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HSCL3396 When Trying to Delete a Partition

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

Document Information

Modified date:
18 December 2019

UID

nas8N1011582