Chapter 6 Managing the File System

Working With Affinities

9 After the status screen informs you that the affinity has been modified, click Close. The Add, Modify, or Delete Affinities screen (figure 78 on page 128) appears, showing the association you just created.

10 Start the file system as described in Making a File System on page 106.

11 Mount the file system as described in Mounting or Unmounting a File System on page 108.

Deleting an Affinity

Use this procedure to delete an affinity on a configured file system.

 

Caution: Deleting affinities from a file system configuration after the file system has been in use for a while could result in abnormal behavior. Contact the Quantum Technical Assistance Center before deleting affinities from a file system configuration.

1If the file system is mounted, unmount the file system as described in Mounting or Unmounting a File System on page 108.

2If the file system is started, stop the file system as described in Starting and Stopping the File System on page 107.

3From the SNFS home page, choose Affinities from the Config menu. The Add, Modify, or Delete Affinities screen (figure 78 on page 128) appears.

4Select from the File Systems drop-down menu the file system that contains the affinity you want to delete.

5Select from the Affinity list the affinity you want to delete.

6Click Delete. A message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the affinity.

7Click Yes to confirm the deletion. The Delete Affinity Status screen appears.

8After the status screen indicates that the affinity has been deleted, click Close.

9Start the file system as described in Making a File System on page 106.

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