Deactivating a logical partition

Using the PowerVM Deactivate a Logical Partition task, you can deactivate a selected LPAR.

Before you begin

You must activate the following analyses:
  • PowerVM® HMC Overview
  • PowerVM Managed System Overview
  • PowerVM LPAR 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 navigation tree in the Server Automation domain, select Virtualization > PowerVM > LPAR Operations > State Management and select PowerVM Deactivate a Logical Partition (LPAR).
  3. From the HMC list, select the Hardware Management Console on which the LPAR that you want to deactivate is located.
  4. From the Managed System list, select the PowerVM managed system on which the LPAR that you want to deactivate is located.
  5. From the LPAR Name list, select the LPAR that you want to deactivate. In the LPAR State field, you can verify whether LPAR that you select is activated or deactivated. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column to the left of the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
  6. From the Shutdown Option list, select whether you want to perform a hard or soft shutdown of the LPAR.
  7. From the Immediate list, select whether you want the LPAR to deactivate immediately or with a delay of several minutes. When you complete the form, click Take Action.
  8. In the Take Action dialog box, select the LPAR that you want to deactivate and click OK.

Results

In the PowerVM Deactivate a Logical Partition window, you can view the progress of the action. When the Status changes to Complete, the LPAR is deactivated.