Instant Capacity Codeword is an encoded string of letters and numbers describing a change in the Instant Capacity state of the system. The most common codeword is a right-to-use license for unlicensed components. Codewords may also dispense Temporary Instant Capacity as described in Chapter 11, "Temporary Instant Capacity." Codewords are available from the Instant Capacity portal after purchasing licenses for one or more Instant Capacity components. A single Instant Capacity codeword can contain RTU licenses for any number of unlicensed cells, memory, and CPUs.
Unlicensed Cell is a cell within an nPartition server that has not been licensed for use. Unlicensed cells must be inactive at all times and can be activated only after purchasing a RTU license and applying a codeword. An unlicensed cell can be inactive because its Use on Next Boot flag is set to No or because it has not been assigned to an nPartition.
Unlicensed Memory is an amount of memory in a complex that is not licensed. Unlicensed memory is the sum of all the memory on inactive cells. Memory can be activated or deactivated only by activating or deactivating the cell containing the memory. There is no mechanism to activate or deactivate memory independent of the cell containing the memory and a subset of the memory on a cell cannot be activated or deactivated.
Unlicensed Processors are processors in a complex that have not been licensed for use. The overall number of unlicensed processors is maintained complex-wide basis by the management processor.
Inactive Processor is a processor that is not in use by any operating system. A processor may be inactive because it is contained within an inactive cell or because the Instant Capacity software has deactivated the processor to keep the system in compliance with the Instant Capacity contract. One of the major benefits of using Instant Capacity is the ability to immediately activate inactive processors. Inactive processors that are contained in active cells can be immediately activated after purchasing a right-to-use license and applying an appropriate Instant Capacity Codeword. No reboot of the operating system is required. Inactive processors are also referred to as deactivated processors.
Exception status is a flag that indicates whether the system is in compliance with the number of unlicensed Instant Capacity components.
Audit Snapshot is a string of letters and numbers used for periodic auditing purposes. An audit snapshot is available within a system snapshot report from the Instant Capacity command-line interfaces and is required when requesting an Instant Capacity codeword from the portal. An audit snapshot can also be entered into the HP Instant Capacity portal for reporting purposes.
