Glossary
Capacity on Demand (CoD)
IBM's licensing model that lets a Power server ship with more processor or memory capacity installed than activated, with additional capacity unlocked temporarily or permanently as needed.
Capacity on Demand lets a Power server physically contain more processor cores or memory than are actively licensed for use, with additional capacity activated on demand. IBM has offered CoD in some form across Power5, Power6, and every generation since.
Related Terms
POWER6
IBM's dual-core processor generation shipped starting May 2007, notable for very high clock speeds and hardware decimal floating-point support.
CPW
IBM's relative performance benchmark for IBM i systems, used to compare processing capacity across different Power hardware generations and models.