IBM does this with their Power iron too. I had to get a Capacity on Demand (more like Crippled by Default) code to get the second CPU in my AIX POWER6 turned on

IBM does this with their Power iron too. I had to get a Capacity on Demand (more like Crippled by Default) code to get the second CPU in my AIX POWER6 turned on. When the system planar had to be replaced, it had to be regenerated. What a pain. OpenPOWER and PowerNV systems running on the metal don't do this, but if there's an LPAR involved (AIX, i5), you could be on the hook. The moral of the story is to buy your Power gear from a company like Raptor unless you must run AIX.