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

Generating snapshot.....................................................................................................90
Setting usage rights for a partition...................................................................................90
Making a system non-icap..............................................................................................90
Deactivating cores.........................................................................................................90
Activating cores............................................................................................................90
Using iCAP memory......................................................................................................91
iCAP use cases..................................................................................................................91
Core migration between partitions in a complex................................................................91
Core migration across complexes (GiCAP)........................................................................92
TiCAP..............................................................................................................................93
TiCAP commands..........................................................................................................94
Assigning TiCAP to a partition...................................................................................94
Decrementing TiCAP assigned to a partition................................................................94
Incrementing TiCAP assigned to a partition..................................................................94
Using TiCAP balance to activate cores........................................................................94
Setting the temporary capacity warning period............................................................95
TiCAP use cases............................................................................................................95
Migrating TiCAP balance from one partition to another within the same complex..............95
Migrating TiCAP balance between complexes (within GiCAP)........................................96
HP Integrity Superdome 2 with dynamic cores............................................................................97
Overview..........................................................................................................................97
Important considerations.....................................................................................................97
Sizing partitions............................................................................................................97
Resizing partitions.........................................................................................................97
Memory iCAP...............................................................................................................97
Installing iCAP on HP Integrity Superdome 2.........................................................................97
Upgrading to HP Integrity Superdome 2 with dynamic cores...............................................97
Applying a Right To Use (RTU) codeword............................................................................100
HP-UX licensing and support with rights to use codeword.................................................100
iCAP commands..............................................................................................................100
Checking status ..........................................................................................................100
Generating snapshot...................................................................................................101
Deactivating cores.......................................................................................................101
Deactivating cores in nPartitions...............................................................................102
Partition constraints.................................................................................................102
Activating cores..........................................................................................................102
Activating cores in nPartitions...................................................................................102
Constraints............................................................................................................102
Using iCAP memory ........................................................................................................103
TiCAP............................................................................................................................103
Acquiring and configuring TiCAP..................................................................................103
HP-UX licensing and support with TiCAP....................................................................103
Using TiCAP...............................................................................................................103
Authorizing TiCAP..................................................................................................104
Preauthorizing TiCAP..............................................................................................104
Stopping temporary capacity usage..............................................................................106
Setting the temporary capacity warning period...............................................................107
Tracking usage of TiCAP..............................................................................................107
TiCAP expiration and compliance enforcement................................................................108
TiCAP exceptions........................................................................................................108
Error for activation with insufficient TiCAP..................................................................108
TiCAP negative balance..........................................................................................109
TiCAP enforcement.................................................................................................109
Activity Logging...............................................................................................................111
GiCAP...........................................................................................................................111
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