HP Instant Capacity Version 10.x User Guide (5900-2985, March 2013)

NOTE:
• The options I and P will work only from AGM.
• icapmanage command does not check if the given IP address is correct or not. It is users
responsibility to provide a correct IP address of AGM or SGM.
• icapstatus on members will show IP address of AGM or SGM instead of the names.
• The active_gm and standby_gm users must not already exist on the Onboard Administrator.
Confirming the network requirements:
HP strongly recommends that the utility /opt/wbem/sbin/wbemassist is run before setting up
GiCAP groups to confirm if the network configurations are properly set up. You need to resolve
all the failures the utility may detect.
GiCAP sharing rights for HP Integrity Superdome 2
To enable the HP Integrity Superdome 2 systems to be added to the GiCAP groups and share
resources within the group, you must purchase the newly offered GiCAP sharing rights for the HP
Integrity Superdome 2 systems, acquire the GiCAP codeword from the HP Utility Pricing Solutions
portal, and apply the associated codeword to the Group Manager system.
You must purchase at least as many GiCAP sharing rights as the total number of cores without
usage rights across all the potential group members. Members can be added to a GiCAP group
if there are sufficient sharing rights available, and the grouping rules indicate hardware
compatibility.
Unlike other iCAP codewords, GiCAP codewords must be generated for and applied to a specific
partition if the Group Manager is on a partitionable system. This means that to retrieve the
codeword, you must specify the purchase order number, the system serial number, and the partition
information, if any. Use the icapmanage -s command on the Group Manager system to retrieve
the serial number and nPar ID, or vPar code that is applicable. GiCAP codewords have a sequence
value and must be applied in the order in which they are generated for the Group Manager system.
However, GiCAP codewords are sequenced independently from any other types of iCAP codewords
that might be generated for the same system. Therefore, they can be applied independently from
the iCAP codewords.
To apply the codeword, run the following command:
icapmanage -C <codeword>
#icapmanage -C dQzFA8u.hCYhGYF.Wn738Lh.55ritjN.2-1HiMMGV.TgyrueW.D5sUyE2.PstMAg4
The following valid codeword has been applied to the GiCAP manager:
Global Instant Capacity Sharing Rights Codeword For SD2
40 Sharing Rights
Use icapmanage(1M) to see the results of the application of this codeword.
NOTE: When you want to remove the GiCAP database and reconfigure the GiCAP setup from
the initial state, the same GiCAP codewords can be applied again.
Creating GiCAP groups
After the grouping rules and the required number of sharing rights are installed on the Active Group
Manager system, GiCAP groups can be created using the following command:
icapmanage -a -g <group_name>
A Group Manager can manage multiple groups.
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