consecutive hours of testing or production, the result is four processor usage
days.
If the same client activates two of the previously activated processors in the
same 24-hour period, the result is six processor usage days since a new
measurement day begins each time processors are activated.
Managing On/Off Capacity on Demand resources
The hardware management console is used to manage and enable resources
temporarily on a p5-590 or p5-595 machine. After the On/Off enablement code
has been obtained and entered, the client can request activation of the desired
number of On/Off CoD resources for the specified number of usage days.
Figure 4-4 provides a snapshot of the HMC activation window used to define the
number of processor resources and days. The activation window for memory
resources is almost identical.
Figure 4-4 Manage On/Off CoD Processors HMC Activation window
Once the user has selected the desired amount and usage days for the On/Off
capacity, a summary will be presented as seen in Figure 4-5 on page 98. This
summary window and associated legal text will only be presented when
activating On/Off CoD resources; it will not be displayed when the resources are
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