IT Jungle: Strategically Using Power Systems’ Processor Trial Capacity On Demand

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Joe Hertvik

IT Jungle just posted my latest article on using Trial Capacity on Demand (TCoD).

TCoD is IBM’s program for allowing IBM i customers to test adding extra processors or memory to your system before you purchase, allowing you to determine whether extra capacity will alleviate system bottlenecks.

This article goes over the basics of using TCoD, as well as some of the finer points of the program, such as how the different types of TCoD work, how you can use TCoD more than once, and how you can strategically use TCoD when you’re nearing the end of a lease.

You can check it out by clicking here.

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2 Responses to IT Jungle: Strategically Using Power Systems’ Processor Trial Capacity On Demand

  1. Tim Prostor says:
    November 28, 2012 at 11:07 am

    My IBM business partner is checking with IBM . . . but she believes Trial CoD is only for models 770 and higher (and not 720′s, 740′s, 750′s). Do you know anything about that?

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    • Joe Hertvik says:
      November 28, 2012 at 12:55 pm

      I received a TCoD key for a Power6 550 earlier this month, so I can verify that IBM is doing it for the Power6 boxes.

      Here’s a direct quote from the IBM Powers Systems Capacity on Demand site that clarifies the machines that are covered. I also mentioned this in the article.

      POWER5 and POWER6 servers except the POWER6 595 can activate up to 2 processor cores and/or up to 4 GB of memory. POWER7 and the POWER6 595 can activated up to 8 processor cores and/or up to 64 GB of memory.

      HTH

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