For PowerVC to
manage the host through a Hardware Management Console (HMC), the host must be changed back to
classic mode. This involves destroying the PowerVM® NovaLink
partition and releasing the HMC as the master.
If NovaLink is installed on a host, even if an HMC is connected to it, PowerVC
must manage that host through the NovaLink partition.Note: Unless otherwise stated, these steps are done from the HMC.
- In PowerVC, place the host in
maintenance mode before attempting to change the co-management.
-
Set the HMC to be the
master
by running this command: chcomgmt -m
<SYS_NAME> -o setmaster -t norm and wait until PowerVC updates the host state for further
action.
-
Shut down the NovaLink virtual
machine by running
chsysstate -m <SYS_NAME> -o shutdown --id
<VM_ID> -r lpar.
-
Delete the NovaLink virtual
machine:
rmsyscfg -m <SYS_NAME> -r lpar --id
<VM_ID>.
-
Remove the
master
connection to NovaLink by
running chcomgmt -o relmaster -m <SYS_NAME> on the HMC.
The system might go into Recovery state. This gives you time to choose how to merge the original
virtual machine configuration with the current system configuration. To choose how to merge the
configurations, run the rstprofdata command.
-
From the PowerVC user
interface, open the Host page and select the host you want to update, then
select Edit Host Connection.
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For Host management type, select HMC. Enter the
appropriate information and click OK.
- Exit the host from maintenance mode in PowerVC.