Deleting a partition profile

You can delete a partition profile using the HMC Hardware Management Console (HMC). This allows you to remove partition profiles that you no longer use.

Before you begin

Note: You cannot delete a partition profile that is the default partition profile for the logical partition. If the partition profile you want to delete is the default partition profile, you must first change the default profile to another partition profile.

About this task

To delete a partition profile using the HMC, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon The icon represents the Resources function of the HMC.
  2. Click All Partitions. Alternatively, click All Systems. In the work pane, click the server name that has the logical partition. Click View System Partitions. The All Partitions page is displayed.
  3. In the work pane, select the logical partition and click Actions > Profiles > Manage Profiles.
  4. Select the partition profile that you want to delete and click Actions > Delete.
  5. Click OK to confirm.