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parremove(1M) parremove(1M)
NAME
parremove - remove an existing partition
SYNOPSIS
parremove -p PartitionNumber [
-F][-k
s_lock:p_lock]
[[
-u username:[passwd]
-h IPaddress|hostname]
|[
-g [passwd]
-h IPaddress|hostname]]
DESCRIPTION
The
parremove command removes an existing partition. This will unassign all cells from the partition
and destroy the partition definition. PartitionNumber, the target partition, must be inactive except when
the
-F option is used. Even then, one of the following additional conditions must be satisfied:
• The target partition must be the local partition, the partition executing the
parremove com-
mand. If the
-u and -h
options are specified, the partition they access is considered to be the local
partition.
• The
-g option must be used to access the complex in which the target partition is configured.
By default, the target partition is assumed to be configured in the same complex as the local partition. The
-u and -g options allow the parremove command to remove a partition on the specified target (local or
remote) complex.
Root permission is required to run this command on the local partition. If the -u or
-g option is used to
access a remote partition or complex, root permission is not required on the local system, and the local sys-
tem need not exist on an nPartition. If the
-u option is specified, username on the remote host must have
root permission or the command will fail.
By the nature of its operation, the
parremove command modifies the configuration of its target complex.
Operation is affected by the state of the target complex’s nPartition Configuration Privilege. If the nParti-
tion Configuration Privilege is unrestricted (the default), or the complex is accessed using the
-g option, all
operations are allowed. Otherwise the command fails. The
-g option is unaffected by the state of the
nPartition Configuration Privilege. Note: The state of the nPartition Configuration Privilege can only be
changed at the service processor’s Command menu. This should be kept in mind when reading the Options
and Arguments section.
Refer to the HP System Partitions Guide for a description of the partition management terms used in this
man page.
Options and Arguments
parremove recognizes the following command line options and arguments:
-p PartitionNumber
Specifies the partition to be removed. PartitionNumber specifies the unique partition
number (integer) assigned to the partition when it was created. If neither the
-u nor
-g option is specified, the target partition is in the local complex. Otherwise it is in
the complex determined by either of those options.
In either case, the target partition must be inactive unless the -F option has been
specified and one of the following conditions is also satisfied:
• The target partition must be the local partition, the partition executing the par-
remove
command. If the -u and -h options are specified, the partition they
access is considered to be the local partition.
• The -g option must be used to access the complex in which the target partition is
configured.
-u username:[passwd]
Specifies the required authorization to access a partition other than the local system
(but can also be used as a loopback access to the local partition). The complex to be
modified is the one in which this target partition resides.
The -h option is required if this option is used.
username specifies a configured user name on the target partition.
passwd specifies the password associated with the username. If this field is empty,
the command prompts for the password.
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