ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 14.0 User's Guide

5.2.3 Deletion

Deleting devices other than the virtualization switch

This function cancels the registration of a device being managed by this software, thereby deleting that device from the range of management. It is used in such cases as when a device has been removed.

Information

Individual VM guests for VMware Infrastructure 3 Version 3.5 (or later) or VMware ESXi 3.5 (or later) can be deleted from the management target for this product by first deleting the VM guest using VMware management software and then deleting the VM guest using this procedure. If the VM guest is still on the VM host it will be registered again automatically.

Note

When VM hosts (VMware Infrastructure 3 Version 3.5 or later or VMware ESXi 3.5 or later) are deleted from this product, the VM guests on the VM host are automatically deleted.

1. Take one of the following actions:

   • Click the icon of the target device, and select [File] -[Delete] from the menu, or

   • Right-click the device icon to display a pop-up menu, and then select [Delete].

   Note

   When [View] - [Change] and [List View] is selected, device deletion cannot be performed from the resource view.

2. Clicking the <OK> button deletes the selected device.

3. If a dialog such as the one shown below opens, access path settings associated with the target device can be deleted. For example, when a server node is removed, the switch zoning setting and affinity setting for the device become unnecessary. This software can automatically delete such unnecessary security settings. When "Delete the access path" is selected in this dialog, all of the access path settings for the deleted device are deleted. If the access path settings must remain, such as if you want to continue to use the device while placing it outside the range of management, select "Do not change the access path".

   

   The deleted device is displayed when it is detected again by the automatic device detection function of this software.

   
   

Deletion of a virtualization switch device

1. Take one of the following actions:

   • Click the Virtualization Switch icon, select [File] - [Delete] from the menu, or

   • Right-click the device icon and select [Delete] from the pop-up menu.

2. When the virtualization switch device contains no virtual storage configuration information, perform ordinary deletion.

3. When the virtualization switch device contains virtual storage configuration information, the following message dialog box appears on the Client window.

   These message dialog box appear, when the deletion device is virtualization switch device and the device contains configuration information of the virtualization switch and virtual storage devices.

   • When the deletion device is ETERNUS VS900 model 300

     

     Replace or delete the virtualization switch by following the messages that are displayed.

   • When the deletion device is other device

     

     Implement one of the following procedures, depending on the condition. For details, refer to the virtualization switch manual.

     Conditions	Procedures
     To delete the virtualization switch without replacing it	Click the <Cancel> button in the message dialog box to stop device deletion. From the menu on the Client window, select [File] - [Virtual Storage Window] - [View and Create], start up the Virtualization Switch Display And Create window, and then delete all virtual storage configuration information of the switch device. Repeat deletion of the virtualization switch.
     To replace the virtualization switch	Click the <Delete> button in the message dialog box. Save the virtual storage configuration information and delete the target virtualization switch device.