Deleting Boards

Deleting a board from a domain removes the board from the domain.

You should always check the usage of the components on a board before you delete it from a domain. If the board hosts permanent memory, the memory is moved to another board within the same domain before the board is deleted from the domain. Likewise, if any busy devices are present, you must wait or ensure that the device is no longer being used by the system before you attempt to remove the board.

You must use the power command to power off the board before you physically remove it from the server. The deleteboard(1M) command does not power off the board. Refer to the power(1M) man page for information about the power command. Or see the section "To Physically Replace a System Board". In addition, the Sun Enterprise 10000 Systems Service Manual contains complete information about physically removing and replacing boards.

To Delete a Board From a Domain

1. Use the deleteboard(1M) command to delete the board from the domain.

   The following example of the deleteboard(1M) command deletes system board 2 from its current domain. Two retries are performed, if necessary, with a wait time of 15 minutes between retries.

   % deleteboard -r 2 -t 900 SB2