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

• iCAP enforcement notification
• Virtual partition boot time compliance notification
• If participating in a GiCAP group and a hardware incompatibility is detected (see “Upgrades
and GiCAP” (page 79))
NOTE: iCAP email messages are sent to the system contact email address, if specified, and the
root account on the partition. Most notifications are also written to the system log.
To specify the iCAP system contact’s email address, use the icapmodify -c command. Note
that you must specify a valid Internet email address. For example:
> /usr/sbin/icapmodify -c [e-mail]
The contact email address has been set to [e-mail].
NOTE: The email address specified for the system contact can be an email alias if you want
multiple recipients to receive iCAP email messages.
Applying a Right To Use (RTU) codeword
Unless you have a balance of Instant Access Capacity (IAC) or temporary capacity (or usage rights
available from a GiCAP group), you must purchase additional usage rights before activation of
an inactive core. To purchase additional usage rights:
1. Contact your HP sales representative to purchase the appropriate iCAP RTU products.
2. Acquire an RTU codeword from the Utility Pricing Solutions web portal at:
http://www.hp.com/go/icap/portal
3. Apply the RTU codeword using the icapmodify -C command. Note that the -C option is
in uppercase.
Example Example 3 shows how to apply a core RTU codeword using the icapmodify -C
command.
Example 3 Applying an RTU Codeword (HP-UX)
>
/usr/sbin/icapmodify -C mDwvj0M.fbHhKC9.byrgc8k.Pc7PjMt-1cp63H9.29xrDLU.g2CJhQM.RzuYyd6
The following valid codeword has been applied to the complex:
Right to Use Codeword
1 Core(s)
Use icapstatus(1M) to see the results of the application of this codeword.
NOTE: Application of Right to Use codewords does not result in the
activation of components. Use icapstatus(1M) to see the results
of the application of this codeword.
For cores: Use icapmodify(1M) to activate the cores.
For cell boards and memory: Use parmodify(1M) to activate cells
by setting the use_on_next_boot flag to ‘y’ or use parmgr(1M).
Application of the codeword increments the count of Additional cores that can be
activated with current usage rights (limited by the Number of inactive cores)
in the output of the icapstatus command.
IMPORTANT: RTU 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.
Figure 2 (page 39) illustrates the process of ordering iCAP components and ordering and applying
usage rights.
38 Using iCAP to manage processing capacity