Utility Capacity on-Demand – Architecture and technical overview

2.4.7 Utility Capacity on-Demand

Utility CoD is not supported on Power E1080 server.

2.4.8 Trial Capacity on-Demand

A standard request for Trial CoD requires you to complete a form that includes contact information and vital product data (VPD) from your Power E1080 server with inactive CoD resources.

A standard request activates eight processors or 64 GB of memory for 30 days. Subsequent standard requests can be made after each purchase of a permanent processor activation. An HMC is required to manage Trial CoD activations.

An exception request for Trial CoD requires you to complete a form that includes contact information and VPD from your Power E1080 server with inactive CoD resources. An exception request activates all inactive processors or all inactive memory (or all inactive

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processor and memory) for 30 days. An exception request can be made only once over the life of the machine. An HMC is required to manage Trial CoD activations.

To request either a Standard or an Exception Trial, see Power Systems Capacity on Demand: Trial Capacity on Demand.

2.4.9 Software licensing and CoD

For software licensing considerations for the various CoD offerings, see the most recent revision of the Power Systems Capacity on Demand User’s Guide.

2.5 Internal I/O subsystem

This section provides more information about the internal PCIe architecture of the Power E1080 system.