HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) manual Using Instant Capacity on HP Integrity Superdome, Case 3 GiCAP

8 Using Instant Capacity on HP Integrity Superdome 2

This chapter covers the following topics:

•“Overview” (page 129)

•“Important Considerations” (page 130)

•“Installing iCAP on HP Integrity Superdome 2” (page 130)

•“iCAP commands” (page 131)

•“iCAP Use Cases” (page 133)

Overview

iCAP: From compliance check paradigm to self enforcement

The Instant Capacity (iCAP) software on HP Integrity Superdome 2 does not perform a compliance check on the complex to check if the complex meets the iCAP contract. This functionality will be added in a later version. In order to comply with the iCAP terms and conditions, you must self enforce the compliance check with the help of tools and options provided by the Instant Capacity software. The following use cases describe how to perform self enforcement in various scenarios.

Case 1 — The customer has purchased some number of iCAP cell blades

1.Boot the partitions on the complex.

2.Set the usage rights to be used for every partition individually using the iCAP tools and options.

The total of all assigned usage rights assigned on the complex must not exceed the number of cores on active cell blades, that is, eight times the number of active cell blades.

Case 2 — The customer has purchased some number of iCAP cell blades and some number of Rights to Use (RTU) for the processors on the cell blades

1.Go to the HP Utility Pricing Portal at www.hp.com/go/icap/portal. This portal handles all of iCAP transactions.

2.Sign in to the portal using your Passport ID.

If you are a first time user, you must register on this portal to obtain a Passport ID.

3.Click Create codewords.

NOTE: For self enforcement, codewords are not provided but the process used for inventory tracking mirrors what is used for codewords.

4.Follow the prompts as if you were going to generate an RTU code word. An audit snapshot of the complex is required to complete the process.

5.Subscribe to receive a mail or keep a record of the transaction.

6.Adjust the core usage rights on the partitions to take advantage of the additional computation capacity.

Case 3 — GiCAP

To use GiCAP in this model of self-enforcement, a group manager is not required. However, it may be needed in a later version.

1.Go to the HP Utility Pricing Portal at www.hp.com/go/icap/portal. This portal handles all of the iCAP transactions.

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