HP Instant Capacity Version 10.x User Guide (5900-1581, March 2011)

capacity in case extra capacity is needed before there is time to purchase an RTU or a TiCAP
codeword, or to set up a GiCAP group on an HP-UX system.
IMPORTANT: It is always a good idea to keep some quantity of temporary capacity in reserve.
Purchase of codewords may take one or more days, so having a buffer of temporary capacity
allows you to avoid delays in activation of additional cores. Instant Access Capacity provides this
buffer initially, but as that capacity is depleted, ongoing purchases of additional temporary capacity
are recommended to replenish it.
The Instant Capacity software product is a part of the HP Utility Pricing Solutions (formerly On
Demand Solutions) program.
This document provides you with the most recent information about using the Instant Capacity
version 10.x software to manage processing capacity in your HP enterprise server.
NOTE: All personnel with system administrator access (that is, root login privileges) to an Instant
Capacity system should read and understand the contents of this document and the implications
of increasing or decreasing processing capacity.
Terminology
For commonly used terms associated with the HP Utility Pricing Solutions program, see the Glossary.
Overview
Software Product Overview
The following Instant Capacity software products are associated with HP’s Utility Pricing Solutions
program:
• iCOD: HP product number B9073BA (HP-UX)
• iCAP: HP OpenVMS product number BA484AA
This user's guide contains information for Instant Capacity version 10.x on HP-UX systems and
version 9.x on OpenVMS systems.
Instant Capacity must be run on a partitionable system. In an Integrity Virtual Machines (VM)
environment, Instant Capacity software provides meaningful functionality only on the VM Host
system; it does not run on a virtual machine (also known as a “guest”).
The Instant Capacity product has been available on HP-UX since March 2000 (version B.01.00).
The HP-UX version 10.x software can be obtained from the following HP Software Depot website
(search for “Instant Capacity”):
http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot
System Overview
Instant Capacity version 10.x consists of the following elements:
• Instant Capacity system hardware (including cells, cores, and memory)
• Instant Capacity software
• Utility Pricing Solutions Portal
• Instant Capacity Administration System
• Instant Capacity database
• Other system management commands
For more information about Instant Capacity concepts and methods, see Chapter 2: “Getting
Started” (page 19).
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