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Figure 8-9 On/Off CoD order example
This On/Off CoD example is ordering an upgrade from 4 CPs to 5 CPs plus 2 zAAPs to the
current server. The maximum number of CPs, ICFs, zAAPs and IFLs is limited by the current
number of available spare PUs of the installed books on the z990 server. The upgrade
configuration capacity is limited to the double of the current installed capacity, for each
individual processor type (CPs, IFLs, ICFs and zAAPs). The total number of zAAPs cannot
exceed the total number of CPs plus unassigned CPs on a z990 server.
Activation/Deactivation
When a previously ordered LIC record is retrieved from RETAIN, it is downloaded and
immediately activated. The customer does not have the ability to stage the record at their site.
When the customer has finished using temporary capacity, they must take action to
deactivate the session. This deactivation uses the same facility as CBU undo and is
non-disruptive to the customer operation. Depending on the use of the extra capacity,
customers may be required to perform tasks at the logical partition level in order to remove
the temporary CPs. An example of this would be removal of temporary CPs allocated to a
logical partition.
Termi nati on
A customer will be contractually required to terminate the On/Off CoD right to use feature
whenever there is a transfer in asset ownership. A customer may also choose to terminate the
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