Remove Disk Units Without an IPL
It’s tough to make the new release highlights list. A valuable capability that will help reduce planned outages that didn’t make the cut for IBM i 7.1 announcement highlights is the capability to remove disk units from the partition without requiring an IPL or going into restricted state. While it’s documented in the Knowledge Center, you most likely wouldn’t find it if you didn’t know to go look for it.
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