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 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.

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 system 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 nPartition 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 parremove 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.

Note: This command is a Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) Client Application. The -u option accesses the target partition using a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection. If errors are reported, check that the conditions described in the DEPENDENCIES section are satisfied.

SECURITY WARNING: Specifying the password directly on the command line may pose a security risk in your environment. The ps or other related commands can be invoked in such a way as to display the command line of a process. In this situation, any authenticated user on the system can potentially see the password while the process is executing. Hence, it is highly recommended not to specify the password on the command line, and instead allow the command to prompt for the password.

Note: Specifying passwd on the command line will not be supported in future releases.

-h IPaddress|hostname

This option should only be used in combination with either the -u or -g option. IPaddress|hostname specifies the IP address or hostname of the target partition (-u) or complex (-g).

-g [passwd]

Allows access to the complex specified by the -h option. The accessed complex is then considered the target complex. Access is via the service processor's LAN port.

The -h option is required if this option is used.

passwd specifies the IPMI password of the service processor. If this field is omitted, 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 via IPMI over LAN can be enabled or disabled by logging on to the service processor and using the SA command from the Command Menu.

The -u and -g options are mutually exclusive.

Note: Specifying passwd on the command line will not be supported in future releases.

-F

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 -g 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 -R[-H] option of the shutdown command (see shutdown(1M)).

-k s_lock:p_lock

Note: The -k option is intended for use by system management tools which invoke the parremove command programmatically. Command line users should avoid this option.

The -k option specifies the lock keys provided by Partition Manager (parmgr) for Complex Configuration Data and Partition Configuration Data.

Lock keys should always be specified in pairs. If either lock key is not available, enter -1 as a placeholder. For example, if the s_lock key is available but the p_lock key is not, then the option should be specified as -k s_lock:-1.

RETURN VALUE

The parremove command exits with one of the following values:

0: Successful completion.
1: Error condition occurred.

EXAMPLES

Remove the inactive partition whose PartitionNumber is 2:

parremove -p 2 

Remove an inactive partition in the same complex as the remote host Penzance. The command prompts for the root password:

parremove -p 0 -u root: -h Penzance 

WARNINGS

HP-UX 11i Version 2 is the last HP-UX release on which passing passwd for the -u and -g options is supported. Specifying passwd on the command line will not be supported in future releases. The command will prompt for the password.

DEPENDENCIES

This command uses the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) product and certain of its configuration settings. If you encounter connection errors when using the -u option, check that the following two conditions are satisfied:

Use the cimconfig command (see cimconfig(1M) in the WBEM product documentation) to verify (and correct if necessary) the setting of the following two variables:
- enableRemotePrivilegedUserAccess=true
- enableHttpsConnection=true
You must have appended the target partition's digital certificate to the local partition's Trust Store file. For the nPartition commands, the Trust Store file is /var/opt/wbem/client.pem.
Note: You must have appended the target partition's digital certificate to the local partition's Trust Store file. For the npartition commands, the Trust Store file is /var/opt/wbem/client.pem. This file is used by the commands that come with WBEM installation. Hence, if the commands that come with the WBEM installation trust a target partition, then npartition commands will also trust the target partition.

Refer to the WBEM documents specified in the SEE ALSO section below for further information.

AUTHOR

parremove was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company.