NAME


B<rmvm> - Removes HMC- and IVM-managed partitions.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

I<rmvm [-h| --help]>

rmvm [-v| --version]

rmvm [-V| --verbose] noderange


DESCRIPTION

The rmvm command removes the partitions specified in noderange. If noderange is an CEC, all the partitions associated with that CEC will be removed. Note that removed partitions are automatically removed from the xCAT database. For IVM-managed systems, care must be taken to not remove the VIOS partition, or all the associated partitions will be removed as well.


OPTIONS

-h Display usage message.

-v Command Version.

-V Verbose output.


RETURN VALUE

0 The command completed successfully.

1 An error has occurred.


EXAMPLES

1. To remove the partition lpar3, enter:

rmvm lpar3

Output is similar to:

lpar3: Success

2. To remove all the partitions associated with CEC cec01, enter:

rmvm cec01

Output is similar to:

 lpar1: Success
 lpar2: Success
 lpar3: Success


FILES


/opt/xcat/bin/rmvm


NOTES

This command is part of the xCAT software product.