Originally posted by: ocronin

I'm using HMC V7.3.4 to modify 4 p570 LPAR configuration profiles. 2 of the lpars are currently "Not activated" and I'm unable to release all their Processor and Memory resources completely. They are each retaining 1CPU and 1 GB RAM each which I would like to assign to my 2 other "Running" lpars.
Does anyone know how to do this?

Originally posted by: shargus

Add the resources to the other two LPARs. If you do it dynamically through the HMC, the menus should show how much is really available.

If you want the server properties to accurately reflect what is really available, delete the two inactive lpars.

Originally posted by: ocronin

Thanks for your reply shargus.

When I try to assign a processor dynamically using the Add/Remove option it tells me the available system processors is 0. See the screenshot attached. Even if I try to change the number of processors assigned to 4 it just returns with "The dynamic logical partitioning operation failed - LPAR00. DLPAR ADD Processing resources failed."
Dynamic operations are not possible on an inactive lpar so it seems even though the lpars are not active they are still retaining some resources.

I don't want to delete the 2 inactive lpars as they are inactive only for a short period of time while we temporarily assign all the resources to the active lpars.

Originally posted by: ostost

In the screenshot it says that the LPAR does not have an RMC connection. I think that it the reason why the DLPAR operation failed.

Originally posted by: ocronin

Thanks for your post ostost. I have restarted the HMC and this resolved the problem that a RMC network connection was not present. I am still not able to allocate the resources and when I try to assign an additional processor using the same option as in the img1.jpg I get the error message: DLPAR ADD Processing resources failed :{0} as shown in (img2.jpg)

Originally posted by: ocronin

If I try to assign any extra memory to a "Running" lpar I get the message: "Not enough memory resources to meet the allocation setting." eventhough there is 2 GB not being used by the 2 "Not Activated" lpars.

Originally posted by: jacs76

Hi, looking for this issue i found this unresolved thread 3 years later :)

I resolved this using HMC command chhwres.

I found the solution here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cgaix/entry/using_chhwres_to_free_up_partition_resources?lang=es

Hope that helps!!