Windows Integrity nPartition Guide

Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions
nPartition-level tasks
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2.Issue the parremove -F -p# command to force-remove (-F) the local nPartition
(-p# where # is the number of the local nPartition).
Note that the local nPartition remains active following the parremove -F -p#
command, until you perform a shutdown for reconfig to complete the removal.
As soon as possible proceed with the shutdown for reconfig because the server
Complex Profile will remain locked—and no other changes can occur—until the
pending nPartition removal is completed.
3. Perform a shutdown for reconfig (Windows shutdown /s) of the local nPartition.
The shutdown for reconfig command shuts down the nPartition and all cells so
that the configuration changes occur and the nPartition is deleted.
• Removing an active remote nPartition
To remove an active remote nPartition, you must use the Windows nPartition tools.
1. Shut down all applications and warn users. Follow the same procedures you would
use if you were to reboot the nPartition.
2.Issue the parremove -F -p# command and specify either the -u... -h...
options or -g... -h... options.
You must specify both the force-remove option (-F) and the nPartition number
(-p# where # is the number for the nPartition being removed).
3.Perform a shutdown for reconfig of the nPartition that is being removed.
Use any one of the following commands, as appropriate, to perform the shutdown
for reconfig: shutdown /s from Windows on the nPartition being removed,
reconfigreset from the EFI Shell for the nPartition, or RR from the management
processor Command Menu for the server complex where the nPartition resides.
After you complete the nPartition removal, the nPartition no longer exists. All cells (and
associated I/O chassis) that used to be assigned to the deleted nPartition now are
unassigned and can be assigned for other uses.
Add cells to an nPartition
Adding cells to an nPartition involves selecting available cells (those not currently
assigned to an nPartition) and assigning them to an existing nPartition. Both the
selected cells and any I/O chassis connected to the cells are assigned to the designated
nPartition.
NOTE Adding or removing cells from an nPartition will change the amount of memory available
to the nPartition, possibly significantly. You should consider how the memory change
may affect the amount of swap space necessary for the nPartition and if needed adjust
the swap space size.
You can add cells to the local nPartition or to any remote nPartitions in the same server
complex.