Allocate Error State
A device is put in an allocate error state when
the deallocate
command fails to deallocate, or when the allocate
command fails to allocate. When an allocatable device is
in an allocate error state, then the device must be forcibly deallocated.
Only a user or role with the Device Management rights profile or the Device
Security rights profile can handle an allocate error state.
The deallocate
command with the -F
option
forces deallocation. Or, you can use allocate -U
to assign
the device to a user. Once the device is allocated, you can investigate any
error messages that appear. After any problems with the device are corrected,
you can forcibly deallocate it.