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Enabling On/Off Capacity on Demand

Enable your server for On/Off Capacity on Demand (CoD), before requesting temporary capacity on your server. To enable your server for On/Off CoD, you must use the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Most CoD tasks on the HMC require the HMC super administrator user role.

Perform the following steps to enable your server for On/Off CoD:

  1. Retrieve the On/Off CoD enablement code by accessing http://www-912.ibm.com/pod/pod.
  2. Enter your activation code on your server using the HMC. To enter your code:
    1. Click Systems Management.
    2. Select Servers.
    3. Select the server on which you want enter your activation code.
    4. Select Tasks > Capacity on demand (CoD) > Enter CoD Code.
    5. Type your activation code in the Code field.
    6. Click OK.

Your server is now enabled for On/Off CoD. To use your processors or memory, see Activating On/Off Capacity on Demand.



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Last updated: Thu, April 09, 2015