Make a user database unavailable

User databases are implemented using independent disk pools on the system. There are three types of independent disk pools: primary, secondary, and user-defined file system (UDFS). Databases are set up using primary independent disk pools. To make a user database unavailable, you must vary-off (detach from) the independent disk pool associated with the user database.

Note:Before you can perform this task, you will need the name or number of the primary disk pool in the disk pool group associated with your database. To find this number, right-click on your database and select Properties.

To make an independent disk pool unavailable:

  1. In System i Navigator, expand a system.
  2. Expand Configuration and Service.
  3. Expand Hardware.
  4. Expand Disk Units.
  5. Expand Disk Pools.
  6. Right-click the available disk pool and select Make Unavailable.
  7. From the dialog that displays, click Make Unavailable to make the disk pool unavailable.