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1. by x SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD Users Guide January 2012 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 xii SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD User s Guide January 2012 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 m About Capacity on Demand on page 1 a COD CPU Activation on page 3 a COD Activation Log on page 3 a COD CPU Allocation on page 4 a COD Commands on page 6 a Activating COD Resources on page 8 About Capacity on Demand The COD feature allows you to configure spare processing resources on your M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 server in the form of one or more COD CPUs which can be activated at a later date when additional processing power is needed To access each COD CPU you must purchase a COD Hardware Activation Option Under certain conditions you can use COD resources before purchasing COD Hardware Activation Options for them COD Boards A COD board is a system board that has been configured at the factory for COD capability COD boards come in the same configurations as standard system boards The number of CPUs per COD bo2. WNRO Oooo 3 Type the setcod command specifying headroom For example XSCF gt setcod headroom where headroom can be a number from 1 to 4 For example XSCF gt setcod 4 WAARNING Using headroom requires you to install key s within 30 days Do you agree y n y 4 Verify the headroom quantity is correct by executing the showcod command For example if you entered 4 as the headroom number the output would be similar to XSCF gt showcod Chassis HostID 80d88800 PROC Permits installed 8 PROC Headroom Quantity 4 Note When headroom is in use the XSCF console displays periodic warning messages requesting installation of new COD permits The warning messages continue to be displayed until new keys are installed or headroom is no longer in use Capacity on Demand COD Administration 11 Headroom warning messages are similar to codd 627 COD PROC WARNING Headroom Active key s must be installed V To Disable Headroom 1 Log in to the XSCF console with platadm privileges 2 Execute the setcod command specifying headroom as zero XSCF gt setcod 0 3 Verify that the headroom is disabled by executing the showcod command For example XSCF gt showcod Chassis HostID 80d88800 PROC Permits installed 8 PROC Headroom Quantity 0 V To Display COD Information 1 Log in to the XSCF console with platadm or plato
3. can cause a violation a The COD database is lost or corrupted while the system is running This state is detected on the subsequent XSCF reset To cancel the violation use the addcodactivation 8 command to reenter into the COD database the keys you received with your COD Hardware Activation Option purchases m You execute the command deletecodactivation f causing deletion of a COD key in the COD database while the server is using the associated COD permit This could be a valid action in certain cases For example you might want to delete unwanted COD permits but delay shutting down the domain a You disable headroom while the server is still using COD resources Once the system detects a violation the Service Processor posts a notice on the server console and ensures that no additional COD resources are brought online until the violation is corrected In the meantime it will not shut down domains or COD resources COD Commands The available commands vary depending on the firmware version 6 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD Users Guide January 2012 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 TABLE2 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 dele
4. reserved them for these domains PROC Permits reserved for domain PROC Permits reserved for domain PROC Permits reserved for domain PROC Permits reserved for domain WNRO OONSA 4 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD User s Guide January 2012 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 m 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 these CPUs you need to purchase the COD permits and then perform either of the following operations Power off the domain which contains the relevant Uni XSB and power it on again You can t add the CPU by rebooting the domain a Use DR to once detach the relevant Uni XSB from the domain and then remount it to the domain For details on DR see the SPARC Enterprise M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration DR User s Guide Note Although the domain reboot occurred due to the reasons such as CPU failure the server doesn t automatically start to use the unused CPU instead of the failed CPU m To set the COD board to Quad XSB Since the CM
5. Important Legal and Safety Information SPARC Enterprise M4000 M5000 Servers Safety and Compliance Guide SPARC Enterprise M8000 M9000 Servers Safety and Compliance Guide External I O Expansion Unit Safety and Compliance Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server Unpacking Guide SPARC Enterprise M5000 Server Unpacking Guide viii SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD User s Guide January 2012 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 SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers XSCF Reference Manual SPARC Enterprise M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration DR User s Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD User s Guide SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers RCI User s Guide SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers Product Notest S
