HP-UX 11i Version 2 June 2006 Release Notes

Hardware-Specific Information
Utility Pricing Solutions
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HP Instant Capacity
The HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) version B.11.23.08.00.xx software (product number
B9073BA) provides the ability to instantly increase or decrease processing capacity on
specified HP Enterprise servers.
Summary of Change
HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) has been updated to version B.11.23.08.00.xx with the
following changes and enhancements:
• HP Instant Capacity now includes support for Global Instant Capacity, or GiCAP,
which provides HP customers with the flexibility to move usage rights for Instant
Capacity components within a group of servers, and it also provides “pooled”
temporary capacity across the group.
• Instant Capacity now includes support for the rx7640 and rx8640 servers.
• The commands icapmodify -d, icapmodify -a, and icapmodify -s (formerly
icod_modify) have been enhanced so they will work on systems that do not contain
Instant Capacity components. This allows you to test the use of Instant Capacity,
and it allows non-Instant Capacity systems to participate in a GiCAP group and
share usage rights.
• Changes have been made to Instant Capacity command names, terminology, files,
and messages, including:
— “Instant Capacity on Demand,” or “iCOD,” is changed to “Instant Capacity,” or
“iCAP.”
— The terms “processor” and “CPU” are changed to “core” to be more accurate with
the new generation hardware.
— References to “licensed” and “unlicensed” are changed to refer to “usage rights”
or “without usage rights” to be more aligned with the “Right to Use” (RTU)
terminology.
— References to “iCOD component” are changed to reflect the reality that on an
Instant Capacity system, individual components are not identified as iCAP, but
instead the software tracks the number of components which must be inactive
due to a lack of usage tights.
— Instant Capacity command names are changed as follows:
— icod_stat becomes icapstatus
— icod_modify becomes icapmodify
— icod_notify becomes icapnotify
— The new command icapmanage provides management commands for Global
Instant Capacity.
— The manpages are also renamed to reflect the command changes:
— man icap
— man icapmanage
— man icapmodify
— man icapstatus