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

Frequently Asked Questions
Instant Capacity Software
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How can I obtain codewords for unlicensed components if the Utility
Pricing Solutions portal is down?
If the Utility Pricing Solutions portal is down, contact the HP Response
Center. The Response Center can create an emergency codeword via the
Instant Capacity codeword backup tool. If you do not receive a timely
response from the HP Response Center, contact the Instant Capacity
administrator by sending an e-mail message to: [e-mail].
The administrator can also create an emergency codeword via the
Instant Capacity codeword backup tool.
What licensing is required for the Instant Capacity software?
For Instant Capacity versions B.07.x, if you desire to utilize additional
components (processors, cell boards, or memory) then you must license
them individually. See “License Requirement” on page 27 for details.
The resulting configuration of my Instant Capacity system does not
agree with what I ordered from HP. How did this configuration change
occur?
The Instant Capacity software is able to control the granularity of
processor activation/deactivation to the single processor level. The
Instant Capacity ordering and manufacturing rules often do not allow
such fine granularity.
The Instant Capacity ordering rules dictate the quantity of licensed and
unlicensed processors in the cell boards. Because the Instant Capacity
software distributes the licensed and unlicensed processors (for a given
partition) in a manner that optimizes loads across all cells, the end
configuration may be different than the original order — but the number
of licensed and unlicensed processors is the same (that is, they match
what was ordered).
For example, if you order a rx8620 server with two cell boards, in which
cell board #1 contains 4 active processors and cell board #2 contains 2
active processors and 2 unlicensed processors (total of 6 active and 2
inactive processors), at run time, the Instant Capacity software balances
the distribution of active processors across the cell boards so that each
cell has 3 active processors and 1 unlicensed, inactive processor.