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

OpenVMS Licensing and Support with Temporary Instant Capacity
When you purchase temporary capacity, the temporary OpenVMS license-to-use is included when
Instant Capacity cores are activated using temporary capacity. The OpenVMS License Management
Facility recognizes when Temporary Instant Capacity cores are activated, and they treat the usage
as compliant. For nonproprietary software that uses per-core licensing, check with the vendor for
licensing requirements.
Using Temporary Instant Capacity
Acquiring and Configuring Temporary Instant Capacity
To add temporary capacity to a system that contains Instant Capacity cores (cores without usage
rights), follow this procedure:
1. Order the desired amount of Temporary Instant Capacity for your type of server by submitting
a purchase order to HP. Be sure to specify the system serial number.
After you purchase an amount of temporary capacity, HP sends you a letter that tells you how
to acquire a temporary capacity codeword and apply it to the system.
2. Acquire the temporary capacity codeword from the Utility Pricing Solutions portal:
http://www.hp.com/go/icap/portal
3. Apply the temporary capacity codeword using the icapmodify -C command, on any
partition of the server, as shown in Example 9.
Example 9 Applying a Temporary Capacity Codeword (HP-UX)
> /usr/sbin/icapmodify -C vnyqD.qjieC7e.LaLdQGH.4aCNYBp-BQk3w9n.jfDhpvz.LiEB58C.7Q3dca2
The following valid codeword has been applied to the complex:
Temporary Capacity Codeword
30 days 0 hours 0 minutes
Use icapstatus(1M) to see the results of the application of this codeword.
NOTE: Instant Capacity codewords are based on both the serial number of a system and
a unique sequencing value for that server. These codewords must be applied in the sequence
in which they are obtained for a particular server. They can be applied to any partition on
the server.
4. Optional: To view temporary capacity balances on the portal, configure your partition for
email connectivity to HP. For details, see “Configuring Email on Instant Capacity Systems”
(page 162).
Using Temporary Instant Capacity
Auditing of temporary capacity is done at the complex level on Instant Capacity systems that
support partitioning and that are not part of a GiCAP group. For information about GiCAP, see
“Global Instant Capacity and Temporary Capacity” (page 80).
In a system that contains Instant Capacity cores with the temporary capacity RTU codeword applied,
you can activate one or more cores in an nPartition and allow them to use temporary capacity by
entering the icapmodify -t -a<number_of_cores> command.
In Example 10, two cores are currently active in the partition. You want to activate a third core,
but there are no available usage rights for activation. Because temporary capacity is available on
the system, you can activate a third core with it.
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