HP-UX 11i Version 2 Release Notes (October 2003)

Workstation- and Server-Specific Information
Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD)
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Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD)
Instant Capacity On Demand (iCOD) version 6.0 provides customers the ability to
increase system capacity on specified HP servers.
Summary of Change
With version 6.0 of the iCOD product, customers can increase system capacity on iCOD
servers by performing the following process:
1. Purchase the component (for example, cell, memory, or processor).
2. Acquire the license codeword through the iCOD portal at the HP Web site:
http://www.hp.com/icod/portal
3. Apply the license codeword.
4. Activate the licensed component
The iCOD 6.0 product is installed as part of the OE and cannot be unselected. It does
not require e-mail connectivity unless Temporary Capacity is being used.
The icodd manpage is introduced in this release as part of the iCOD software and it
provides a complex-wide view of system processing capacity.
Impact
iCOD 6.0 is compatible with HP-UX 11i v2 and Itanium-based servers.
The iCOD daemon is installed and started on all potential iCOD systems and re-spawns
itself if killed.
Machines Affected
The iCOD 6.0 is supported on these servers:
HP Integrity Superdome
HP Integrity rx7620 and rx8620
Compatibility
There are no compatibility issues.
Performance
There are no performance issues
Documentation
For more information, see the following iCOD manpages:
• icod (5)
• icodd (1M)
• icod_modify (1M)