations in Virtual Partitions

Instant Capacity Compatibility with Processor Sets

Overview
Scope of the Instant Capacity Software Interacting with Psets
Psets on nPars
Psets on vPars

Configuring E-Mail on Instant Capacity Systems

E-Mail Requirements

Measurement Software on Instant Capacity Systems

OpenView Measurement Products
Other Measurement Software

Dynamic Processor Resilience (DPR)

B Glossary

Instant Capacity Terminology

C Instant Capacity Manpages

iCOD (5) Manpage
icod_modify (1M) Manpage
icod_notify (1M) Manpage
icod_stat (1M) Manpage
icodd (1M) Manpage

Index

List of Figures

1-1 Instant Capacity System Elements

List of Tables

1-1 Most Recent Instant Capacity Versions and Supported Platforms
4-1 Partition pre-modification state: One cell assigned with 3 active and 1 inactive processors
4-2 Pre-modification state: Unassigned cell with 4 unused processors and system-wide RTU licenses for 2 processors
4-3 Partition post-modification state: Cell 2 assigned to partition
4-4 Partition pre-modification state: Three cells with 2 active and 2 inactive processors in each (total of 6 active processors)
4-5 Partition post-modification state: Cell 3 is unassigned (total of 6 active remains)
4-6 Partition post-modification state: Unassigned cell (Cell 3) with 4 unlicensed processors
4-7 Partition pre-modification state: Three cells with 3 active and 1 inactive processor in each (total of 9 active processors)
4-8 Partition post-modification state: Cell 3 is unassigned (total of 8 active is set)
4-9 Post-modification state: Unassigned cell (Cell 3) with 4 unused processors. The system has one RTU processor license available.
6-1 Licensing an Instant Capacity Cell Board — No Increase in Licensed Processors
6-2 Licensing an Instant Capacity Cell Board — Increase in Licensed Processors
6-3 nPartition pre-modification state: One cell assigned with 1 active and 3 inactive/unlicensed processors
6-4 nPartition pre-modification state: Instant Capacity cell (#2) with 4 unlicensed processors (and no available processor licenses in the complex)
6-5 nPartition requested state: Instant Capacity Cell (#2) cannot be activated in nPartition
8-1 E-mail sent by the Instant Capacity software
8-2 Asset reporting e-mail sent by the Instant Capacity software
A-1 Removing a Cell — Decrease Inactive Processors
A-2 iCOD Integration with vPars — Supported Hardware Platforms

List of Examples

2-1 Processor Configuration Change Notification E-Mail for (non vPar) Instant Capacity System
4-1 Setting the System-Contact’s E-mail Address
4-2 Applying a RTU Codeword
4-3 Activating an Additional Processor
4-4 Deactivating an Active Processor
4-5 Correcting an Incorrect Number of Deferred Active Processors
4-6 Undoing an Accidental Deferred Processor Activation
5-1 Applying a Temporary Capacity Codeword
5-2 Activating an Instant Capacity Processor with Temporary Capacity
5-3 Viewing Temporary Capacity Information from icod_stat Command Output
5-4 Temporary Capacity Expiration Reminder
5-5 Error Message for Unlicensed Activation with Insufficient Temporary Capacity
5-6 Error Message for Temporary Capacity Partial Enforcement
5-7 Error Message for Temporary Capacity Complete Enforcement
6-1 Licensing a Cell Board without increasing the number of licensed processors
6-2 Licensing a Cell Board that requires increasing the number of licensed processors
6-3 Activating a cell board in cabinet 0, slot 5, nPartition 3
6-4 De-activating a cell board in cabinet 0, slot 5, nPartition 3
7-1 Exception Report for More Processors Active than Expected
7-2 Content of Exception Report for More Cells Active than Expected
7-3 Content of Exception Report for More Memory Active than Expected
7-4 Content of Exception Report for Negative Temporary Capacity Balance
A-1 Removing a Cell and Decreasing the Actual Number of Inactive Processors
A-2 vPar Boot Time Compliance Message
A-3 Example Edit to Sendmail Configuration (/etc/mail/sendmail.cf)

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