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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2009
Christine Axnix, Steinenbronn, DE;
John R. Birtles, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Juergen Probst, Wildberg, DE;
Christine Axnix, Steinenbronn, DE;
John R. Birtles, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Juergen Probst, Wildberg, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and device for configuring functional capabilities in a data processing system. Configuration data comprises permanent entitlement data specifying permanent functional capabilities of the data processing system and temporary entitlement data, generated from temporary entitlement records received by the data processing system, specifying temporary functional capabilities of the data processing system. When storing temporary entitlement data, an activation level record specifying a number of resources of the data processing system used for temporarily implementing functional capabilities according to the temporary entitlement data is generated and stored. Responsive to a request to activate or deactivate temporary capacity for the data processing system, for every activation level record, the number of resources specified by the activation level records is modified such that the overall sum of resources specified by the activation level records does not change, and the resources are activated as specified by the activation level records.