HP AlphaServer Systems instant Capacity on Demand (iCAP) Notes for Installation and Use

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Contents
Chapter 1 Installation and Use with the Tru64 Unix Operating System 1-1
1.0 Introduction 1-1
1.1 Configuration 1-1
1.2 Command Reference 1-2
2.0 Installing iCAP 1-3
2.1 Restrictions 1-3
2.2 Retrieving iCAP Software from the instant Capacity on Demand CD-ROM 1-4
2.3 Installing iCAP 1-5
3.0 Configuring iCAP 1-5
4.0 Making Additional CPUs Available After iCAP Has Been Configured 1-6
4.1 Purchasing Spare Capacity CPUs 1-6
4.2 Loaning iCAP CPUs to the System 1-7
4.3 Returning a Borrowed Capacity CPU to the Spare State 1-7
4.4 Re-assigning iCAP CPUs among Hard Partitions in a System 1-7
4.5 Using the Manage CPUs Task to Put Additional CPUs On Line 1-7
5.0 Reconfiguring iCAP 1-8
6.0 Changing System Configuration 1-8
6.1 New Installation 1-9
6.2 Update Installation 1-9
6.3 Partitioning 1-9
7.0 Platform Caveats 1-9
7.1 GS80, GS160 and GS320 1-9
7.2 ES47, ES80, and GS1280 1-9
8.0 Removing iCAP Software 1-10
Chapter 2 Installation and Use with the OpenVMS Operating System 2-1
1.0 Introduction 2-1
1.1 Configuration 2-1
1.2 Command Reference 2-2
2.0 Installing iCAP Software and SMP Licenses 2-2
3.0 Verifying iCAP Installation 2-4
4.0 Activating iCAP CPUs 2-5
4.1 Loaning Capacity CPUs to the System 2-6
4.2 Re-assigning iCAP CPUs among Hard Partitions in a System 2-6
5.0 Changing System Configurations 2-7