POWER7 TurboCore: inactive cores need no PVU entitlement
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- Note that the inactive cores do not execute any software workload so you do not have to acquire license entitlements for them. Should the customer switch back to normal operating mode, then they will need to have licenses for all 8 cores.
- Locator
- PVU FAQ, question 17
- Applies to
- PVU-licensed programs on IBM POWER7 servers. Effective date: not stated on the cited IBM page (undated web page); retrieved 2026-09-26.
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