HP Instant Capacity release notes for Version 10.x (March 2011)

IMPORTANT: For the most recent required patches, see the Instant Capacity Installation page on
the HP Software Depot (search for “B9073BA”):
http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot
HP-UX 11i v3 Requirements and Dependent Products
The following software is required for Instant Capacity version 10.x on HP-UX 11i v3:
• HP-UX 11i v3
• iCAP software bundle B9073BA (version10.x) — Installed automatically when the HP-UX 11i
v3 Operating Environment (OE) is installed, or download the most recent version from the HP
Software Depot at http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot.
• The kernel configuration must include the diag2 module.
• WBEMSvcs bundle (version A.02.05 or higher)
• nParProvider bundle (version B.31.01.07.01 or higher, available from the OE media)
• If you have a virtual partitioned environment, the Virtual Partitions (vPars) software (bundle
T1335BC) must be version A.05.01 or higher. vPars is available separately and is not included
with the OE.
• (GiCAP only) The CIM Server configuration property sslClientVerificationMode must be set to
a value of “optional” on all GiCAP Group Managers and on all OS instances of all member
systems. (The CIM Server may need to be restarted if the property was not previously set to
this value.) For details on setting sslClientVerificationMode, see “Upgrading Version 8.x Groups
to Version 9.x or Later” (page 30). Note that communication between the managers and
members of groups is established using SSL certificates that are supplied by the GiCAP software.
Required Patches for HP-UX 11i v3
For Instant Capacity Version 10.00 and later, on HP–UX 11i v3 HP Integrity systems, patch
PHCO_40927 must be installed. This is a co-requisite.
OpenVMS Version 8.4 Requirements
The following software is required for Instant Capacity version 9.x (or later) on OpenVMS Version
8.4:
• HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 for Integrity Servers or later
• iCAP software bundle BA484AA (version 9.x or later) — Included with OpenVMS Version 8.4
and automatically installed on relevant systems when Version 8.4 is initially installed.
• WBEMCIM bundle (version X2.92 or higher) — Optionally installed with OpenVMS Version
8.4.
• nParProvider bundle — Installed with OpenVMS Version 8.4.
Usage Rights Requirement
A system managed under the Instant Capacity program can include one or more components (core,
cell, or memory) that are without usage rights. Before you can use these components, you must
obtain additional usage rights. Usage rights can either be purchased from HP, or, if the system is
a member of a GiCAP group, borrowed temporarily from another member of the group, as
described in the HP Instant Capacity user’s guide for Version 10.x.
Purchase of usage rights from HP is managed through the use of RTU codewords. Contact your
HP sales representative in order to purchase component-specific usage rights. After such a purchase,
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