6. NCE DE CONTREFA ON SONT EXCLUES DANS LA MESURE AUTORIS E PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE Sauf mention contraire express ment stipul e dans ce contrat dans la mesure autoris e par la loi applicable en aucun cas Oracle ou Fujitsu Limited et ou l une ou l autre de leurs soci t s affili es ne sauraient tre tenues responsables envers une quelconque partie tierce sous quelque th orie juridique que ce soit de tout manque gagner ou de perte de profit de probl mes d utilisation ou de perte de donn es ou d interruptions d activit s ou de tout dommage indirect sp cial secondaire ou cons cutif m me si ces entit s ont t pr alablement inform es d une telle ventualit LA DOCUMENTATION EST FOURNIE EN L TAT ET TOUTE AUTRE CONDITION DECLARATION ET GARANTIE EXPRESSE OU TACITE EST FORMELLEMENT EXCLUE DANS LA MESURE AUTORIS E PAR LA LOI EN VIGUEUR Y COMPRIS NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE LA QUALIT MARCHANDE L APTITUDE UNE UTILISATION PARTICULI RE OU L ABSENCE DE CONTREFA ON 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 v To Purchase COD Hardware Activation Options 8 To Installa COD Key 8 To Deletea COD Key 9 To Re
7. PARC Enterprise M4000 M5000 Servers Product Notes SPARC Enterprise M8000 M9000 Servers Product Notes External I O Expansion Unit Product Notes SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers Glossary SPARC Enterprise PRIMEQUEST Common Installation Planning Manual This is a printed document Beginning with the XCP1100 release Preface ix 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 gt 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 gt showuser p directories on screen computer User Name jsmith output Privileges useradm This font represents the example of auditadm command output in the frame Italic Indicates the name of a reference See the SPARC Enterprise manual a variable or user M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M90 replaceable text 00 Servers XSCF User s Guide a Indicates names of chapters See Chapter 2 System Features sections items buttons or menus Syntax of the Command Line Interface CLI The command syntax is as follows m A variable that requires input of a value must be put in Italics m An optional element must be enclosed in A group of options for an optional keyword must be enclosed in and delimited
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9. U is divided into four you can use the resource on 1 Quad XSB per COD permit You can t use the remaining resources on 3 Quad XSBs Headroom Management Headroom is the capability to use up to four COD CPUs per server without a sufficient number of COD permits to cover their use Headroom allows you to activate a COD board under these conditions m Asa hot spare to replace a failed system board m When you intend to purchase the appropriate number of COD permits but need to use the resources immediately Capacity on Demand COD Administration 5 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 headroom is in use warning messages appear on the console every four hours Once you either deactivate the hot spared COD board or purchase COD Hardware Activation Options for the COD CPUs in use and enter the keys into the COD database the warning messages stop and headroom is automatically reduced Violations A violation occurs if more COD resources are in use than authorized on the server These events
10. a COD board The output from this command has a column titled COD This column contains an n for a non COD board or a y for a COD board For example on a high end server you might see XSCF gt showboards v a XSB R DID LSB Assignment Pwr Conn Conf Test Fault COD 00 0 00 00 Assigned y y y Passed Normal n 01 0 SP Unavailable y n n Unknown Normal y 01 1 SP Unavailable y n n Unknown Normal y 01 2 SP Unavailable y n n Unknown Normal y 01 3 SP Unavailable y n n Unknown Normal y Capacity on Demand COD Administration 15 16 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD Users Guide January 2012 Index A activating COD Resources 8 C 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 setcod 4 6 7 10 11 12 showcod 7 8 10 11 12 13 showcodactivation 7 9 13 14 showcodactivationhistory 3 7 13 showcodlicense 7 showcodusage 7 15 D domain domain configuration 5 reserving COD permits 10 13 F FRU ID 2 17 18 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD Users Guide January 2012
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12. ard depends on the configuration of your server 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 not use individual CPU Boards On these servers the system board components are mounted on a Mother Board Unit MBU Midrange servers can be configured to use COD only at original purchase Once a COD board has been activated you can configure it into a domain in the same way as a system board COD boards are identified by a special field replaceable unit FRU ID and by a COD label Except for their FRU ID label and COD capability once COD boards are activated they are handled by the rest of the hardware and software in exactly the same way as system boards COD boards fully support Dynamic Reconfiguration DR operations Note Field engineers perform the installation and the maintenance service concerning COD boards After the installation of COD board you can t use the CPU before you install the COD hardware activation key COD key The COD Hardware Activation Option The COD Hardware A
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14. ctivation Option lets you purchase COD hardware activation permits COD permits that authorize you to activate and use COD CPUs on a server If you purchase a COD Hardware Activation Option for say six CPUs you receive a COD permit that entitles you to use up to six COD CPUs on your server Your purchase authorizes you to use a number of COD CPUs rather than specific COD CPUs For example if your server has two COD boards with four COD CPUs each but you only need to use six CPUs at any given time buy only six COD permits You can use any of the eight COD CPUs but only six at a time Your server can support activated COD CPUs purchased from up to 50 COD Hardware Activation Option orders Each order can cover multiple COD CPUs They have no expiration date Depending on the firmware version the type of usable COD permits varies 2 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD Users Guide January 2012 TABLE1 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 Xt S Server specific S S The COD permits for the M4000 M5000 servers cannot be installed on the M8000 M9000 servers and vice versa t 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 or COD boards con
