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Procedures for Managing nPartitions
Deleting (Removing) an nPartition
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Deleting (Removing) an nPartition
You can delete (remove) any nPartition within a server complex.
The HP-UX nPartition deletion capabilities include restrictions for
security reasons: you can delete only the local nPartition and inactive
remote nPartitions.
You can delete an nPartition using these methods:
• HP-UX Commands on page 225
This procedure (using the parremove command) deletes an nPartition
using HP-UX commands.
• Partition Manager on page 227
This procedure (Partition —> Delete Partition action) removes an
nPartition using Partition Manager.
When removing the local nPartition, you must complete the procedure by
issuing the shutdown -R -H command as soon as possible after
initiating the local nPartition’s removal.
Deleting an nPartition causes all of the partition’s cells (and any I/O
resources connected to the cells) to be unassigned. As a result, all of
these cells become available resources that are on the “free cell list” and
can be assigned to any nPartition in the server complex.
HP-UX Commands This procedure (using the parremove command) deletes an nPartition
using HP-UX commands.
Step 1. Use the parstatus -P command to list all nPartitions, and check the
status (active or inactive) for the partition you plan to remove.
To check the local partition number, use the parstatus -w command.
The local nPartition always is active when it is running HP-UX.
If you are planning to remove a remote nPartition, check to see whether
the remote partition is inactive.
Step 2. If a remote nPartition that you plan to remove currently is active, then
put the partition into a ready for reconfig state to make it inactive.
If the remote partition is running HP-UX, you can shut down the
partition to a ready for reconfig state by 1) logging in to HP-UX on the
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