HP Instant Capacity Release Notes for Version 9.x

available for deactivation. This command now counts unused capacity as a part of the number
of cores that can be deactivated.
Changes to icapmodify on GiCAP group members
In previous releases, running concurrent icapmodify –a commands that required the borrowing
of core usage rights on two or more virtual partitions in a vPar database on a GiCAP group
member resulted in an unbootable vPar database. This problem has been fixed.
Changes in Version 8.03 from Version 8.02.01 (HP-UX)
Support for vPars A.03.05 on HP-UX 11.11
iCAP version 8.03 included support for vPars A.03.05, and support for the “integrated virtual
partition environment” on HP-UX 11.11, previously available only on HP-UX 11.23 and 11.31
systems. With this release, vPars A.03.05 became the minimum required version. Support for
vPars version A.03.05 integration on HP-UX 11.11 systems allows users to manage 11.11 and
11.23 vPars with the same vparmonitor. In addition, what had been previously called the
“compatible virtual partition environment” is no longer supported on HP-UX 11.11 systems.
The vparmodify and vparcreate commands are now bound by the containing nPar's intended
active core count. Also note that in an integrated virtual partition environment, a boot time
compliance check is performed whenever a virtual partition is booted. If the total number of
cores assigned to all virtual partitions in the current vPar database exceeds the nPartition's
intended active core count, the Instant Capacity software notifies the vPar monitor, and the
monitor prevents any virtual partition from booting. See “Instant Capacity Integration with
Virtual Partitions” in the Instant Capacity User's Guide for more details. With this release of
Instant Capacity, the compliance checking will now be performed on HP-UX 11.11 vPar systems,
as well as 11.23 and 11.31 systems.
Changes in icapstatus output
The format of the date displayed by the icapstatus command was changed to facilitate
translation. Also, the format of the iCAP version number has been changed to provide more
information.
Improvements in translated messages
Several corrections were made to the Italian and Spanish message catalogs.
Changes in Version 8.02.01 from Version 8.02 (HP-UX)
GiCAP Disaster Recovery
iCAP version 8.02.01 included implementation of GiCAP Disaster Recovery, which enables the
distribution of core usage rights from a GiCAP member which is offline due to some disaster,
to other members of the group, and the restoration of usage rights to the member once contact
has been restored.
To support Disaster Recovery, the icapmanage -x option was expanded to allow the transfer
of usage rights not just from single unreachable partitions, but also from members which are
completely unreachable. In the case of unavailable group members, the transfer is limited to a
specific time period of 10 days.
A new option, icapmanage -z, was added to allow users to restore previously seized core
usage rights to a specified host. See the descriptions of the -x and -z options on the icapmanage
manpage for complete details.
22 Major Changes, New Features, and Requirements of Instant Capacity Version 9.x