Re: CUoD

["John Ross" <jross-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The eServer i5 570 system introduces unprecedented on demand capabilities for 
mid-sized
enterprises. It is equipped with Reserve Capacity on Demand, On/Off Capacity on 
Demand
and Memory Capacity on Demand. The new Reserve Capacity On Demand enables 
customers to
purchase a "reserve tank" of processing power that is automatically enabled by 
the system
if their server needs more capacity. With Capacity On Demand, customers pay 
only for what
they use with the ability to turn POWER5 processors or memory on and off as 
business
needs change. 

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John Ross
IBM Certified Specialist AS/400 RPG IV Programmer

Tue, 18 May 2004 13:59:02 -0500
 
> We used it to "buy" four more processors for our 840.  Once the p.o. was
> accepted we were able to point and click through a twisty little maze of web
> pages and, enter a number and get our activation key for the processors.
> 
> Then we waited a couple weeks for the accompanying memory, and scheduled
> downtime.  It made me think, "when have I ever needed to upgrade processors
> without some other major hardware change?"  In our environment adding
> processors by themselves is a great way to make the machine thrash through
> memory.
>