Frequently Asked Questions

Instant Capacity Software

How does Instant Capacity interact/coexist with partitions running software other than HP-UX?

Instant Capacity is only supported on HP-UX. If other partitions of an Instant Capacity system are running another operating system, then the Instant Capacity software assumes that all the system components in the non-HP-UX partitions are active licensed components. When checking for the correct number of inactive unlicensed components, only the HP-UX partitions will be examined.

 

What e-mail is sent by the Instant Capacity software?

 

The following table lists the e-mail messages sent to the system from the

 

Instant Capacity software:

 

Table 8-1

E-mail sent by the Instant Capacity software

 

 

 

 

 

Triggered By

 

E-mail Message

 

 

 

 

 

icod_modify (if a

 

Information about the configuration change

 

configuration change occurs)

 

is sent to the system-contact, if specified,

 

 

 

and change notification is set to “on”.

 

 

 

 

 

icodd (daily, when the

 

A temporary capacity expiration notification

 

projected TiCAP balance

 

is sent to the system-contact, if specified,

 

expiration is less than the

 

and root.

 

warning period: by default,

 

 

 

when less than 15 days)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

icodd (daily, if more than

 

An exception report (for non-compliance) is

 

expected processors,

 

sent to the system-contact, if specified, and

 

memory, cells, are active —

 

root.

 

also if TiCAP has a negative

 

 

 

balance)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

icodd (if one or more

 

A temporary capacity enforcement message

 

processors is deactivated at

 

is sent to the system-contact, if specified,

 

boot time to enforce

 

and root.

 

compliance)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vPars startup (when the

 

Information about why the virtual partition

 

virtual partition has more

 

is not being allowed to boot is sent to the

 

processors assigned to it

 

system-contact, if specified, and root.

 

than are licensed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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