To delete an nPartition from the
complex, select an nPartition and choose
nPartition Delete
from the actions menu. If you are in a partition scope, the displayed nPartition is
implicitly selected. If you are in a cell scope
or I/O chassis scope, the nPartition
containing the displayed cell or I/O
chassis is implicitly selected.
Rules for Deleting nPartitions
You cannot delete any nPartition unless you are logged in with Administrator
(root)
permissions.
You cannot delete an active nPartition, except for the
following special cases.
The Local nPartition.
When running Partition Manager on a local
nPartition, you can delete that nPartition.
A Remote Partitionable Complex.
When connected to the service processor of the
complex via IPMI over LAN, you can delete any active
nPartition. Connecting in this manner requires that you provide the
IPMI password for the service processor. See the user authentication topic
for more information.
In both of these cases, a shutdown for reconfiguration
will have to be performed after completing this action, in order for the
deletion to become effective.
In all other cases, you must complete the shutdown for reconfiguration
process, making the nPartition inactive, before you can delete
the nPartition.
If nPartition Configuration Privilege is restricted, you
cannot delete any nPartition unless you are connected to the service processor
of the complex via IPMI over LAN. Connecting in this manner requires that you
provide the IPMI password for the service processor. See the user authentication topic for more
information.
If you are deleting the last nPartition in the complex, Partition Manager will
display the Last nPartition message
and request confirmation before deleting the nPartition.
Messages
The following messages may be displayed when you invoke this action. Confirmation
messages indicate normal operation. Warning messages alert you to potentially
unintended consequences of performing this action. Error messages indicate that
this action cannot be performed.
Confirm Delete nPartition
Click [OK] to delete nPartition "Name (nPar Num)".
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Click [OK] to execute the displayed command
and delete the nPartition.
Click [Cancel] to cancel this command and return to the previous view.
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Confirm Delete Active nPartition
WARNING: This nPartition is currently active. A shutdown for
reconfiguration of this nPartition will be needed for the changes to
take effect.
Click [OK] to delete nPartition "Name (nPar Num)".
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Click [OK] to execute the displayed command
and delete the nPartition.
When the nPartition is deleted, the Active nPartition Deleted message will be displayed to remind you to
perform the required shutdown for reconfiguration.
Click [Cancel] to cancel this command and return to the previous view.
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nPartition Deleted
nPartition "Name (nPar Num)" has been deleted.
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The specified nPartition has been deleted.
Click [OK] to return to the previous view.
If there was no previous view, you will go to the
complex scope hardware view.
If the deleted nPartition was in the scope of the previous view, you will go
to the complex scope hardware view
instead.
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Active nPartition Deleted
The command to remove nPartition "Name (nPar Num)" has successfully completed.
However, there will be pending changes to the Stable Complex
Configuration Data (SCCD) until this nPartition has been shut down for
reconfiguration.
The steps that must now be taken are:
Close all applications running on the nPartition.
Do a shutdown for reconfiguration:
- HP-UX
Use the -RH option on either the shutdown(1M) or reboot(1M) command. - Windows
Use either the Start-->Shut Down, Shut down menu,
or the shutdown /s command. - Linux
Use the -h option on the shutdown(8) command.
Until the shut down for reconfiguration has been done:
No other changes can be made that affect the SCCD.
Partition Manager (parmgr) will continue to show the cell or cells
that belonged to this nPartition as still being assigned to the
nPartition (parmgr shows data from the current SCCD, not the
pending SCCD).
Partition Manager will not display a name for this nPartition (the
nPartition name was stored in the Partition Configuration Data for
this nPartition, and that data has already been reset to the
default values).
Use the Virtual Front Panel (VFP) from the service processor's console
to determine when the shutdown for reconfiguration has completed.
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Because the deleted nPartition is active, you must use the shutdown for
reconfiguration process before this change can take effect.
Click [OK] to return to the previous view.
If there was no previous view, you will go to the
complex scope hardware view.
If the deleted nPartition was in the scope of the previous view, you will go
to the complex scope hardware view
instead.
Perform a shutdown for reconfiguration as described above. The shutdown for
reconfiguration is complete after the operating system running on the
nPartition has shut down and all active cells in the nPartition are reset with
boot is blocked (BIB). You
can use the Virtual Front Panel
(VFP) to confirm that this has happened.
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Last nPartition
WARNING: This is the only nPartition in the complex.
Click [OK] to delete nPartition "Name (nPar Num)".
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Click [OK] to execute the displayed command
and delete the nPartition.
There will be no nPartitions in the complex after this command is executed.
Click [Cancel] to cancel this command and return to the previous view.
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Active nPartition
Partition Manager (parmgr) cannot delete an active nPartition.
Perform a shutdown for reconfiguration on nPartition "Name (nPar Num)"
before attempting the deletion.
Close all applications running on the nPartition.
Do a shutdown for reconfiguration:
- HP-UX
Use the -RH option on either the shutdown(1M) or reboot(1M) command. - Windows
Use either the Start-->Shut Down, Shut down menu,
or the shutdown /s command. - Linux
Use the -h option on the shutdown(8) command.
Use Partition Manager (parmgr) to delete the nPartition when the
shutdown for reconfiguration is complete.
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You cannot delete an active nPartition, except for
the special cases described in the Rules for Deleting nPartitions section above.
Click [OK] to return to the previous view.
If there was no previous view, you will go to the
complex scope hardware view. Use one of the following methods to delete this nPartition.
Shut down the nPartition for reconfiguration as described above, then
retry the Delete nPartition action.
Use the
Tools Switch Complexes
action to return to the user
authentication dialog. Use the remote
nPartition option to connect directly to the active
nPartition that you want to delete, then retry the Delete
nPartition action.
Use the
Tools Switch Complexes
action to return to the user
authentication dialog. Use the remote partitionable
complex option to connect to the service processor, then
retry the Delete nPartition action.
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Other Messages
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