Special Considerations
Implications of Removing a Cell from an Instant Capacity System
Implications of Removing a Cell from an
Instant Capacity System
The Instant Capacity software tracks the expected number of inactive components (processors, cells, and memory) in a complex and knows the actual number of active and inactive components. The complex is in compliance if the actual number of inactive components meets or exceeds the expected number of inactive components.
The complex is out of compliance if the actual number of inactive components is less than the expected number of inactive components and no temporary capacity exists.
However, a complex can also get out of compliance if a cell is removed from the complex. For example, if a cell contains inactive processors that are contributing to compliance, and the cell is removed, it is possible that the complex is out of compliance and temporary capacity begins to be debited.
Example
For example, a complex contains two cells, with two partitions having two unlicensed and two active processors each. The Instant Capacity software expects the complex to have four inactive processors. If one of the cells (0) experiences a hardware problem, and you remove the cell, the complex is left with only one cell that contains two active and two inactive processors. The complex is now out of compliance because four inactive processors are expected to be in the complex, yet there are only two inactive processors.
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