The first time a version of the codeword-based B9073BA Instant Capacity software (B.06.00 or later) is
loaded onto a system where the old B9073AA software
(version B.03.x through B.05.x) has been in use, the new software
requires the system to go through an upgrade process.
This process involves transferring Instant Capacity
inventory information from HP to the system through the application
of an upgrade codeword. This allows the system (using the B9073BA software) to keep track of the number of components
without usage rights.
Prior to December 2003, the Instant Capacity software
product (B9073AA) was loaded from Support Plus
media and was not present on the 11i v1 and 11i v2 Operating Environment
(OE) media. In December 2003, an updated version of the Instant Capacity
software product (B9073BA) was placed on the 11i
v1 and 11i v2 OE media.
The Instant Capacity versions B.06.x, B.07.x,
or B.08.x software (B9073BA) is automatically installed
when the HP-UX 11i v1 or 11i v2 OE is installed. When a newer version
of the HP-UX 11i v1 or 11i v2 OE is installed in a partition, the
Instant Capacity software in the OE is automatically updated in that
partition.
After the Instant Capacity software is updated
in one partition from an older B9073AA version
(B.03.x through B.05.x) to the newer B9073BA version
(B.06.00 or later), the Instant Capacity software in all of the system’s
other partitions needs to be updated before the new software is completely
operational. Until that time, the new software does not have visibility
of the status of partitions running the old software. As a result,
it is likely that exception e-mail will be generated daily from the
new software until all updates are completed.
After the installation of new Instant Capacity B9073BA software on the first partition, perform the following
steps.
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commands, such as icod_stat and icod_modify, because these commands are common to all versions of Instant Capacity
(B.06.x, B.07.x and B.08.x). On versions B.08.x, these commands could
be icapstatus or icapmodify,
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Execute
the following command and record the output:
You can copy and paste the output of the icod_stat -s command and save it in a text file. You
need this information later in Step 4.
Go
to the HP Utility Pricing Solutions web portal: http://www.hp.com/go/icap/portal. Log into the portal and click on the link to get codewords.
Click
on the Upgrade Codeword link to get an upgrade codeword.
Supply
the requested information from the icod_stat -s command output gathered in Step 1 and get the upgrade
codeword from the portal. You need the codeword in the next step.
Apply
the upgrade codeword, generated by the Utility Pricing Solutions portal,
to the system by executing:
/usr/sbin/icod_modify -C codeword |
Where codeword is the
upgrade codeword that was supplied by the portal in Step 4. This is easily accomplished by copying and pasting the codeword
(that is generated by the portal) to the system where you are executing
the icod_modify -C codeword command. The upgrade codeword needs to be applied only
once on the entire system.
Install/upgrade
all other partitions with the Instant Capacity B9073BA software (version B.06.00 or later). This software is on the 11i
v1, 11i v2 and 11i v3 OE media, starting with the December 2003 media,
and is automatically installed when either the 11i v1, 11i v2, or
11i v3 OE is installed. The software is also available from the HP
web site: http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot (search for “B9073BA”). If you do not complete this
step, in the absence of other information, the Instant Capacity software
assumes that all partitions that have not been upgraded are fully
active. If all partitions in a system are not upgraded, the Instant
Capacity software may determine the system to be in an exception state.
Execute
the following command:/usr/sbin/icod_statInspect
the icod_stat command output for the line that
indicates the Exception status (near the top of
the output). If it displays “No exception”, your system
is in compliance. Inspect the remainder of the output to see the distribution
of your active and inactive cores in the system and modify it using /usr/sbin/icod_modify if you want to make changes.
If
the Exception status in Step 7 indicates that there are more cores, cells, or memory active than
expected, you need to deactivate the appropriate number of each component
in order to bring the system into compliance with the Instant Capacity
contract.
From
the output in Step 7, verify that the correct system-contact
information is specified. If necessary, update the contact information
by executing:
/usr/sbin/icod_modify -c contact_e-mail_address |
Ensure
you have installed all of the required HP-UX patches on each partition.
See “Required Patches for HP-UX 11i v1” or “Required Patches for HP-UX 11i v2” for details. If
necessary, obtain missing patches from the web site: http://us-support2.external.hp.com. Detailed instructions on installing each patch are available on
this web site.
If e-mail connectivity is required (when upgrading to B.06.x), or
if asset reporting is being used with B.07.x or later versions: Execute the following command:
/usr/sbin/icod_notify reply_address |
This command verifies that your sendmail configuration is capable of sending e-mail messages to the hp.com domain. The icod_notify command
needs to be executed with an e-mail address as an argument. The e-mail
address is the address HP uses when responding to the e-mail sent
from the Instant Capacity system and is the e-mail address to which
the HP acknowledgement message is sent.
Using any e-mail reader, verify receipt of the
acknowledgement e-mail from HP. The message should be received within
one hour.
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