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

icapstatus output). When this state occurs, you need to take corrective action immediately by
doing one of the following:
• Deactivate Instant Capacity cores that are using temporary capacity.
• Apply additional temporary capacity codewords.
• Acquire additional core usage rights and apply the RTU codeword.
Temporary Capacity Negative Balance
A complex is out of compliance with the Instant Capacity contract if a negative balance of temporary
capacity occurs.
The Instant Capacity software sends an exception report (via email) if there is a negative balance
of temporary capacity. Exception information is also written to the syslog file. For details of the
exception report for a negative temporary capacity balance, see “Handling Compliance Exceptions”
(page 101).
If you continue to have more active cores than core usage rights across the complex, a negative
capacity balance results in a compliance enforcement action, as described in “Temporary Instant
Capacity Expiration and Compliance Enforcement” (page 61). If there is a negative temporary
capacity balance but the number of cores with usage rights is greater than or equal to the number
of active cores, then the complex remains in an exception state, but without (additional) enforcement
action.
Temporary Capacity Enforcement
When the temporary capacity balance is depleted and you continue to have more active cores
than core usage rights across the complex, an enforcement action occurs at partition reboot to
bring the system into a state closer to compliance (by deactivating one or more cores). Example 14
shows the message that is sent when enforcement results in a partially compliant state but temporary
capacity continues to be depleted. Example 15 shows the message that is sent when the enforcement
is able to deactivate enough cores so that temporary capacity is no longer used.
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