HP Instant Capacity Version 10.x User Guide (762794-001, March 2014)

Example 24 Error message for activation with insufficient TiCAP (HP-UX)
> icapmodify -t -a 2
iCAP authorization denied for partition 2.
Error: Insufficient usage rights or temporary capacity for 2 additional
cores.
TiCAP negative balance
A complex is out of compliance with the iCAP contract if a negative balance of temporary capacity
occurs.
The iCAP software sends you an exception report (via email) if there is a negative balance of
temporary capacity. Exception information is also written to the OA syslog file.
The following example shows the message that is written to the OA syslog.
Example 25 Error message in OA syslog around midnight after TiCAP balance becomes negative
OA> show oa syslog
icapd: The complex is out of compliance with the iCAP contract.
Core Temporary capacity balance is negative. Number of active cores active across the complex
exceeds the number of core usage rights.
For details of the exception report for a negative temporary capacity balance, see “Handling
compliance exceptions” (page 117).
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 “TiCAP expiration
and compliance enforcement” (page 108). 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.
TiCAP enforcement
When the temporary capacity balance is depleted and the number of active cores are more than
the core usage rights across the complex, an enforcement action occurs at partition power-on
(boot). This is to bring the system into a state closer to compliance (by deactivating one or more
cores). Example 26 shows the message that is sent when enforcement results in a partially compliant
state, but temporary capacity continues to be depleted. Example 27 shows the message that is
sent when the enforcement is able to deactivate enough cores so that temporary capacity is no
longer used.
NOTE: To receive mail notifications, the Alertmail feature must be enabled and configured
correctly on the Onboard Administrator associated with the HP Integrity Superdome 2 system.
HP Integrity Superdome 2 with dynamic cores 109