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Procedures for Managing nPartitions
Removing Cells from an nPartition
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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Specify the partition number (-p # ) and each cell (-d # ) that you want to
remove from the partition.
If removing multiple cells from a partition, specify each cell with a
separate -d # option on the same command line (such as: parmodify -p1
-d0 -d2... to remove cells 0 and 2 from partition number 1).
Slightly different procedures are required for removing active cells and
inactive cells. See the following information for details (Removing an
Active Cell and Removing an Inactive Cell).
When you are removing multiple cells from the local nPartition, if at
least one of the cells you plan to remove is currently active then you
should follow the guidelines for removing active cells.
• Removing an Active Cell
You should specify the -B option to parmodify when removing an
active cell from the local nPartition if you want the partition become
active following its reboot for reconfig.
For example, the following command removes cell 4 from partition 0
and the -B option ensures that the partition will be active following
its reboot for reconfig.
You must perform a reboot for reconfig (shutdown -R) after you issue
the parmodify command to remove active cell(s) from the partition.
(This is covered in Step 3 that follows.)
• Removing an Inactive Cell
When removing an inactive cell from an nPartition you do not need to
specify the -B option to parmodify and do not need to perform a
reboot for reconfig of the cell’s partition.
When you use parmodify to remove an inactive cell, the cell is
immediately unassigned from its nPartition.
If you specify the -B option when removing an inactive cell from an
inactive nPartition, then cell is immediately removed and the
# parmodify -p0 -d4 -B
Cell 4 is active.
Use shutdown -R to shutdown the system to ready for reconfig state.
Command succeeded.
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