parremove(1M) parremove(1M)
NAME
parremove - remove an existing partition
SYNOPSIS
PartitionNumber p_lock]
username
DESCRIPTION
The command removes an existing partition. This will unassign all cells from the partition and destroy the partition definition. Parti-
tionNumber, the target partition, must be inactive except when the option is used. Even then, one of the following additional conditions
must be satisfied:
o The target partition must be the local partition, the partition executing the command. If the options are specified, the parti-
tion they access is considered to be the local partition.
o The 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 and options allow the command
to remove a partition on the specified target (local or remote) complex.
Superuser permission is required to run this command on the local partition. If the option is used to access a remote partition or com-
plex, superuser permission is not required on the local system, and the local system need not exist on an nPartition. If the option is
specified, username on the remote host must have superuser permission or the command will fail.
By the nature of its operation, the command modifies the configuration of its target complex. Operation is affected by the state of the
target complex's nPartition Configuration Privilege. If the nPartition Configuration Privilege is unrestricted (the default), or the com-
plex is accessed using the option, all operations are allowed. Otherwise the command fails. The 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 proces-
sor's Command menu. This should be kept in mind when reading the section.
Refer to the for a description of the partition management terms used in this man page.
Options and Arguments
recognizes the following command line options and arguments:
Specifies the partition to be removed.
PartitionNumber specifies the unique partition number (integer) assigned to the partition when it was created. If nei-
ther the nor option is specified, the target partition is in the local complex. Otherwise it is in the complex deter-
mined by either of those options.
In either case, the target partition must be inactive unless the option has been specified and one of the following
conditions is also satisfied:
o The target partition must be the local partition, the partition executing the command. If the options are speci-
fied, the partition they access is considered to be the local partition.
o The option must be used to access the complex in which the target partition is configured.
Forcibly remove the partition. This option is required if you are
removing your own local partition, which is active by definition, or if you are using the option to remove an active
partition in the target complex. It is ignored otherwise.
If you are removing an active partition, the partition is marked for removal. This action is irreversible. However,
the partition is not actually removed until it is shutdown using the option of the command (see shutdown(1M)).
Allows access to the complex specified by the
option. The accessed complex is then considered the target complex. Access is through the service processor's LAN
port.
The option is required if this option is used.
If this option is specified, the command prompts for the password.
If an error is reported when you attempt to connect using this option, check to see that IPMI LAN access has not been
disabled on the remote service processor. Access to the complex through IPMI over LAN can be enabled or disabled by
logging on to the service processor and using the command from the Command Menu.
The and options are mutually exclusive.
This option should only be used in combination with either the
option. IPaddress|hostname specifies the IP address or hostname of the target partition or complex
Note: The option is intended for use by system management tools which invoke the command programmatically. Command line
users should avoid this option.
The option specifies the lock keys provided by Partition Manager ( )for Complex Configuration Data and Partition Con-
figuration Data.
Lock keys should always be specified in pairs. If either lock key is not available, enter as a placeholder. For exam-
ple, if the s_lock key is available but the p_lock key is not, then the option should be specified as
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 option is required if this option is used.
If this option is specified, the command prompts for the password.
username specifies a configured user name on the target partition.
Note: This command is a Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) Client Application. The option accesses the target par-
tition using a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection. If errors are reported, check that the conditions described in
the section are satisfied.
RETURN VALUE
The command exits with one of the following values:
Successful completion.
Error condition occurred.
EXAMPLES
Remove the inactive partition whose PartitionNumber is 2:
Remove an inactive partition in the same complex as the remote host Penzance:
RemoteAdmin must have superuser permissions on Penzance. The command prompts for the password.
DEPENDENCIES
This command uses the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) product and some of its configuration settings. If you encounter connection
errors when using the option, check that the following two conditions are satisfied:
o Use the command (see cimconfig(1M) in the WBEM product documentation) to verify (and correct if necessary) the setting of the following
two variables:
o
o
o The target partition's digital certificate has been appended to the local partition's Shared Authentication Store. For the nPartition
commands, the Shared Authentication Store is stored in the file: This file is used by all the clients, which use SSL based certificates.
If these clients trust a target partition, then the nPartition commands will also trust the target partition.
Refer to the WBEM documents specified in the section below for further information.
AUTHOR
was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company.
SEE ALSO
fruled(1), parstatus(1), cplxmodify(1M), frupower(1M), parconfig(1M), parcreate(1M), parmgr(1M), parmodify(1M), parolrad(1M), parun-
lock(1M), partition(5).
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parremove(1M)