nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition

2. Issue the parunlock command with the command-line option appropriate for the Complex
Profile entry or entries you want to unlock.
parunlock Options for Original nPartition Commands The Original nPartition Commands
parunlock command supports the following options:
-s Unlock the Stable Complex Configuration Data.
-p# Unlock the Partition Configuration Data for the nPartition whose number (#) is
specified.
-A Unlock the Stable Complex Configuration Data and the Partition Configuration Data
for all nPartitions in the complex.
parunlock Options for Enhanced nPartition Commands The Enhanced nPartition
Commands parunlock command supports the following options:
-s Unlock the Stable Complex Configuration Data. On HP Integrity servers the -s option
unlocks the "read lock" that controls read access to the current Stable Complex
Configuration Data. See also the -P option.
-d Unlock the Dynamic Complex Configuration Data.
-p# Unlock the Partition Configuration Data for the nPartition whose number (#) is
specified.
-P Cancel any pending changes to the Stable Complex Configuration Data. On HP
Integrity servers the -P option unlocks the "write lock" that controls write access to
a modifiable copy of the Stable Complex Configuration Data. See also the -s option.
-A Unlock the Stable Complex Configuration Data, Dynamic Complex Configuration
Data, and the Partition Configuration Data for all nPartitions in the complex. On HP
Integrity servers the -A option unlocks both the "read lock" and "write lock" for the
Stable Complex Configuration Data.
Canceling Pending Changes to the Complex Profile
You can cancel a pending change to the Stable Complex Configuration Data for a cell-based
server by unlocking the the Stable Complex Configuration Data before the service processor has
pushed out the revised data for the entry.
For example, you can abort a cell assignment change when you have issued a request to unassign
an active cell but manually unlock the effected Complex Profile entries before performing a
reboot for reconfig of the nPartition to which the cell originally is assigned.
For background details see “Complex Profile” (page 36).
CAUTION: You should generally avoid manually unlocking Complex Profile entries because
doing so can can result in the loss of configuration changes.
Procedure 6-26 Aborting Cell Assignment Changes
You can cancel a pending change to an active cell by using this procedure. Only changes involving
the unassignment (deletion) of an active cell from an nPartition can practically be canceled.
1. After issuing a request to unassign an active cell from its nPartition, do not perform a
shutdown or reset of the nPartition.
When the cell assignment of an active cell is pending, the Stable Complex Configuration
Data is not pushed out until the cell is at the boot is blocked (BIB) state, which occurs during
a reboot for reconfig or shutdown for reconfig of its nPartition.
2. Issue a request to unlock the Stable Complex Configuration Data for the server where the
cell assignment change is pending.
Use one of the the procedures given in “Unlocking Complex Profile Entries” (page 198).
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