HP-UX 11i Version 2 May 2005 Release Notes

Workstation- and Server-Specific Information
Utility Pricing Solutions
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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 turn asset reporting on or
off with the icod_notify -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):
— There is a new warning message to indicate that temporary capacity will expire.
By default, the message will warn the users when temporary capacity is
projected to be exceeded in 15 days. However, the warning message can be
configured to specify a shorter or longer value for 15 as the warning period. This
is accomplished with the new -w option on the icod_modify command.
— If temporary capacity is exceeded and the value goes negative (unlicensed
processors continue to be used), then on the next reboot of any partition in the
complex, the Instant Capacity software will automatically deactivate one or
more unlicensed processors in order to bring the system into closer licensing
compliance. The Instant Capacity software will deactivate as many processors as
is necessary to either stop consumption of temporary capacity or to bring the
partition to the minimum number of required active processors. You must
purchase additional temporary capacity or purchase the appropriate number of
(RTU) processor licenses to be in full compliance.
Impact
On HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005, HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) version B.11.23.07.00
supersedes Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD) versions 6.x. On HP-UX 11i v1, the
current version of the product remains 6.50 Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD).
Compatibility
While the name of the product has changed to be HP Instant Capacity (iCAP), many of
the commands, warning, and error messages still refer to the software as iCOD.
Commands such as icod_modify do not change their name in this version.
When activating or deactivating processors within virtual partitions, new considerations
apply because you can use either the icod_modify command or the vparmodify
command, depending on the type of adjustment needed. The icod_modify command
should be used in a virtual partition environment when you are making adjustments
that span multiple nPartitions. If you are adjusting processor assignments across virtual
partitions in a single nPartition, you should use the vparmodify command (-a and -d
options) for the best coordination between the Instant Capacity software and the vPars
software and for optimized behavior. The vparmodify command does not affect the
intended active count for the nPartition and it therefore cannot be used to migrate
unused capacity either to or from other nPartitions.
As described previously, there are also new compliance/enforcement checks in this
version: in a virtual partition environment, there is a boot time compliance check to
ensure that the number of assigned processors doesn't exceed the number of intended