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

Tracking the Usage of Temporary Instant Capacity
The icapstatus command provides the following temporary capacity information:
• Amount of temporary capacity remaining (in days, hours, and minutes)
• Number of cores using temporary capacity — this is the number of active cores without
usage rights
• Projected temporary capacity expiration date and time — this is based on the current
temporary capacity consumption rate
You can find this information in the Instant Capacity Resource Summary section from
the icapstatus command’s output.
Here is an example of temporary capacity information, from the Instant Capacity Resource
Summary section of the icapstatus command’s output:
Example 5-3 Viewing Temporary Capacity Information from icapstatus Command Output (HP-UX)
> /usr/sbin/icapstatus
Instant Capacity Resource Summary
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Number of cells without usage rights: 0
Number of inactive cells: 0
Amount of memory without usage rights: 0.0 GB
Amount of inactive memory: 0.0 GB
Number of cores without usage rights: 4
Number of inactive cores: 3
Number of cores using temporary capacity: 1
Temporary capacity available: 10 days, 1 hours, 40 minutes
Projected temporary capacity expiration: 12/31/07 16:00:00
Note that if the system is part of a GiCAP group, additional group temporary capacity may also
be available, and is visible only via the icapmanage command on the Group Manager system.
Temporary Capacity Expiration Reminder
The Instant Capacity software calculates when the temporary capacity balance will expire, based
on the current consumption rate. After the temporary capacity balance reaches a certain residual
number of days (see “Temporary Instant Capacity Warning Period” (page 81)), a reminder e-mail
message is automatically sent to the system-contact, if one is specified, and root. These messages
will be sent on a daily basis until temporary capacity has expired. Here is an example of a
temporary capacity expiration reminder e-mail message:
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