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16. e COD permits on your server If headroom is enabled this procedure decreases headroom to compensate for the added COD permits This automatic reduction in headroom is designed to avoid accidental abuse of headroom You can increase headroom again manually after installation See To Enable Increase or Decrease Headroom on page 11 1 Log in to the XSCF console with platadm privileges 2 Execute the addcodactivation command with the key provided by Fujitsu XSCF gt addcodactivation key For example XSCF gt addcodactivation 01 84000000 104 0301010100 3 00000000 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD User s Guide January 2012 3 Verify that the key was added to the COD database XSCF gt addcodactivation r The key you add should be listed in the output See To Display COD Permit Status on page 13 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 it Note Do not attempt to install the same COD key more than once except as noted in Step 4 Doing so would be a contract violation To Delete a COD Key Before deleting a key from the COD database the XSCF firmware determines whether a sufficient number of active COD CPUs are available plus headroom If all activated COD CPUs are in use and no headroom is available th
17. e operation fails You can force the operation by using the f option in Step 3 below but doing so will overcommit any COD CPU reservations that might be in effect 1 Log in to the XSCF console with platadm privileges 2 Verify that you have enough COD permits or headroom to cover COD resources currently in use Use the showcodactivation command as described in To Display COD Permit Status on page 13 If you do not have sufficient COD permits or headroom to compensate power off one or more domains or disconnect the appropriate number of boards 3 Delete the key from the COD database XSCF gt deletecodactivation key 4 Verify that the key was removed from the COD database XSCF gt deletecodactivation r The key that you deleted should not be listed in the output See To Display COD Permit Status on page 13 Capacity on Demand COD Administration 9 YV 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 Execute the setcod command with or without options a Execute the command with options XSCF gt setcod d domain_id cod_cpu_quantity For example XSCF gt setcod d 1 4 b Execute the setcod command with no options XSCF gt setcod Executing the command without op
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19. key assigned by Fujitsu use the r option For example XSCF gt showcodactivation r 01 84000000 104 0301010100 3 00000000 XKXXXXXXXXXXXXXX To display COD permit information in verbose mode use the v option For example XSCF gt showcodactivation v Description Ver Expiration Count Status PROC 01 NONE 1 GOOD 01 84000000 000000001 0301010100 1 00000000 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX PROC 01 NONE 2 GOOD 01 84000000 000000004 0301010100 2 00000000 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD Users Guide January 2012 Vv 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 For example XSCF gt showcodusage Resource In Use Installed COD Permitted Status PROC 0 4 0 OK 0 available Domain Resource In Use Installed Reserved 0 PROC 0 4 0 1 PROC 0 0 0 2 PROC 0 0 0 3 PROC 0 0 0 Unused PROC 0 0 0 To display usage statistics only for domains or resources use the showcodusage p domain command or the showcodusage p resource command All COD usage information can be displayed with the showcodusage p all command You can also use the showboards command to identify which board is
20. mits for them The XSCF firmware checks the COD database and current usage determines which boards are COD boards and allocates COD permits to their COD resources It then tells the Service Processor which COD CPUs to configure into the domain The Service Processor configures only those COD resources that are activated COD CPUs that are not activated are assigned COD disabled status A COD CPU might be assigned COD disabled status if it cannot be activated because all COD permits are in use When you remove a COD board from a domain through a reconfiguration operation when a domain containing a COD board is shut down normally or when the Service Processor detects a fault and unconfigures a board from the domain your COD permits for the resources on those boards are released and added to the pool of available COD permits and can be used to put other COD CPUs in your server into use Allocation of COD permits does not change during a Service Processor reset or failover You can reserve COD permits for specific domains by using the setcod 8 command After power on permits are first allocated to COD CPUs in domains with reserved permits then remaining COD permits are allocated on a first come first served basis to the remaining resources When a domain is powered off the reverse happens First the unreserved COD permits are released then the reserved COD permits are released For example assume your server has 10 COD permits and you
