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Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise M4000 Features Manual

Capacity on demand (cod) user's guide
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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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  • Page 1 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Capacity on Demand (COD) User's Guide Manual Code: C120-E336-09EN January 2012, Revision A...
  • Page 2 INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID. Unless otherwise expressly set forth in such agreement, to the extent allowed by applicable law, in no event shall Oracle or Fujitsu Limited, and/or any of their affiliates have any liability to any third party under any legal theory for any loss of revenues or profits, loss of use or data, or business interruptions, or for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
  • Page 3 OU À L’ABSENCE DE CONTREFAÇON, SONT EXCLUES, DANS LA MESURE AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE. Sauf mention contraire expressément stipulée dans ce contrat, dans la mesure autorisée par la loi applicable, en aucun cas Oracle ou Fujitsu Limited et/ou l’une ou l’autre de leurs sociétés affiliées ne sauraient être tenues responsables envers une quelconque partie tierce, sous quelque théorie juridique que ce soit, de tout manque à...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    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...
  • Page 6 ▼ 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 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand (COD) User’s Guide • January 2012...

  • Page 7: Preface

    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.

  • Page 8: Audience

    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 table lists titles of related documents. Related SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M90000 Servers Documents SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Site Planning Guide SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning Guide...
  • Page 9 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/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Administration Guide SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide...

  • Page 10: Text Conventions

    Text Conventions This manual uses the following fonts and symbols to express specific types of information. Fonts/symbols Meaning Example What you type, when contrasted AaBbCc123 XSCF> adduser jsmith with on-screen computer output. This font represents the example of command input in the frame. The names of commands, files, and AaBbCc123 XSCF>...

  • Page 11: Documentation Feedback

    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...
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  • Page 13: Capacity On Demand (Cod) Administration

    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 ■...

  • Page 14: The Cod Hardware Activation Option

    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.

  • Page 15: Cod Cpu Activation

    COD CPU Activation When you purchase a COD Hardware Activation Option, Fujitsu sends you a COD permit, which includes a COD key in the form of text lines. You install that key into the COD database, which then allows you to activate the number of COD CPUs specified in your order.

  • Page 16: Cod Cpu Allocation

    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.

  • Page 17: Notes On Domain Configuration

    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.

  • Page 18: Violations

    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.
  • Page 19 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. COD-related Commands TABLE 2 Features XCP 1092 or Earlier XCP 1093 or Later Adding a key addcodlicense(8) or addcodlicense(8)

  • Page 20: Activating Cod Resources

    After you purchase the COD permit, a COD key is sent from Fujitsu. ▼ To Install a COD Key This procedure tells you how to install the key Fujitsu sent you to activate COD permits on your server. If headroom is enabled, this procedure decreases headroom to compensate for the added COD permits.

  • Page 21: To Delete A Cod Key

    3. Verify that the key was added to the COD database: XSCF> addcodactivation -r The key you add should be listed in the output. See “To Display COD Permit Status” on page 4. Save the key in a safe place where you can refer to it if the XCP configuration is reset, the COD database is lost, or some other event requires you to reinstall Note –...

  • Page 22: To Reserve Cod Permits For A Domain

    ▼ To Reserve COD Permits for a Domain You need to reserve COD permits only if you want to make sure a specific number of COD permits are allocated to a particular domain. 1. Log in to the XSCF console with platadm privileges. 2.

  • Page 23: To Enable, Increase, Or Decrease Headroom

    ▼ To Enable, Increase, or Decrease Headroom 1. Log in to the XSCF console with platadm privileges. 2. Execute the showcod command with no options. For example: XSCF> showcod Chassis HostID: 80e3e446 PROC Permits installed: 10 PROC Headroom Quantity: 0 PROC Permits reserved for domain 0: 4 PROC Permits reserved for domain 1: 0 PROC Permits reserved for domain 2: 0...

  • Page 24: To Disable Headroom

    Headroom warning messages are similar to: codd[627]: COD PROC WARNING: Headroom Active: key(s) must be installed ▼ To Disable Headroom 1. Log in to the XSCF console with platadm privileges. 2. Execute the setcod command specifying headroom as zero: XSCF> setcod 0 3.

  • Page 25: To Display Cod Activation History

    2. Execute the showcod command. The output displays the server’s Chassis HostID, number of COD permits, headroom quantity, and number of COD permits reserved for each domain. For example: XSCF> showcod Chassis HostID: 80e3e446 PROC Permits installed: 10 PROC Headroom Quantity: 0 PROC Permits reserved for domain 0: 4 PROC Permits reserved for domain 1: 0 PROC Permits reserved for domain 2: 0...
  • Page 26 NONE GOOD To display COD permit information in raw key format (the complete COD key assigned by Fujitsu), use the -r option. For example: XSCF> showcodactivation -r 01:84000000:104:0301010100:3:00000000:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To display COD permit information in verbose mode, use the -v option. For example: XSCF>...

  • Page 27: To Display Usage Statistics For Cod Resources

    ▼ To Display Usage Statistics for COD Resources 1. Log in to the XSCF console with platadm or platop privileges, or domainadm, domainop, or domainmgr privileges for a specific domain. 2. Execute the showcodusage command. The output displays a summary of COD permit usage by resource type and for each domain.
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  • Page 29: Index

    Index activating COD Resources, 8 Capacity on Demand (COD), 1 boards, 1 COD Hardware Activation Option, 2 headroom, 5, 11, 12, 13 violation, 6 COD activation log, 3 COD hardware activation permits, 2 type, 3 commands, 6 addcodactivation, 6, 7, 8 addcodlicense, 7 deletecodactivation, 6, 7 deletecodlicense, 7...
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