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

Frequently Asked Questions
Instant Capacity Software
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One of my HP-UX applications has compatibility issues with the Instant
Capacity software. How do I correct the problem?
The application may have a problem when processors are activated or
deactivated. Some applications size themselves at system startup based
on the number of active processors and they don’t adjust for processor
increases or decreases. See “Software Application Considerations” on
page 69 for details.
We would like to utilize temporary capacity on our Itanium-based
server. What system configuration is necessary and how do we
acquire Temporary Instant Capacity?
See Chapter 5, “Temporary Instant Capacity for Unlicensed Processors,”
on page 73 for details of temporary capacity. First, purchase Temporary
Instant Capacity (TiCAP) from your HP sales representative, acquire
and apply the TiCAP codeword, and then you can activate additional
processors with temporary capacity. If you want asset reporting in order
to view temporary capacity balances on the Utility Pricing Solutions
portal, then make sure that e-mail is properly configured for the system
you plan on using temporary capacity. All partitions in the system must
be configured to send e-mail to HP. See “Diagnosing E-mail
Configuration” on page 111 for details.
How much history is retained in the Instant Capacity log files?
The Instant Capacity log files retain up to 2 MB of Instant Capacity
events. An Instant Capacity event occurs, and is written to the log files,
when one of the following happen:
• The Instant Capacity software sends an asset report to HP (daily at
noon)
• A partition with Instant Capacity is shut down
• A partition with Instant Capacity is started
• A partition with Instant Capacity has a configuration change (that
is, a processor is activated or deactivated)
• A codeword is applied
You can view all events in the Instant Capacity log files by viewing the
file /var/adm/icod.log or/var/adm/icod.log.old.