HP Instant Capacity User's Guide for Versions 8.x

iCAP(5)
NAME
iCAP -- Instant Capacity software for HP-UX and OpenVMS
DESCRIPTION
Instant Capacity provides services for instantly increasing or decreasing processing capacity
(cores, cells, and memory) on supported HP servers to meet varying system demands. When the
processing demand significantly changes, you can execute the icapmodify command (see
icapmodify(1M)) to instantly activate or deactivate cores, or defer an activation or deactivation
until the next reboot. The icapmodify command can also be used to apply codewords to make
Instant Capacity components (inactive cores, cells, or memory purchased without usage rights)
available for activation.
Instant Capacity is a part of the HP Utility Pricing Solutions (UPS) program, and was formerly
known as iCOD. For detailed information about Instant Capacity, see the HP Instant Capacity
User’s Guide located at /usr/share/doc/icapUserGuide.pdf.
Initializing an Instant Capacity Server
Instant Capacity software is installed by HP manufacturing on instantly ignited systems. It can
also be installed after downloading from http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot by searching for
the product id B9073BA.
Instant Capacity can send asset reports by e-mail to HP. If enabled, asset reporting allows you
to view asset information at the HP Utility Pricing Solutions portal
(http://www.hp.com/go/icap/portal).
To initialize an Instant Capacity server:
1) Execute the icapmodify -c command to configure contact information (e-mail address).
2) Execute the icapstatus command (see icapstatus(1M)) to check the current status of the
Instant Capacity components and available usage rights on the complex, and to verify that
the contact information is set properly.
3) If asset reporting is to be used, execute the icapnotify command (see icapnotify(1M)) to
send an asset report to HP, root, and to the specified e-mail address. HP will respond to
the asset report by sending a confirmation e-mail to the specified contact e-mail address.
Receipt of the confirmation e-mail verifies that e-mail communication with HP is established.
Codewords
Instant Capacity uses codewords for several purposes: to adjust available usage rights for system
components, to apply an amount of “temporary capacity” to the system, and to apply “Sharing
Rights” to a Global Instant Capacity (GiCAP) Group Manager to enable creation of one or more
groups of member servers that can share usage rights.
All types of codewords must be purchased as specific product numbers from HP. After purchase,
the codeword (an encrypted string) must be retrieved from the Utility Pricing Solutions web
portal and applied to the appropriate system. Codewords are generated specifically for the system
for which they were purchased, so you must always specify at least the system serial number
and the purchase order number in order to retrieve a codeword from the portal. Application and
use of GiCAP codewords are different from other iCAP codewords and are described in the
section “GiCAP Sharing Rights”.
Prior to activating an Instant Capacity component, a Right to Use (RTU) codeword must be
applied to the complex to increase the component-specific usage rights on the complex. After a
fee has been paid to HP for the type and number of components that are to be activated, RTU
codewords are made available through the HP Utility Pricing Solutions portal
(http://www.hp.com/go/icap/portal).
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