Re: What does just one core activated mean? Was: Cost Justifications

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rob, I had a box with multiple cores, when you decide to turn these on don't
you have to get an updated license info from IBM.  I also recall ordering a
box with the cores supposed to be turned on and the were not, this is
several months back now but I believe you had to do something special with
ASMI if i recall to get them to work.

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks, Rob. I gather that all cores are enabled in that you could use them
> all
> for Linux. But if you want to run IBM i, then there is an extra charge and
> activation for each core.
>
> -Nathan
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "rob@xxxxxxxxx" <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 6:35:59 AM
> Subject: RE: What does just one core activated mean? Was: Cost
> Justifications
>
> Nathan,
> You buy the hardware.  It comes with a set amount of processors already
> built into it.  Now, if you want to USE some of the processors you have to
> get a license for them.  It's a way for IBM to lower manufacturing costs
> and CE costs by just putting the hardware into the machine, while allowing
> them to be cost competitive on the lower end and make pure profit on the
> higher end.  It also allows you to get a processor upgrade without
> experiencing any downtime.
>
> See WRKLICINF.  Look for one with a License Term of just V7, not V7R1M0
> (notice the pattern if you are falling behind).  This one spans
> partitions.  I could have 8 processors, and license 7 of them for IBM i
> and reserve one for Linux.
>
> Product ID  . . . . . . . . :   5770SS1
> License term  . . . . . . . :   V7
> Feature . . . . . . . . . . :   5051
> Description . . . . . . . . :   IBM i
>
> Compliance type . . . . . . :   *KEYED
> Usage type  . . . . . . . . :   *PROCESSOR
>
> Usage limit . . . . . . . . :   7
> Last update . . . . . . . . :   04/28/10  16:22:10
>
> Threshold . . . . . . . . . :   6
>
> Usage Count Information:
>  All partitions  . . . . . :   7.00
>  Local partition . . . . . :   3.00
>
> So
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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> From:   "Pete Massiello" <pmassiello-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
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> Date:   03/08/2011 08:41 PM
> Subject:        RE: Cost Justifications
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>
>
> The 4 core, has 4 processors, but we only activated one of them with an
> i5/OS license.
>
> Summary: Machine is a one-way.
>
>                 Pete
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 7:58 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Cost Justifications
>
> > From: Pete Massiello
> > we did a migration ... to a new Power7 4-core with just one activated
>
> What does just one core activated mean? For starters, does that mean that
> you
> can only partition one of the cores? Or does it just mean that IBM i is
> only
>
> using one core?
>
> -Nathan
>
>
>
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