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You can test your On/Off Capacity on Demand (CoD) and Capacity BackUp activations several times within a 24-hour period without incurring duplicate billing charges.
With this capability, you can test your activations several times over a 24-hour period while the server is powered on. When performing this test, you are only charged for the maximum number of On/Off CoD processors or memory that you request during that 24-hour period. The 24-hour period only accounts for when your server is powered on, which eliminates the possibility that the period would expire if you power off your system for an extended period of time.
The following is an example of how billing works if you decide to test your On/Off CoD activations.
| Time | Processor activations and billing results |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. |
|
| 11:00 a.m. (3 hours later) |
|
| 3:00 p.m. (4 hours later) |
|
| 5:00 p.m. (2 hours later) |
|
| 8:00 p.m. (3 hours later) |
|
| 11:00 p.m. (3 hours later) |
|
| 4:00 a.m. (5 hours later; 20 hours since 8:00 a.m. initial activation) |
|
| Total charge | 8 processor days total |
This is billing example when starting and stopping On/Off CoD requests during a test.
| Time | Processor activations and billing results |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. |
|
| 9:00 a.m. (1 hour later) |
|
| 10:00 a.m. (1 hour later) |
|
| 11:00 a.m. (1 hour later) |
|
| 12:00 p.m. (1 hour later) |
|
| 1:00 p.m. (1 hour later) |
|
| 2:00 p.m. (1 hour later) |
|
| 4:00 p.m. (2 hours later) |
|
| Total charge | 4 processor days total |
