Power Systems Capacity on Demand

Easy to order, easy to use

IBM's Capacity on Demand offerings are straightforward and easy to implement. There is never a requirement to activate any of the inactive processors. Working with on demand capacity and/or function is easy ... order the feature you want, collect and enter the provided code, and then simply start using the new capacity!

Capacity Upgrade on Demand (permanent) - How to activate

Step 1: Order one or more processor (or memory) activation features

Step 2: After the order is fulfilled, collect the code from the mail or the Web

Step 3: Enter the code via HMC (or ASMI) (PDF, 554KB)

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On/Off Capacity on Demand (temporary) - How to enable, use, report, and pay*

Enable:

• Step 1: Client must sign an On/Off CoD contract
• Step 2: Client works with his/her IBM sales representative to place an MES order for an On/Off CoD enablement feature for temporary processor (or memory) capacity
• Step 3: The sales representative who has signed a contract to sell On/Off CoD registers the Machine at the On/Off CoD Web site before IBM will fulfill the order for the On/Off CoD enablement feature

Use:

• Step 1: Collect the code from the mail or the Web
• Step 2: Enter the code via HMC (PDF, 554KB)
• Step 3: Use the CoD screens on the HMC to request a quantity of processors (or memory) for a quantity of days

Report:

• Step 1: Report use by establishing an Electronic Client Support link from the HMC or manually send monthly usage reports

Pay:

• Step 1: Pay the quarterly bill received from your sales representative

* A Hardware Management Console (HMC) is required to administer this CoD offering.

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Utility Capacity on Demand - How to enable, use, report, and pay*

Enable:

• Step 1: Client agrees to Terms and Conditions presented at Utility CoD Web site and requests an enablement code

Use:

• Step 1: Collect the Enablement code from the mail or the Web
• Step 2: Enter the code via HMC (PDF, 554KB)
• Step 3: When you add utility CoD processors, they are automatically placed in the default shared processor pool. These processors are available to any uncapped partition in any shared processor pool.

Report:

• Step 1: Report use of utility processors by returning to the Utility CoD Web site. (Use should be reported prior to exceeding the processor minute reporting limit for the machine)

Pay:

• Step 1: Pay for reported processor minutes by purchasing 100 processor minute billing features

* A Hardware Management Console (HMC) is required to administer this CoD offering.

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Trial Capacity on Demand - How to request trial capacity

Trial Capacity on Demand is provided when you make a request for trial capacity. After the request is accepted, the trial code will be posted to the Web and will be sent to the e-mail address in the request.

For POWER5 and POWER6 servers except the POWER6 595, you can make a standard request for two processor core activations and/or 4 GBs of memory and you can make an exception request for all processors to be activated and/or all memory to be activated. The standard requests can be made after system installation. An exception request can only be made one time, over the life of the machine.

For POWER7 and the POWER6 595 servers, you can make a standard request for up to 8 processor core activations and/or 64 GBs of memory and you can make an exception request for all processors to be activated and/or all memory to be activated. The standard requests can be made after system installation. An exception request can only be made one time, over the life of the machine.

• Step 1: Go to Trial CoD Web site and make a request for trial capacity
  • Standard Processor Request (2/8 processors)
  • Standard Memory Request (4/64 GB of memory)
  • Exception Processor Request (all processors)
  • Exception Memory Request (all memory)
• Step 2: The code will be sent to the e-mail address you provide (approximately 1 hour) and will also be posted to the Web
• Step 3: Enter the code via HMC (PDF, 554KB). After you start the CoD trial, the trial period is available for 30 power-on days. The trial period only advances while the server is powered on.

* A Hardware Management Console (HMC) is required to administer this CoD offering.

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Trial Active Memory Expansion - How to request*

Trial Active Memory Expansion is provided when you make a request for trial capacity. After the request is accepted, the trial code will be posted to the Web and will be sent to the e-mail address in the request. One no-charge, 60-day trial is provided over the life of that machine.

• Step 1: Go to Trial CoD Web site and make a request for trial memory expansion
• Step 2: The code will be sent to the e-mail address you provide (approximately 1 hour) and will also be posted to the Web
• Step 3: Enter the code via HMC. After you start the trial, the trial period is available for 60 power-on days. The trial period only advances while the server is powered on.

* A Hardware Management Console (HMC) is required to administer this offering.

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Documentation

• Power Systems Capacity on Demand User's Guide (POWER7 systems) (756KB)
• Power Systems Capacity on Demand User’s Guide (POWER6 systems) (239KB)
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