Deleting volumes Volumes Assigning hosts to volumes

Perform this task to delete one or more volumes from a FAStT device.

Steps

Perform the following steps to delete one or more volumes from a FAStT device:

  1. From the IBM Director Task pane, click Multiple Device Manager.
  2. Click Manage Storage Units. The Manage Storage Units menu opens.
  3. Drag the Volumes icon to the Group Contents pane and drop it on the selected storage device. The Volumes panel opens.

    The volumes panel includes the following action buttons and the Volumes table:

    • Create. Click to create a new volume.
    • Assign host. Click to assign a host to a volume.
    • Unassign host. Click to unassign a host to a volume.
    • Properties. Click to view or modify a volume.

    You can sort the columns of the Volumes table by clicking the right mouse button on the table header and selecting Sort->Edit Sort.

  4. Select one or more volumes in the Volumes table..
  5. Click Delete. One of the following actions occur:
    • For FAStT devices, a verification panel opens. You are asked if you want to delete the selected volume IDs. If you want to delete them, click Delete volume(s). If you do not want to delete them, click Don't delete volume(s).
      Attention: Attention: If you delete all volumes from a FAStT array, the array will automatically be deleted and returned to unconfigured storage. If this happens, you must use the FAStT Storage Manager if you want to recreate the array.
    • If an error occurs, the volumes are not deleted and you receive an error message.
Related topics Volumes Assigning hosts to volumes

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