Re: DeConfigured Cores

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Diego is correct. The primary motivation for factory deconfigured cores 
was to lower PowerVM costs. It's not much but it is a little.

When you get this machine IBM i sees only one core and needs one 
license. If you wish to upgrade you can turn on more cores and add IBM i 
Licenses as well.

In my customer base most don't go the deconfigured cores route as too 
much is changing and it's very simple to add IBM i Licenses but not as 
simple to reactivate cores and such especially if you do not have an HMC.

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 9/27/2017 8:49 AM, Diego Kesselman wrote:
> Kirk,
>
> by deconfiguring cores you ask the factory to turn off some cores to 
> lower your PowerVM licensing and AIX or IBM i when you have single LPAR 
> configuration.
>
> You can power off the system, get into the ASMI and activate those 
> cores, and then on again; but you'll need additional PowerVM licenses 
> and, when required, additional OS licenses.
>
> When you have a single LPAR IBM i system I think (sorry, can't 
> remember), and as long as you have an "all resources" LPAR, you must see 
> all cores (prepare your OS keys). If this doesn't work out, just create 
> a new LPAR with all resources so you can reflect changes.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Diego Kesselman
>
>
> El 27/09/17 a las 06:34, Kirk Goins escribió:
> > DrFranken and other hardware Guru's...
> > I saw a 4core Power7 the other day with IBMi only on it. When looking at
> > Failed and Non-Reporting Hardware screen it is reporting cores 2-4 as
> > failed. I know at one time in the AIX world you could by from IBM a 
> > machine
> > with x number cores deconfigured. This was done to less than handle less
> > than whole machine licensing in the AIX world as their licensing is as
> > robust as IBMi.  How does/would IBMi see these deconfigured cores?
> >
> > Thanks in advance