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

OpenVMS version 8.4 requirements
The following software is required for iCAP version 9.x on OpenVMS Version 8.4:
• HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 for Integrity Servers or later
• iCAP software bundle BA484AA (version 9.x) — Included with OpenVMS Version 8.4 and
automatically installed on relevant systems when Version 8.4 is initially installed
• WBEMCIM bundle ( version X2.92 or higher) — Optionally installed with OpenVMS Version
8.4
• nParProvider bundle — Installed with OpenVMS Version 8.4
• SSL bundle (version SSL 1.4 or higher) — Optionally installed with OpenVMS Version 8.4
Network requirements
GiCAP and iCAP do not use any network ports directly. However, version 9.0 GiCAP uses
WBEM/SSL for the communication protocol, requiring use of the CIM HTTPS port 5989. GiCAP
also uses ping (which uses port 7 for the echo protocol) and host lookup services (getaddrinfo
and getnameinfo) which may use the Domain Name System (DNS), Network Information Service
(NIS), or a local host file to provide the lookup function.
Email requirements
For some configurations, previous versions of the iCAP software (prior to B.07.x) required email
connectivity to HP to send asset reports as encrypted email messages. iCAP version B.07.x and
later no longer require email connectivity or asset reporting, however, you can choose to configure
it because it can be useful for viewing complexwide asset information at the Utility Pricing Solutions
portal (http://www.hp.com/go/icap/portal).
NOTE: Starting with iCAP version 8.02, asset reporting is turned off by default for new
installations. However, for reinstallation and upgrades the asset reporting remains at its previous
setting; if your system was manufactured prior to iCAP version 8.02, asset reporting might still be
turned on. Unless you turn off asset reporting or configure the email connectivity, error messages
are logged when the software attempts to send asset reports. The icapstatus command displays
the current configuration for asset reporting. You turn asset reporting on or off with the
icapnotify -a command. For details about how to configure email connectivity, see “Configuring
email on Instant Capacity systems” (page 206).
System contact requirement
Your organization can ensure the successful management of iCAP systems by designating a system
contact. The system contact receives the following types of email notifications from the iCAP software:
• Core activation or deactivation
• Compliance exception
• Temporary capacity expiration
• iCAP enforcement
• Virtual partition boot time compliance
• Hardware incompatibility in a GiCAP group (see “Upgrades and GiCAP” (page 79))
If a system contact is not specified, notification of core changes are not sent from the iCAP partition.
However, the root account on HP-UX and the SYSTEM account on OpenVMS continue to receive
other notification messages.
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