Iseries Memory Capacity On Demand - IBM eserver i5 Handbook

Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
Note: Additional licensing charges may apply for software that is priced by
processor. Refer to the software vendor for further information.
It is important that the processors are assigned to a partition as soon as they are
activated to achieve the full benefit of the temporary capacity.
Note: At the end of the temporary period (processor days requested), the
temporarily activated processors must be made available to be reclaimed by
the server, or unreturned processor days are billed (per the signed contract).
The contract, signed by the customer before receiving the enablement code,
requires the customer to report billing data at least once a month, regardless of
whether there is activity. This data is used to determine the proper amount to bill
the customer at the end of each billing period (calendar quarter).
Processor days of credit are then applied against any requested or unreturned
processor days of temporary capacity. This happens automatically, until they are
used up.
Failure to report billing data during a billing quarter results in a bill for 90 days of
temporary capacity. The sales channel is notified of customer requests for
temporary capacity. As a result, the sales channel is required to place an order
for a quantity of billing features (one feature equals one processor day).
Customers pay for activated processor days after or before activation. Billing
features are ordered afterward (one feature per processor day). For Model 550,
570, 595, 825, 870, and 890, a Prepaid feature provides additional budget
flexibility. A block of 30 processor days can be bought at a discounted price if
purchased in advance. The 30 processor days are credit days and are applied by
IBM at the end of the billing period. Credit days cannot be transferred to a server
with a different type and serial number. Credit days are not transferred if a
customer sells the server. Credit days not used in one quarter "roll over" into the
next quarter.

iSeries Memory Capacity on Demand

Memory Capacity on Demand allows permanent and on/off memory activations
in increments of one GB. Memory Capacity on Demand works specific memory
feature cards only.
A memory enablement code lets you request up to 9,999 memory days of
temporary capacity (9,999 days x 1 GB of memory). When you reach the limit of
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