Removing Adapters from a Partition Dynamically

Use this procedure to use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to remove I/O adapters from a partition without rebooting the partition's operating system. Before continuing with this task, you must use the partition's operating system to manually deconfigure each adapter that you want to remove.

Adapters designated as required in this partition's active profile cannot be removed. To learn more about the resources being used by the activated partition, select the Details tab of this partition's Properties folder.

To remove adapter resources from an active partition without rebooting the partition, do the following:

  1. Log in to the HMC using either the System Administrator or Advanced Operator roles.
  2. Make sure that this partition's operating system is not currently using the adapter. For more information about determining if the operating system is using this adapter, refer to the documentation provided with the partition's operating system.
  3. In the Navigation area, click the console's icon to expand the tree.
  4. In the Navigation area, click the Server and Partition folder.
  5. In the Contents area, click the Server Management icon.
  6. In the Contents area, click the managed system's icon to expand the tree.
  7. Select the partition from which you want to remove the adapters.
  8. From the Selected menu, select Dynamic Logical Partitioning.
  9. Select Adapters.
  10. Select the adapters used by this partition that you want to remove.
  11. The Dynamic Logical Partitioning window opens. Click Remove resource from a partition.
  12. In the Task timeout field, select the number of minutes you want the system to wait before it stops the adapter dynamic reconfiguration task.
  13. In the Details field, select the level of feedback you would like to see while the HMC performs the task. Details shown include the operating system's standard output and standard error information.
  14. When you are finished selecting the correct information, click OK.