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Processors activated solely for Linux, AIX 5L, or both do not require an OS/400
license entitlement.
To enable permanent activation of the inactive processors, a quantity of
activation features and license entitlements is ordered. IBM manufacturing then
generates an activation code (capacity key) unique to the server and the required
additional OS/400 license key or keys. The activation code is mailed to the
customer and is posted at the following Web site:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/ondemand/cod/
The OS/400 license key is mailed to the customer and is posted on the Web at:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/wwkms
Refer to "OS/400 terms and conditions changes" on page 601 for more
information about OS/400 and license entitlements.
On/Off Capacity on Demand (temporary capacity)
On/Off Capacity on Demand is the iSeries offering to temporarily activate
capacity and memory. Temporary capacity can be turned on and off to match
peak periods. It allows a variable number of days and processors to be requested
(processor days). The capacity is effective immediately. An IPL is not required.
Before requesting temporary capacity on the server, the server must be enabled.
To do this, an enablement feature (Miscellaneous Equipment Specification (MES)
only feature) must be ordered and the required contracts signed. An enablement
code allows up to 360 processor days of temporary capacity for the Eserver i5
550, 570 or 595 server, or 192 processor days on other servers.
This means that requests for temporary capacity can be made over the life of the
machine as long as the processor day limits are not exceeded. When the limit is
reached, a new enablement feature must be ordered, and a new enablement
code entered. Every time a new enablement code is entered, the limit of
processor days that can be requested is reset.
When temporary capacity is needed, the OS/400 temporary capacity screen on
the server is used to specify the number of inactive processors that are required
to be temporarily activated, and the number of days. That is, the processor day is
equal to the number of processors multiplied by the number of days. The
activated processors simply need to be assigned to a partition prior to use,
regardless of whether the server is configured for LPAR. Activating additional
processors does not require any additional OS/400 license entitlement to be
purchased for the temporarily activated processors.
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Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004