IBM pSeries690 Software Licenses and Processor on Demand, Activating Process for Processor on Demand

Software Licenses and Processor on Demand

Activating a processor may change the terms and conditions for applications that you

use on your server. Consult the application documentation to determine if the license

terms and conditions requirements change based on hardware configuration.

Activating Process for Processor on Demand

The processor on demand process begins when you determine a potential need for

more processing capability in the future and want to have the hardware installed on the

server now. If processor on demand features are ordered for your server, they are

included in the server when it is delivered. When additional processors become a

necessity, use the following steps to activate them:

1. Determine the number of standby processors you want to activate.

2. Contact your sales representative or business partner to place an order for

particular processor on demand activation features.

3. The sales representative places an order to the system coordinator or feature

coordinator for the specific number of processor on demand activation features. The

order specifies the number of additional processors you have requested to add.

4. To process the order, you must send the system VitalProduct Data (VPD) to IBM in

either of the following ways:

vElectronic process (Electronic Service Agent)

vWeb-based VPD entry:

For details on how to submit the VPD either through the Electronic Service Agent or

using the Web system go to the following Web site and locate the document

. The planning guide provides

detailed procedures.

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/cuod/index.html

5. After the Activation Code is received (either from the Web or the mailed copy), enter

the Activation Code using the HMC. Detailed procedures are available in the

document

6. Once you have finished the acivation process, you can assign the activated

processors to a partition. If you are using dynamic partitioning (DLPAR), you need

not reboot the system to use the processors. If you are not using DLPAR, you must

reboot the managed system before the newly activated processors can be used.

Before adding processors to a partition that is running Linux, you must stop Linux

partitions and then restart them after you have assigned the processors.

Begin using the new processor capacity. If you encountered any problems using the

preceding process, see the following Web site:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/cuod/index.html

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