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

Troubleshooting
Handling Compliance Exceptions
Chapter 7106
Handling Compliance Exceptions
A complex can get out of compliance with the Instant Capacity contract if
any of the following occurs:
• More cells are active than expected (not enough inactive cells)
• More memory is active than expected (not enough inactive memory)
• More processors are active than expected (not enough inactive
processors)
• There is a negative temporary capacity balance
NOTE Your system may be out of compliance due to having different Instant
Capacity software products installed. For example, if a partition has the
old product B9073AA installed (Instant Capacity versions B.03.x through
B.05.x) and another partition in the same system has the new product
B9073BA installed (Instant Capacity version B.06.00 or greater), the
B9073BA software assumes that all components in partitions that have
B9073AA installed are active. See “Upgrading to Instant Capacity
versions B.06.x or B.07.x Software” on page 122 for details of correcting
this non-compliant state.
The Instant Capacity software sends an exception report (via e-mail) if
one of the above exception conditions occurs. Exception information is
also written to the system log file. In some cases, licensing compliance is
enforced by deactivating processors at boot time. See also “Temporary
Instant Capacity Expiration and License Enforcement” on page 84 and
virtual partition “Boot Time Compliance” on page 136 for more details
about license enforcement.
The following page contains an example of the e-mail exception report for
having more processors active than expected: