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

Deactivating cores.........................................................................................................85
Activating cores............................................................................................................85
Using iCAP memory......................................................................................................86
iCAP use cases..................................................................................................................86
Core migration between partitions in a complex................................................................86
Core migration across complexes (GiCAP)........................................................................87
TiCAP..............................................................................................................................88
TiCAP commands..........................................................................................................89
Assigning TiCAP to a partition...................................................................................89
Decrementing TiCAP assigned to a partition................................................................89
Incrementing TiCAP assigned to a partition..................................................................89
Using TiCAP balance to activate cores........................................................................89
Setting the temporary capacity warning period............................................................90
TiCAP use cases............................................................................................................90
Migrating TiCAP balance from one partition to another within the same complex..............90
Migrating TiCAP balance between complexes (within GiCAP)........................................91
HP Integrity Superdome 2 with Dynamic Cores...........................................................................92
Overview..........................................................................................................................92
Important considerations.....................................................................................................92
Sizing partitions............................................................................................................92
Resizing partitions.........................................................................................................92
Memory iCAP...............................................................................................................92
Installing iCAP on HP Integrity Superdome 2.........................................................................92
Upgrading to HP Integrity Superdome 2 with Dynamic Cores..............................................92
Applying a Right To Use (RTU) codeword..............................................................................95
HP-UX licensing and support with rights to use codeword...................................................95
iCAP commands................................................................................................................95
Checking status ............................................................................................................95
Generating snapshot.....................................................................................................96
Deactivating cores.........................................................................................................96
Deactivating Cores in nPartitions................................................................................97
Partition constraints...................................................................................................97
Activating cores............................................................................................................97
Activating Cores in nPartitions....................................................................................97
Constraints..............................................................................................................97
Using iCAP memory ..........................................................................................................98
TiCAP..............................................................................................................................98
Acquiring and configuring TiCAP....................................................................................98
HP-UX licensing and support with TiCAP......................................................................98
Using TiCAP.................................................................................................................98
Authorizing TiCAP....................................................................................................99
Preauthorizing TiCAP................................................................................................99
Stopping temporary capacity usage..............................................................................101
Setting the temporary capacity warning period...............................................................102
Tracking usage of TiCAP..............................................................................................102
TiCAP expiration and compliance enforcement................................................................103
TiCAP exceptions........................................................................................................103
Error for activation with insufficient TiCAP..................................................................103
TiCAP negative balance..........................................................................................104
TiCAP enforcement.................................................................................................104
Activity Logging...............................................................................................................106
GiCAP...........................................................................................................................106
Requirements for Managing HP Integrity Superdome 2.....................................................106
Software Requirements on Group Manager................................................................106
Configuration Requirements on managed HP Integrity Superdome 2 systems..................107
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