The configuration file is a signed XML file that contains
the required information to configure a
Power® Enterprise Pool
.
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Pool ID
-
The unique ID that IBM® assigns
to the
Power Enterprise Pool
.
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Sequence number
-
A numeric value that increments higher whenever IBM updates the configuration file.
-
Power Enterprise Pool
membership
codes
-
An activation code or a termination code for each system that
is a member of the pool.
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Mobile CoD processor code
-
The activation code that sets the total number of Mobile CoD processors
that you can use in the pool.
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Mobile CoD memory code
-
The activation code that sets the total amount of Mobile CoD memory
that you can use in the pool.
You must contact IBM to
get a new configuration file to do the following operations:
-
Create a
Power Enterprise Pool
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Add systems to a pool or remove systems from a pool
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Add Mobile CoD resources to a pool or remove Mobile CoD resources
from a pool
You must have the latest configuration file for a pool
to do the following operations:
The latest configuration file for a
Power Enterprise Pool
is available
on the
Capacity
on Demand (CoD) website
Add or remove systems from
Power Enterprise Pools
Adding
or removing a system from an established
Power Enterprise Pool
requires notification
to IBM.
An updated addendum
must be submitted to the Power Systems™ CoD project office (pcod@us.ibm.com) to add or remove
systems from
Power Enterprise Pool
.
When the update is processed, a new pool configuration file is posted
on the CoD website.
Before you remove the systems from a pool,
all assets (including Mobile CoD resources) that were originally purchased
with the system must be returned to that same system serial number. Mobile
assets that belong to a system might qualify for transfer to another
system serial number depending on normal qualifying guidelines and,
if possible, require more administrative action.
Systems that
are removed from a pool can join another pool and contribute Mobile
CoD resources to the new pool and use Mobile CoD resources of other systems.
Mobile CoD resources require a pool ID to be recognized.
Eligible program authorizations
As a result
of authorized participation in a
Power Enterprise Pools
offering, you
are authorized to temporarily transfer entitlements for authorized
use of each Eligible Program from a Power Systems server that is participating
in the pool to another Power
Systems server that is also participating in the pool. You must
not exceed the maximum number of software licenses within the pool
for any specific software agreement.
Required maintenance service and support
Within
each
Power Enterprise Pool
,
all participating systems must either be serviced by IBM under warranty or an IBM maintenance service agreement, or not be
serviced by IBM. In addition,
each eligible program that is entitled for IBM software maintenance (SWMA) on one or more
systems that are participating in the pool must also have a valid
SWMA agreement on every participating system in the pool that eligible
program will execute on.
Additional
Power Enterprise Pool
requirements
The
following are the additional
Power Enterprise Pool
requirements:
-
Any licenses for Power software
like
AIX®
,
IBM i
, and other Power software, that exist on
any system in a pool must also be licensed for at least one core on
each of the additional systems in the pool.
-
All systems in a pool must be owned by the same customer enterprise
number.
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Activations cannot be transferred, moved, or otherwise reassigned
across country boundaries.
-
Integrated Facility for Linux activations are
not supported as mobile activations within
Power Enterprise Pools
but can reside
separately on systems within a pool.
AIX
,
IBM i
, and
Linux
operating systems
and their workloads are all supported by
Power Enterprise Pools
.
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