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SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers
Capacity on Demand (COD) User's Guide
Manual Code: C120-E336-09EN
January 2012, Revision A
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Contents Preface vii Capacity on Demand (COD) Administration 1 About Capacity on Demand 1 COD Boards 1 The COD Hardware Activation Option 2 COD CPU Activation 3 COD Activation Log 3 COD CPU Allocation 4 Notes on Domain Configuration 5 Headroom Management 5 Violations 6 COD Commands 6 Activating COD Resources 8 ▼ To Purchase COD Hardware Activation Options 8 ▼ To Install a COD Key 8 ▼ To Delete a COD Key 9 ▼ To Reserve COD Permits for a Domain 10 ▼ To Enable, Increase, or Decrease Headroom 11 ▼ T
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▼ To Display COD Information 12 ▼ To Display COD Activation History 13 ▼ To Display COD Permit Status 13 ▼ To Display Usage Statistics for COD Resources 15 Index 17 vi SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand (COD) User’s Guide � January 2012
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Preface This guide describes how to manage system resources with the Capacity on Demand (COD) feature of the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers. And it includes instructions for ordering and installing your COD Hardware Activation Option. Some references to server names and document names are abbreviated for readability. For example, if you see a reference to the M9000 server, note that the full product name is the SPARC Enterprise M9000 server. And if you see a reference to
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Audience This guide is written for experienced system administrators with working knowledge of computer networks and advanced knowledge of the Oracle Solaris Operating System (Oracle Solaris OS). Related Documentation All documents for your sever are available online at the following locations: Documentation Link Sun Oracle software-related manuals http://www.oracle.com/documentation (Oracle Solaris OS, and so on) Fujitsu documents http://www.fujitsu.com/sparcenterprise/manual/ The following
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Related SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M90000 Servers Documents * SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Unpacking Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Installation Guide SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Installation Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual External I/O Expansion Unit Installation and Service Manual SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers RCI Build Procedure SPARC Enterprise M3000/M40
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Text Conventions This manual uses the following fonts and symbols to express specific types of information. Fonts/symbols Meaning Example AaBbCc123 What you type, when contrasted XSCF> adduser jsmith with on-screen computer output. This font represents the example of command input in the frame. AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and XSCF> showuser -p directories; on-screen computer User Name: jsmith output. Privileges: useradm This font represents the example of au
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Documentation Feedback If you have any comments or requests regarding this document, go to the following website: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/contact/computing/sparce_index.html Preface xi
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xii SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand (COD) User’s Guide � January 2012
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Capacity on Demand (COD) Administration This guide describes how to manage system resources with the Capacity on Demand (COD) feature of the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers. ■ “About Capacity on Demand” on page 1 ■ “COD CPU Activation” on page 3 ■ “COD Activation Log” on page 3 ■ “COD CPU Allocation” on page 4 ■ “COD Commands” on page 6 ■ “Activating COD Resources” on page 8 About Capacity on Demand The COD feature allows you to configure spare processing resources on your M4
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COD boards are subject to the same limitations for mixed architectures and CPU speeds as system boards. Likewise, COD board software requirements, such as the Oracle Solaris Operating System (Oracle Solaris OS) or OpenBoot PROM version, are the same as those of system boards. For M8000/M9000 (high-end) servers, you can order COD boards at original purchase or at any time afterward. High-end servers support any combination of COD boards and system boards. M4000/M5000 (midrange) servers do no
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TABLE 1 Type of Usable COD Permits and XCP Version COD Permits XCP 1100 or Earlier XCP 1101 or Later * † Can also be used on other servers X S Server-specific S S * The COD permits for the M4000/M5000 servers cannot be installed on the M8000/M9000 servers, and vice versa. † If you are using XCP 1100 or earlier, each COD permit is assigned to a server’s individual Chassis HostID and cannot be installed on other servers. X: Not supported. S: Supported. To order COD Hardware Activation Options o
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COD CPU Allocation COD CPUs are activated either when a domain with a COD board is powered on or when a new COD board is installed and powered on. The XSCF firmware activates COD CPUs automatically on a first-come, first-served basis. However, you can reserve one or more COD permits for a particular domain. At board power on, the Service Processor determines which COD CPUs are in working order and requests COD permits for them. The XSCF firmware checks the COD database and current usage, de
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When the domains are first powered on, four COD permits are assigned to COD CPUs in domain 0 and two to domain 1. The remaining four COD permits are available on a first-come, first-served basis to all four domains (0, 1, 2, and 3). Notes on Domain Configuration Note the following points when you configure domains using resources on COD boards. ■ To set the COD board to Uni-XSB When 3 COD permits or less are allocated to a COD board, there are CPUs which can't be used in Uni-XSB. To use the
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Note – Once you have used headroom to activate a COD resource, you are contractually obligated to purchase a COD permits for it. By default, COD resources arrive with headroom disabled. You can use the setcod command to establish it. However, if you already have COD permits for all your COD resources, configuring headroom has no effect. In that case, you need to install additional COD boards to retain your headroom capacity. You can also reduce or disable headroom at any time. While headro
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Note – This manual is written based on the XCP 1093 firmware or later. When using the XCP 1092 or earlier, see the following table and confirm the corresponding commands. TABLE 2 COD-related Commands Features XCP 1092 or Earlier XCP 1093 or Later Adding a key addcodlicense(8) addcodlicense(8) or * addcodactivation(8) Deleting a key deletecodlicense(8) deletecodlicense(8) or * deletecodactivation(8) Displaying key showcodlicense(8) showcodlicense(8) or * information showcodactivation(8) † Sett
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Activating COD Resources ▼ To Purchase COD Hardware Activation Options When you use the unused COD CPU which is mounted on the COD board you've purchased, contact our sales representative to purchase the COD permits in accordance with the number of CPUs which you make available. To purchase the COD permits, following information is required: ■ Number of CPUs you newly make available ■ Chassis HostID of the system (when ordering server-specific COD permits) You can verify the Chassis HostID by
