Deleting a cluster
You can delete a cluster by using the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) command-line interface.
Notes:
- You cannot restore a cluster if you delete the cluster. You cannot restore a VIOS logical partition in a cluster if the VIOS logical partition is removed from the cluster.
- Deleting a cluster fails if the VIOS logical partition has any mappings to logical units in the shared storage pool or if there are any logical units within the shared storage pool. Before you perform the delete operation, remove all logical partition mappings and logical units.
To delete a cluster, including the physical volumes provisioned to its storage pool, complete the following steps:
- Run the cluster command. For example, enter cluster -delete -clustername clusterA to delete the clusterA cluster.
- To verify that the physical volumes are released to the free state, run the lspv command. For example, when you enter lspv -free, all the physical volumes should be displayed in the free physical volume list.
