Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD) User's Guide for versions B.05.x

iCOD Cell Board
iCOD Cell Board
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Ordering a New System Containing iCOD Cell Board
Initially, you have the right to access an iCOD cell board by ordering the
appropriate HP product number, for your specific class of HP server.
Additionally, the memory on the iCOD cell board has a separate HP
product number for the right to access.
NOTE It is highly recommended to have the same number of processors and
amount of memory on all cell boards in a given hard partition
(nPartition). For optimum performance, each nPartition should have cell
boards with identical numbers of processors and amounts of memory
(otherwise, the system performance can be unpredictable).
When you decide to activate the iCOD cell board and memory, you order
the corresponding HP product numbers, and pay the enablement fee.
If the cell board activation results in any iCOD processors being
activated, those activated processors need to be purchased using the
existing HP iCOD CPU product numbers.
Rules for ordering memory ensure that the iCOD cell board matches the
amount of memory in the non-iCOD cell boards, in a given nPartition.
HP-UX License and Support
You do not initially pay for HP-UX license and support fees on an iCOD
cell board.
When you activate an iCOD cell board, and pay for the enablement fee,
you must additionally pay for the incremental HP-UX license and
support costs for each iCOD processor that is activated. That is, the
HP-UX license and support costs are based on a “per active processor”
basis and not included in the enablement fee for the iCOD cell board.
If activation of an iCOD cell board does not increase the number of active
processors, then you do not have to pay any incremental HP-UX license
and support fees.
Your iCOD system must be properly licensed for the HP-UX Operating
Environment (OE) when activating the iCOD cell board. Software
licenses for 3rd party software may also be needed. Check with your
application software vendor for licensing requirements.