HP Instant Capacity

The HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) version B.11.31.08.01 software (product number B9073BA) provides the ability to instantly increase or decrease processing capacity on specified HP Enterprise servers.

Summary of Change

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 September 2005?

iCAP has been updated to version B.11.31.08.01 to include the following new features and changes:

support for HP-UX 11i v3
modifications to the installation procedure
support for Global Instant Capacity (GiCAP)
support for HP rx7640 and rx8640 Integrity servers
support for hyperthreading on HP-UX 11i v3 systems
changes to GiCAP grouping rules and icapstatus command output
incorporate several defect fixes

For further information, see the HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) Release Notes at http://docs.hp.com (navigate to Network and Systems Management, then to Utility Pricing Solutions).

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v2 June 2006?

iCAP has been updated to version B.11.31.08.01 to include the following new features and changes:

support for HP-UX 11i v3
modifications to the installation procedure
full implementation of Global Instant Capacity (GiCAP)
support for hyperthreading on HP-UX 11i v3 systems
changes to GiCAP grouping rules and icapstatus command output
incorporate several defect fixes

For further information, see the HP Instant Capacity (iCAP) Release Notes at http://docs.hp.com (navigate to Network and Systems Management, then to Utility Pricing Solutions).

Impact

The GiCAP grouping rules file format and file name changed with this release; therefore the version 8.0 grouping rules file is not compatible with the iCAP version 8.01 software.

Compatibility

Version 8.0 grouping rules file is not compatible with the iCAP version 8.01 software.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

Manpages:
- icap(5)
- icapmanage(1M)
- icapmodify(1M)
- icapnotify(1M)
- icapstatus(1M)
Web Sites:
- HP Software Depot: http://hp.com/go/softwaredepot
- Technical Documentation: http://docs.hp.com
Documents:
For details on the HP Instant Capacity software product, see the Instant Capacity User’s Guide and Release Notes located on the HP web site: http://docs.hp.com (navigate to Network and Systems Management, then to Utility Pricing Solutions).

Obsolescence

Not applicable.