Patent ID: 7716334
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: powering on a system that includes a plurality of field replaceable units (FRUs) for supplying processing resources in the system, each of the plurality of FRUs having a field replaceable unit identification (FRUID) memory storing a capacity-on-demand (COD) indication associated with the FRU, the COD indication indicative of whether the FRU is a base level resource or a COD resource; identifying a first subset of the plurality of FRUs, each FRU in the first subset having the COD indication in the FRUID memory indicating that the FRU is a base level resource available for use in the system; identifying a second subset of the plurality of FRUs, each FRU in the second subset having the COD indication in the FRUID memory indicating that the FRU is a COD resource usable in the system in exchange for payment of a fee; enabling the first subset; identifying a need for additional processing resources; and enabling one or more FRUs from the second subset responsive to identifying the need for additional processing resources.