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

Testing Email Transmission of the Asset Report
NOTE: The following procedure assumes your Instant Capacity system is capable of sending
internet email.
Execute the following command to send your asset report by email to HP:
/usr/sbin/icapnotify <reply_address>
The specified reply_address receives an acknowledgment email from HP confirming the receipt
of your asset report. Use an email client to verify the acknowledgment email from HP to the
reply_address.
Measurement Software and Instant Capacity Systems
Systems with Instant Capacity components (and systems contributing usage rights to Instant Capacity
systems) might have fewer active cores than the total number of cores in the system. This fundamental
difference between the number of active cores and the total number of cores can cause some
processor measurement products and utilities to report incorrect information. Additionally, when
a core is dynamically activated, some software products must recognize the change in the number
of active cores in order to report correct processing information.
HP OpenView Measurement Products
HP OpenView measurement products, such as MeasureWare and GlancePlus, must be version
C.02.60 or later to provide correct measurements. Earlier versions of the OpenView measurement
products might not work correctly on Instant Capacity systems.
On HP Integrity Superdome Systems
On HP Integrity Superdome systems, HP recommends updating to the GlancePlus Pak version
C.03.20 or later.
Other Measurement Software
Please consult your measurement software vendor about whether their software works properly on
Instant Capacity systems, and update the measurement software versions as needed.
Dynamic Processor Resilience (HP-UX)
The LPMC monitor, within the Support Tools Manager (STM) diagnostics, generates Information
events for all cache errors that are detected. After three errors (Threshold) are detected on a
processor in 1440 minutes, or a 24-hour period of time (Period), the monitor deactivates that
particular processor, marks it for deconfiguration on the next system reboot, and generates a
Serious event. After the failed processor is deactivated, the LPMC monitor attempts to activate one
of the inactive Instant Capacity cores, if any are available. This method ensures the processing
power of the system is unchanged.
A default value of 3 is assigned to Threshold, except for the PCX-W+ family of processors, which
have a value of 5 assigned. The default value assigned to a Period is 1440 minutes, or 24 hours,
in all possible processor configurations.
An inactive processor under warranty or support automatically replaces a failed processor. HP
also services and replaces any failed processor.
Monarch Processors
For details about replacing failed monarch processors, see “Failed Monarch Processors (HP-UX)”
(page 52).
166 Special Considerations