21. p privileges or domainadm domainop or domainmgr privileges for a specific domain 12 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD User s Guide January 2012 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 PROC PROC PROC PROC PROC PROC XSCF gt showcod Chassis HostID 80e3e446 Permits installed 10 Headroom Quantity 0 Permits Permits Permits Permits reserved for domain reserved for domain reserved for domain reserved for domain WNR Oooo To display COD information only for a specific domain use the showcod d domain_id command where domain_id is 0 23 depending on system configuration Vv To Display COD Activation History 1 Execute the showcodactivationhistory command XSCF gt showcodactivationhistory V To Display COD Permit Status 1 Log in to the XSCF console with platadm or platop privileges Capacity on Demand COD Administration 13 14 2 Execute the showcodactivation command The output displays the resource description COD permit version number expiration date number of COD permits and COD permit status For example XSCF gt showcodactivation Description Ver Expiration Count Status PROC OT NONE 8 GOOD To display COD permit information in raw key format the complete COD
22. serve COD Permits fora Domain 10 To Enable Increase or Decrease Headroom 11 lt lt lt lt To Disable Headroom 12 v To Display COD Information 12 v To Display COD Activation History 13 v To Display COD Permit Status 13 v To Display Usage Statistics for COD Resources 15 Index 17 vi SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD User s Guide January 2012 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 the XSCF Reference Manual note that the full document name is the SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers XSCF Reference Manual Before reading this document you should read the overview guide for your server the SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers Administration Guide and the SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers XSCF User s Guide At publication of this document servers described herein were shipping with XCP 1110 firmware installed That might no longer be the latest available version or the version now in
23. stalled Always see the Product Notes that apply to the firmware on your server and those that apply to the latest firmware release This section includes Audience on page viii Related Documentation on page viii Text Conventions on page x Syntax of the Command Line Interface CLI on page x Documentation Feedback on page xi Preface vii 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 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 SPARC Enterprise Equipment Rack Mounting Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000 M5000 Servers Getting Started Guide SPARC Enterprise M8000 M9000 Servers Getting Started Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000 M5000 Servers Overview Guide SPARC Enterprise M8000 M9000 Servers Overview Guide SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers
24. tact your sales representative 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 The COD database is stored in nonvolatile memory on the Service Processor Servers with multiple Service Processors support COD database failover Note The XCP 1101 firmware release introduces support for unlocked COD keys which are not assigned to a server s individual Chassis HostID The new type of COD keys include the word UNLOCKED Any old style keys in your COD database will continue to work even when new style keys are also present COD Activation Log To display the COD activation log which contains a record of additions and deletions of COD permits use the showcodactivationhistory 8 command See the showcodactivationhistory 8 man page Capacity on Demand COD Administration 3 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 per
25. tecodlicense 8 deletecodlicense 8 or deletecodactivation 8 Displaying key showcodlicense 8 showcodlicense 8 or information showcodactivation 8 Setting resources Displaying COD information Displaying COD resource usage Displaying log of key addition deletion setcod 8 t showcod 8 t showcodusage 8 t showcodactivationhistory 8 Both commands can be used in the same way The command output varies depending on the firmware version For details see the manual pages t The command is supported in XCP1101 or later For details about the commands see the SPARC Enterprise M3000 M4000 M5000 M8000 M9000 Servers XSCF Reference Manual or manual pages Capacity on Demand COD Administration 7 Activating COD Resources V 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 m Chassis HostID of the system when ordering server specific COD permits You can verify the Chassis HostID by logging into XSCF console and using the showcod command After you purchase the COD permit a COD key is sent from Fujitsu V To Install a COD Key This procedure tells you how to install the key Fujitsu sent you to activat
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27. tions lets you reserve COD permits for all domains at once First the number of available COD permits eight in the example below and the headroom quantity prompt are displayed XSCF gt setcod PROC Permits installed 8 PROC Headroom Quantity 0 to disable 4 MAX 0 4 WARNING Using headroom requires you to install key s within 30 days Do you agree y n y Enter a headroom number or press Return to leave the headroom unchanged The following prompts are displayed in order PROC Permits reserved for domain 0 6 MAX 0 PROC Permits reserved for domain 1 6 MAX 2 PROC Permits reserved for domain 2 4 MAX 0 PROC Permits reserved for domain 3 4 MAX 0 Enter the number of COD permits reserved for each domain The currently reserved number appears in parentheses Do not exceed the number of available COD permits To leave a reservation unchanged press Return 3 Verify the allocation with the showcod command 10 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Capacity on Demand COD User s Guide January 2012 V 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 gt showcod Chassis HostID 80e3e446 PROC Permits installed 10 PROC Headroom Quantity 0 PROC Permits reserved for domain PROC Permits reserved for domain PROC Permits reserved for domain PROC Permits reserved for domain
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