Power Systems Capacity on Demand

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)

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.

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.

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. You can make a standard request for two processor 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.

• Step 1: Go to Trial CoD Web site and make a request for trial capacity

• 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.