Deleting an LPAR

Using the PowerVM Delete a Logical Partition (LPAR) task, you can delete an LPAR from a PowerVM® managed system. The LPAR is deleted together with the hard disk, logical volume, physical volume, virtual host, virtual target, vSCSI adapter, Fibre Channel host, and Fibre Channel adapter ID.

Before you begin

You must activate the following analyses:
  • PowerVM HMC Overview
  • PowerVM LPAR Overview
  • PowerVM Managed System Overview
To activate the analyses, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select Virtualization > PowerVM > Setup and Maintenance and select PowerVM HMC Overview. In the Analysis: PowerVM HMC Overview pane, select Activate. Repeat this action for the PowerVM Managed System Overview, and PowerVM LPAR Overview analyses.

For information about how to disable validation on certain parameters in the task, see Turning off validation in a task.

Procedure

  1. Open the Server Automation domain.
  2. From the Domain Panel, select Virtualization > PowerVM > Managed System Operations > Configuration Management.
  3. From the Configuration Management list, select PowerVM Delete a Logical Partition (LPAR).
  4. From the HMC list, select the Hardware Management Console on which the LPAR that you want to delete is located.
  5. From the Managed System list, select the PowerVM managed system on which the LPAR that you want to delete is located.
  6. From the LPAR Name list, select the LPAR that you want to delete. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, in the Validation column to the left of the parameter, select OFF. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
  7. In the LPAR State field, you can view whether the LPAR that you select is running or not activated. You cannot delete an LPAR that is running. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, in the Validation column to the left of the parameter, select OFF. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
  8. From the Delete Disk list, select No if you want to delete the LPAR but retain the Logical Volume. Select Yes if you want to delete LPAR and also the hard disk, logical volume, physical volume, virtual host, virtual target, vSCSI adapter, Fibre Channel host, and Fibre Channel adapter ID.
  9. Click Take Action, and in the Take Action dialog box, select the PowerVM managed system from which you want to delete an LPAR, and click OK.

Results

In the Action: PowerVM Delete a Logical Partition (LPAR) window, you can view the progress of the action. When the Status changes to Complete, the LPAR is deleted.