HP-UX 11i September 2005 Release Notes

Workstation- and Server-Specific Information
Utility Pricing Solutions (formerly On Demand Solutions)
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Documentation
There is no external documentation for this product.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
Utility Pricing Solutions (formerly On Demand
Solutions)
The HP Instant Capacity and HP Pay per use (PPU) software products are a part of the
HP Utility Pricing Solutions program. The HP Instant Capacity product is a purchase
model in which processor capacity can be instantly increased to accommodate increasing
demands. PPU is a lease model in which customers are charged only for actual processor
usage.
• HP Instant Capacity (formerly Instant Capacity on Demand) (see page 89)
• HP Pay per use (see page 91)
HP Instant Capacity (formerly Instant Capacity on Demand)
The HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) version B.11.11.07.01 software (product number
B9073BA) provides the ability to instantly increase or decrease processing capacity on
specified HP enterprise servers.
Summary of Change
• The name of the product has changed from Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD) to
HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) for HP 9000 and HP Integrity Servers. The new version
number of the software for HP-UX 11i v1 is B.11.11.07.01.
• For certain configurations, previous versions of the Instant Capacity software
required e-mail connectivity to HP to send asset reports as encrypted e-mail
messages. Instant Capacity versions B.07.
x no longer require e-mail connectivity or
asset reporting; however, you may choose to configure it (or leave it configured)
because it can be useful for viewing complex-wide asset information at the HP
Utility Pricing Solutions portal (http://www.hp.com/go/icod/portal).
Note that for a new installation, asset reporting is on by default, so that unless you
turn asset reporting off or configure the e-mail connectivity, error messages may be
logged when the software attempts to send asset reports. The icod_stat command
displays the current configuration for asset reporting. You can turn asset reporting
on or off with the icod_modify -a command. For e-mail configuration details, see
the HP Instant Capacity User’s Guide for versions B.07.x.
• There are also new features associated with the use of Temporary Capacity (TiCAP):