Troubleshooting
Problem
HSCL3396 when trying to delete a partition. May also receive Hscl0589 for this reason.
Resolving The Problem
A customer could not delete the only partition on a POWER7, and an HSCL3396 error message was received.
Initially, the server was powered off.
You should follow the steps below to delete a partition:
1. Power on the server to Standby.
2. Check the Managed System:

3. Check the service partition field.

3a. You cannot delete a partition that has been selected as the service partition.
3b. Change the Service Partition to Unassigned, and the partition will be deleted successfully.
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Historical Number
596396399
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 December 2019
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