HP Instant Capacity for HP Integrity & HP 9000 Mid-range & Superdome Servers

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HP Global Instant Capacity
GiCAP extends the value of Instant Capacity by allowing usage rights for iCAP components to be
moved among a group of servers. In addition, temporary capacity can be pooled and used by servers
in the GiCAP group, which provides:
• Cost-effective high availability
In case of planned or unplanned downtime, usage rights can be transferred from a failed partition
on one server to a partition with iCAP components in one or more other servers in the group, thus
providing a backup capability.
• Multiserver load balancing
Usage rights in a server with extra unused capacity can be transferred to another server in a GiCAP
group and used to activate additional components on an overloaded server that needs extra
capacity.
• Flexible resource sharing
Temporary capacity can be shared among servers in a GiCAP group for better efficiency and ease
of use.
HP Instant Capacity pricing
iCAP components cost the same as the regular components. There is no premium over regular product
prices. The iCAP component price plus the RTU price for each core equals the regular component
purchase price.
In general, the iCAP component is priced around 20 to 25% of the normal purchase price and the
RTU is the remaining 75 to 80% of the regular purchase price. Contact your local HP sales or partner
representative for actual prices.
Servers supported using HP Instant Capacity
Table 2 lists the supported servers, including the iCAP software and the HP-UX versions. This
information changes periodically so see the iCAP user’s guide referenced at the end of this paper for
the latest information on supported versions and any required patches.
Table 2. Instant Capacity supported platforms
Instant Capacity software
version
Operating system version Supported hardware
platforms
Notes
B.11.11.08.00 HP-UX 11i v1 HP 9000 servers:
• Superdome
• rp8420
• rp8400
• rp7420
• rp7410
Available on:
• Software Depot
• September 2006 or later
HP-UX 11i v1 OE media
• June 2006 or later HP-UX
11i v1 applications
software media
B.11.23.08.00 HP-UX 11i v2 HP Integrity servers:
• Superdome
• rx8640
• rx8620
• rx7640
• rx7620
HP 9000 servers:
• Superdome
Available on:
• Software Depot
• June 2006 or later HP-UX
11i v2 OE media
• June 2006 or later HP-UX
11i v2 applications
software media