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

OpenVMS licensing and support with TiCAP
When you purchase temporary capacity, the temporary OpenVMS license-to-use is included when
iCAP cores are activated using temporary capacity. The OpenVMS License Management Facility
recognizes when TiCAP 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 TiCAP
Acquiring and configuring TiCAP
To add temporary capacity to a system that contains iCAP cores (cores without usage rights), follow
this procedure:
1. Order the desired amount of TiCAP 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 TiCAP 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: iCAP 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 206).
Using TiCAP
Auditing of temporary capacity is done at the complex level on iCAP systems that support partitioning
and that are not part of a GiCAP group. For information about GiCAP, see “GiCAP and temporary
capacity” (page 76).
In a system that contains iCAP 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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